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Idiom Quiz - English Body Idioms

By Kenneth Beare, About.com

Try this challenging common English idioms quiz related to the body. Match a line in group A with a line in group B to find the idiom. Next, match the resulting idiom with the definition in group C. Make sure to write your answers down and then go to the answer page to see how you have done.

Good luck!

English Idioms: Body

Group A

to happen behind
to have butterflies
to give
to get off
to get under
to be neck
to get something
to pat someone
to be
to stab
to turn
to turn your

Group B

your back
off your chest
your back
on the back
in the back
stomach
the cold shoulder
your back on
your skin
skin-deep
and neck
in your stomach

Group C

treat someone in an unfriendly manner
be equal or nearly equal in a race or contest
tell something important, but difficult to say
say or do something unfair that hurts a friend or someone who trusts you
happen without your knowledge, or when you are absent, secretly
stop criticizing someone
praise someone for a job well done
bother or upset someone
have a feeling of fear or anxiety, be nervous
refuse to help someone in trouble or need
make you feel sick
be only on the surface, superficial

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