Today's idioms all have to do with skin, sometimes in combination with other body parts (teeth, nose) or as a metaphor for the whole body, an emotional reaction or even your life. How many of these did you already know, and can you think of any more? Let me know in the comments! [...]
Hendrik asked for noses this time, so noses it is :-) Whether it's poking your nose in where it's not wanted, being nosey or getting up someone's nose, nose phrases seem to be pretty negative. Can you think of any others? Feel free to add them in the comments - and they can be in [...]
This time we're looking at shoulder phrases. And it turns out shoulders can be broad, hard or even cold! How many of the expressions did you know already? Click on the green button for a printable version with example sentences. PDF version [...]
So many hand expressions... But there's one German one that isn't used that way in English: das Handy! That's either a mobile (or mobile phone) in the UK or a cell (or cell phone) in the USA. PDF version to print or [...]
How many of these 'leg' idioms do you know? 'Leg it' is quite colloquial, so you might not want to use it in a business meeting. If you can think of anything other sayings about legs (in any language), feel free to share them in the comments. And click the button below for a printable [...]
It's idiom time again and this time I've got some expressions to do with feet. The first one, 'the game is afoot' is known to many from the Sherlock Holmes stories, but did you know it was first used by William Shakespeare in Henry IV Part I? If you know any other foot expressions - [...]
Jennifer was asking about pins on my Facebook page... so here are some English expressions that include pins (or needles!). Let me know if you think of any others. PDF version to print or download
Just squeezing this in following the Halloween weekend, with phrases that are connected with Halloween themes. If you can think of any others, let me know in the comments! And click the button below for a printable version. PDF version to [...]
Still doing loads of walking, and I have to say I'm very proud that I've managed a daily average of 10,000 steps since the beginning of July! Hurrah! It'll be interesting to see whether I can keep it up as the days get colder and darker. One of the great things about doing the same [...]
I love to go for walks in the woods, and one of the first paths on my favourite route is called the “Hutpfad”, or hat path. One day I’m going to find out whether there’s some local history behind that name. So as I was walking along the Hutpfad, I started thinking about phrases [...]
