Question

There are a lot of idioms which contain “parts of the body”. Choose the correct variant and then translate the whole sentence into the Russian language.

a) My friend always pulls my ______ about my red hair.

1)knee 2)leg 3)nose 4) arm 5)finger



b) My brother is ______ over heels in love with Ann.

1)eye 2)hair 3)head 4)ears 5)brain



c) I didn’t want to lend him any money, but he twisted my _______.

1)finger 2)shoulder 3)elbow 4)arm 5)hand



d) I called my mom because I needed to get something off my _______.

1)head 2)heart 3)chest 4)stomach 5)hands



e)-We won the basketball match 78-76.

-It was 78-77, actually.

-Stop splitting _________! We won, didn’t we?!

1)fingers 2)hairs 3)feet 4)nails 5)teeth

Answer 1

a) My friend always pulls my leg about my red hair.
b) My brother is head over heels in love with Ann.
c) I didn’t want to lend him any money, but he twisted my arm.
d) I called my mom because I needed to get something off my chest.
e) -We won the basketball match 78-76. - It was 78-77, actually.
- Stop splitting hairs! We won, didn’t we?!
а) Мой друг всегда подшучивает надо мной из-за моих рыжих волос.
б) Мой брат по уши влюблен в Энн.
в) Я не хотел давать ему денег, но он выкрутил мне руки.
d) Я позвонил мам, чтобы сбросит груз с плеч.
д) - Мы выиграл баскетбольный матч 78-76. - Да нет же, 78-77.
- Не спорь по пустякам! Мы ведь выиграли, не так ли ?!