Body Parts of Speech

Have you ever noticed all the sayings, expressions, that we use that use a body part or a function of a body part as part of the expression? Try these for example. These are just examples. A person could have a nose for something else instead of trouble.

• He’s got a head on his shoulders.
• Heads Up!
• That beer has a head on it.
• Keep your eye on the prize.
• She has an eye for quality.
• She’s giving him the hairy eyeball.
• She sees trouble.
• He’s got his nose stuck up in the air.
• He has a nose for trouble.
• She’s sniffing out the culprit.
• Keep your nose to your own business.
• Keep your nose to the grindstone.
• Keep your ear out for me.
• I said it tongue-in-cheek.
• Turn the other cheek.
• It’s on the tip of my tongue.
• She gave him a tongue-lashing.
• Take a bite out of crime.
• He’s a little mouthy.
• Chin Up!
• You’re a pain in the neck (or other locations).
• Put your shoulder to the wheel.
• Can you give/lend me a hand?
• Isn’t she great? Let’s give her a hand!
• I just can’t put my finger on it.
• He wears hand-me-downs.
• Use a little elbow grease.
• Just twist his arm a little.
• She broke his heart.
• Her heart just isn’t in it.
• His heart aches for the day.
• This isn’t for the faint of heart.
• He’s a real thorn in her side.
• His back is up against the wall.
• He doesn’t have the stomach for it.
• He doesn’t have the guts to do it.
• He just spilled his guts.
• She has a leg up on the competition.
• That kid is always under foot.
• He walks the line.
• She gave him the boot (assuming the foot is inside the boot).
• She kicked him out.

NEW ADDITIONS

• Head over heels - Carol Easterbrook Wolf
• Shake a leg – Scott Talley
• Break a leg – Scott Talley
• It’s a no-brainer – Jen Adair
• Toe the line – Scott Patrick
• That was a rib-tickler – Scott Patrick
• Intestinal fortitude – Scott Patrick
• Vent one’s spleen – Scott Patrick
• It'll cost an arm and a leg. John Pack
• A knee-jerk reaction – John Pack
• Get the Chip Off Your Shoulder – Megan Talley Tilton
• Apple of My Eye – Megan Talley Tilton
• Rule of Thumb – Carol Easterbrook Wolf
• Green Thumb – Megan Talley Tilton
• Stiff Upper Lip – Carol Easterbrook Wolf
• Win by a Nose – Carol Easterbrook Wolf
• By the Skin of Your Teeth – Carol Easterbrook Wolf
• Keep Your Lips Zipped – Carol Easterbrook Wolf
• Put Your Best Foot Forward – Joshua Tilton
• Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil – Mike Rudolph
• No Skin off My Nose (New from me)
•The shoe's on the other foot now – Daniel Blumentritt
•One foot in the grave – Megan Talley Tilton
•Eyes in the Back of My Head – Megan Talley Tilton
•Get Your Head on Straight – Megan Talley Tilton
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Isn’t our language great!

Add some of your own, if you wish. Keep it clean! Just because you hear it on TV doesn’t mean it’s appropriate.