Hair (page 2)
____ somebody's hair stand on end: to shock or frighten somebody
make somebody's hair stand on end: to shock or frighten somebody
I do not like ... They make my hair stand on end.
____ your head in the sand: to refuse to admit that a problem exists or refuse to deal with it
bury your head in the sand: to refuse to admit that a problem exists or refuse to deal with it
"You need to stop burying your head in the sand and ..." Sasha told her brother.
___ eye to eye: to be in full agreement
see eye to eye: to be in full agreement
I did not get along well ... we seldom saw eye to eye with each other.
with your nose in the ___: in a way that is not friendly and suggests that you think that you are better than other people
with your nose in the air: in a way that is not friendly and suggests that you think that you are better than other people
The arrogant prince ... with his nose in the air.
____ out of your skin: to move violently because of a sudden shock
jump out of your skin: to move violently because of a sudden shock
Ken nearly jumped out of his skin ...
not a hair out of _____: (of a person) to look extremely clean and neat
not a hair out of place: (of a person) to look extremely clean and neat
Mindy always looks ... not a hair out of place.
__ to somebody's head: (of success, praise, etc.) to make somebody feel too proud of himself/herself in a way that other people find annoying
go to somebody's head: (of success, praise, etc.) to make somebody feel too proud of himself/herself in a way that other people find annoying
All that success has gone to Megan's head ...
_____ somebody's eye: to be noticed by somebody
catch somebody's eye: to be noticed by somebody
As Joe walked past ... display window caught his eye.
____ down your nose at: to behave in a way that suggests that you think you are better than somebody or that something is not good enough for you
look down your nose at: to behave in a way that suggests that you think you are better than somebody or that something is not good enough for you
The rich woman ... of looking down her nose at those ...
be skin ___ bone(s): (of a person or animal) to be very thin
be skin and bone(s): (of a person or animal) to be very thin
The poor abused kitten was only skin and bone by the time ...
_____ hairs: to pay too much attention in an argument to differences that are very small and not important
split hairs: to pay too much attention in an argument to differences that are very small and not important
If we keep on splitting hairs over ...
____ somebody's head off: to shout at somebody in an angry way, especially without reason
bite somebody's head off: to shout at somebody in an angry way, especially without reason
I offered to help her but she bit my head off instead!
____ an eye on: to take care of somebody/something and make sure that they are not harmed, damaged, etc.
keep an eye on: to take care of somebody/something and make sure that they are not harmed, damaged, etc.
We have helpful neighbours who keep an eye on our house ...
____ somebody by the nose: to make somebody do everything you want; to control somebody completely
lead somebody by the nose: to make somebody do everything you want; to control somebody completely
No one noticed ... was being led by the nose into disaster.
make your skin _____: to make you feel afraid or full of horror
make your skin crawl: to make you feel afraid or full of horror
"Seeing all those cockroaches made my skin crawl," Megan complained ...
hair's _______: a very small amount or distance
hair's breadth: a very small amount or distance
Jim won the gold medal by a hair's breadth ...
____ up your head / ____ your head high: to be proud of or not feel ashamed about something that you have done
hold up your head / hold your head high: to be proud of or not feel ashamed about something that you have done
Although he had lost the race, Gerald held up his head as he knew ...
____ a blind eye: to pretend not to notice something bad that is happening, so you do not have to do anything about it
turn a blind eye: to pretend not to notice something bad that is happening, so you do not have to do anything about it
Refusing to turn a blind eye to the animals' suffering ...
_____ somebody's nose: (of something happening) not noticed even though it is not being done secretly
under somebody's nose: (of something happening) not noticed even though it is not being done secretly
Mr Toh did not realise ... happening right under his nose.
by the skin of your _____: to only just manage to do something
by the skin of your teeth: to only just manage to do something
Carson managed ... by the skin of his teeth.