Body language

We all know that a simple body gesture is often more eloquent than words. This may be why body parts are used metaphorically so often. Each of the 20 definitions below gives the figurative meaning of an expression which contains the name of a part of the body. How many of these terms can you identify?

1. Pay the bill
   

2. Completely baseless
   

3. Kinship ties are the most powerful
   

4. Remain brave in the face of adversity
   

5. Hope for good fortune
   

6. Look for the inner man
   

7. Accept evil without retaliating
   

8. Slave long and hard
   

9. Ample living space
   

10. A shocker
    

11. Hovering just below consciousness
    

12. Take your punishment
    

13. Make the best impression possible
    

14. Express your feelings or resentments
    

15. Also to be considered
    

16. Criticise someone's statement
    

17. Wide-awake and ready
    

18. Bribe someone
    

19. Sign of an unrealistic dreamer
    

20. Agree completely

ANSWERS

1. Foot the bill

2. Without a leg to stand on

3. Blood is thicker than water

4. Keep a stiff upper lip

5. Keep your fingers crossed

6. Beauty is only skin deep

7. Turn the other check

8. Work your fingers to the bone

9. Elbow room

10. A hair-raising experience

11. On the tip of my tongue

12. Face the music

13. Put your best foot forward

14. Get it off your chest

15. On the other hand

16. Jump down someone's throat

17. On (one's) toes

18. Grease (someone's) palm

19. Head in the clouds

20. See eye to eye

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