Body idioms
Word formation noun suffixes
Similes
Ways of talking
100
You haven’t really got a black mark on your face – he’s only_________. (making fun of you)
You haven’t really got a black mark on your face – he’s only pulling your leg.
100
to act
Action
100
Be as busy as a________
Bee
100
Sigh
200
Lisa and Nicole were at ________the whole trip. (were arguing)
Lisa and Nicole were at each other's throats the whole trip.
200
To be kind
Kindness
200
Be as cool as a _________
Cucumber
200
Whisper
300
Can I pick your _______ about how you got rid of those stains? (ask you information about ..)
Can I pick your brain about how you got rid of those stains?
300
To punish
Punishment
300
Run like the_____
Wind
300
Gasp
400
People are able to get things off their _______ in these meetings. (tell what bothers or annoys them)
People are able to get things off their chest in these meetings.
400
to perceive
Perception
400
As plain as_____
Day
400
Groan
500
He kept the employees under his ______. (under his influence)
He kept the employees under his thumb.
500
To research
Researcher
500
Be like a ______ come true
Dream
500
Yell