Health Idioms
To feel off
To feel slightly unwell
He has his ________ set on studying medicine.
Try to learn it by ________.
She wears her ________ on her sleeve.
heart
The doctor writes this when you need to buy medicine: a _________
prescription
This means to completely agree with someone
See eye to eye
stitches
points de suture
An apple a day
Keeps the doctor away
He has a good ________ for news.
She followed her ________ and found the café.
He’s always got his ________ in a book.
nose
Before prescribing treatment, a doctor must first make a correct ___________.
diagnosis
If you can identify exactly what’s wrong, you can ___________.
put your finger on it
bruise
un bleu
To kick the bucket
To die (informal)
I'm racking my ________
Ask her, she's the ________iac
Can I pick your ________ about something?
brain
When you feel sick but not seriously, you might say, “I’m feeling a bit ___________ the weather.”
under
When you’re starting to feel comfortable or confident in a new situation, you ___________.
find your feet
acute
(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
To be on the mend
Recovering
He’s such a pain in the ________.
She stuck her ________ out to defend you.
He risked his ________ to save the dog.
neck
When the doctor can’t find anything wrong, you’re given a clean bill of ___________.
health
If you refuse responsibility or involvement in something, you ___________.
wash your hands of it
flare-up
an exacerbation of a chronic disease
To take your medicine
To accept the unpleasant consequences of your actions
He passed the exam by the skin of his ________.
Grit your ________ and get through it.
That new intern really shows some ________ — he’s confident!
teeth
When the doctor allows you to leave the hospital, you are officially ___________.
Discharged
If we find new evidence completely changes how we think about something, we ___________.
turn something on its head
blister
a small bubble on the skin filled with serum and caused by friction, burning, or other damage. Blow up Parliament