Idioms: parts of the body
by laura morris
1. Arm
1.1. Give one's right arm: To say that you really like something.
1.1.1. Example: I would give my right arm for a lemonade.
1.2. Keep someone at arm's length: keep your distance from somebody or something
1.2.1. Example: It was one of those thoughts one had to fight down, keep at arm's length at any cost.
1.3. Open arms: to show someone that you are very pleased to see him/her
1.3.1. Example: i was happy to see my dad, so i greated him with open arms.
2. Back
2.1. Behind someone's back: do something without someone's knowledge
2.1.1. Example: He sold my car behind my back
2.2. See the back of something: to be pleased to not have to be involved with something or somebody
2.2.1. Example: Sara was glad to see the back of her mother in law.
2.3. Put someone's back up: to annoy somebody deliverately
2.3.1. Example: Jonh really put my back up with his comments
3. Blood
3.1. Get someone's blood up: to get someone or oneself really angry
3.1.1. Example: Mosquito bites gets my blood up.
3.2. Be in someone's blood: to have a skill naturally, the family already have it
3.2.1. Her parents were writers too so is in her blood
4. Bones
4.1. Make no bones about something: to say clearly wath you think without feeling embarrased.
4.1.1. She made no bones about Mr. Cassidy lunch
4.2. Have got a bone to pick with someone: something that you say when you want to talk to someone about something they have done that has annoyed you
4.2.1. Example: I have to pick a bone with you, who was that gilr???