Idioms with parts of the body

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Vocabulary

IDIOMS WITH PARTS OF THE BODY

HAND

to be hand in glove with someone = be in close relationship with someone.
He was found to be hand in glove with the enemy.
to be an old hand at something = be very experienced at something.
to eat out of someone's hands = be under someone's influence.
She soon had the class eating out of her hand.
to give/lend someone a hand = help someone.
to have/take a hand in something = be partly responsible for something.
The party was great, I bet he had a hand in it.
to have one's hands full = be extremely busy.
to know something like the back of one's hand = be thouroughly familiar with something.
He's a taxi driver, so he knows the city like the back of his hand.
to live from hand to mouth = satisfy one one's present basic needs.
He won't start saving money when he's been living from hand to mouth all his life!
to show one's hand = let others know one's intentions.
I suspect they're planning something but they haven't shown their hand yet.
to wait on someone hand and foot = serve somebody by attending to all his needs.
He seemed to expect to be waited on hand and foot.

Exercise

Choose the right answer.

1. We never knowing where the next meal was coming from.

2. I grew up in London, I .

3. I need to finish this by 11.30, could you please ?

4. There were so many rumours that the director had to .

5. Jeff scored one goal and in another.

6. I'm sorry but I can't go right now, I at the moment.

7. Sarah got divorced because she got tired of .

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