Idioms with parts of the body

1) Getting your __________ in the door is the difficult part; once you are in, there are very good career prospects.

• eye

• foot

• shoulder

• hand

Don't take his comments to ___________; he doesn't really mean what he says.

• heart

• chest

• foot

• leg

John is a tolerant man but their behaviour was so bad that even he finally put his ___________ down.

• leg

• heart

• hand

• foot

Children always have a sneaking suspicion that their teachers must have ___________ in the back of their heads.

• feet

• eyes

• hands

• legs

How sweet! Married for thirty years and they still only have ____________ for each other.

• hearts

• noses

• legs

• eyes

Deadlines are getting closer and everyone is rushed off their ________ at the moment!

• feet

• toes

• knees

• ankles

John's business must be really successful. He seems to be making money _________ over fist.

• leg

• foot

• elbow

• hand

Economic problems and political instability have brought the country to its ___________.

• feet

• legs

• knees

• toes

Without definite proof you won't have a _________ to stand on in court.

• shoulder

• leg

• hand

• toe

You need a strong _________ to watch those films; they're extremely violent.

• brain

• head

• stomach

• abdomen