Idiom Category: Body and bodily functions, Page 10

Weight off your shoulders

If something is a weight off your shoulders, you have relieved yourself of a burden, normally a something that has been troubling you or worrying you.

Wet behind the ears

Someone who is wet behind the ears is either very young or inexperienced.

Win by a nose

If somebody wins by a nose, they only just beat the others.

Wipe the smile of someone's face

If you wipe the smile of someone's face, you do something to make someone feel less pleased with themselves.

Word of mouth

If something becomes known by word of mouth, it is because people are talking about it, not through publicity, etc.

Work your fingers to the bone

If you work your fingers to the bone, you work extremely hard on something.

Work your tail off

If you work your tail off, you work extremely hard.

World at your feet

If everything is going well and the future looks full of opportunity, you have the world at your feet.

Written all over your face

If someone has done something wrong or secret, but cannot hide it in their expression, it is written all over their face.

Wrong foot

If you start something on the wrong foot, you start badly.

You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

This idiom means that if you do something for me, I'll return the favour.

You've got rocks in your head

(USA) Someone who has acted with a lack of intelligence has rocks in their head.

Young blood

Young people with new ideas and fresh approaches are young blood.

Your belly button is bigger than your stomach

If your belly button is bigger than your stomach, you take on more responsibilities than you can handle.

Zip your lip

If someone tells you to zip your lip, they want to to shut up or keep quiet about something. ('Zip it' is also used.)

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