parts of the body III

ENGLISH  IDIOMS  &  IDIOMATIC  EXPRESSIONS

Hand   Bite the hand that feeds you

   If you bite the hand that feeds you, you are unfriendly or do harm to someone who is kind to you.

With a heavy hand Dealing with or treating people with a heavy hand

means acting with discipline and severity, with little or no sensitivity.

"He ran the juvenile delinquent centre with a heavy hand."

Run - řídit

Hand The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is

doing This expression means that communication within a

group or organization is so bad that people don't know what the others are doing. 

The upper hand

If a person or organization gains or gets the upper hand, they take control over something.

Hand The devil makes work for idle hands

This expression means that people who do not have enough to do are often tempted to do something wrong.

"It's not good for kids to have nothing to do at the week-end - the devil makes work for idle hands!"

Have your hands full If you have your hands full, you are very busy or you

have a lot to do.

Hand In safe (good) hands 

If something is in safe (or good) hands, it is being looked after by a reliable person or organization, and is therefore at no risk.

"I'll look after Jamie while you go shopping.  Don't worry - he'll be in safe hands.

Play into someone's hands If you play into someone's hands, you do exactly what

your opponent or enemy wants you to do, so that they gain an advantage over you.

"When  the leaders of the protest movement became violent, they played right into the hands of the police."

Hand Wash your hands of something

To wash your hands of a problem or situation means that you refuse to deal with it any longer.

Grease somebody's palm If you accuse someone of greasing somebody's palm,

you are accusing them of giving money to someone in order to gain an unfair advantage, or to obtain something they want.

"In some countries, it is common practice to grease government officials' palms."

Neck Neck and neck

In a contest or competition, when two competitors reach the same level, they are said to be neck and neck, so it is impossible to say who will win.

"At the moment the two teams are neck and neck for the World Cup."

A pain in the neck To refer to a person as a pain in the neck means that

you think they are very irritating or annoying.

Throat At each other's throats

Two people who are at each other's throats are always fighting or arguing.

"The two candidates are constantly at each other's throats."  

Ram (zarazit, nacpat) something down someone's throat. To ram something down someone's throat means to

force someone to accept something against their will.

Ear All ears

To say that you are all ears means that you are listening very attentively (pozorně, pečlivě).

"Of course I want to know - I'm all ears!"

Grin from ear to ear If somebody is grinning from ear to ear, they look very

satisfied and happy. "When we saw Paul grinning from ear to ear, we knew

he had passed the exam."

Ear Keep your ear to the ground

If you keep your ear to the ground , you make sure that you are aware of all that is happening and being said

Lend an ear to someone

If you lend an ear to someone, you listen carefully and sympathetically.

Ear Music to your ears.

To say that something is music to your ears, means that the information you receive makes you feel very happy.

Turn a deaf ear to something If you turn a deaf ear to something, you refuse to listen."Sandy turned a deaf ear to the guide's advice and got

lost in the mountains."

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