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and ears; to eat one’s head off; to fling/throw oneself at smb’s
head; from head to foot; to get/take it into one’s head; to get/put
smb/smth out of one’s head; to go about with one’s head in the
ear; to have a bad/no head for smth; to have a head like a sieve; to
have a head on one’s shoulders; to have an old head on young
shoulders; to have one’s head examined; to have one’s head
screwed on right; head over heels; heads will roll; to hold/keep
one’s head above water; a hot head; to lie heads and thraws; to
lose one’s head; to make head or tail of smth; to put one’s head
into the lion’s mouth; to put smth into smb’s head; to put smth out
of smb’s head; soft/touched/weak in the head; standing on one’s
head to stuff smb’s head with smth; a swelled head; two heads are
better than one.
Jaw - Don’t get your jaw tight.
Legs - Strech your legs according to the coverlet; as fast as one’s legs
can carry one; to get a leg in; to hang a leg; to pull smb’s leg; to
run smb off his legs; to stretch one’s legs; to walk one’s legs off.
Lip - Always keep a stiff upper lip; to be on the lips; to bite one’s lip; to
button/zip one’s lip; to curl one’s lip; to fall from/escape smb’s
lips; to leap/rush to smb’s lips; to lick/smack one’s lips; to make
up a lip; to seal one’s lips.
Mouth - Keep your mouth and shut your eyes; a close mouth catches no
flies; down in the mouth; foam at the mouth; from mouth to
mouth; to have a big mouth; to keep one’s mouth shut; keep your
mouth shut and your ears open; to make smb’s mouth water; to
melt in one’s mouth; to open one's mouth too wide; out of the
mouths of babes and sucklings;
Neck – to break one’s neck; to breathe down smb’s neck’ to
catch/get/take in the neck; to give it in the neck; neck or nothing;
to put one’s neck in/into a noose; to stick one’s neck out; up to
one’s neck;
Nose - He that has a great nose thinks everybody is speaking of it; to
bite/snap smb’s nose off; from under one’s nose; to have a nose
for smth; to hit it on the nose; to keep one’s nose clean; to keep
one’s nose out of smth; to lead smb by the nose; not to be able to
see beyond one’s nose; on the nose; to pay through the nose; to
poke one’s nose into smb’s affairs; to rub smb’s nose in it; with
one’s nose in the air.
Shoulder - Put your shoulder to the weel; to give/show smb the cold
shoulder; to cry on smb’s shoulder; to have broad shoulders; to
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