List of some idioms related to some parts of the body. A list of idioms in alphabetical order can be found following this link Idioms - alphabetical order
- A safe pair of hands
- Someone other people trust to do a good job.
- Colleagues regard Peter as a safe pair of hands who can be relied upon to step in when required.
- To bite your lip/tongue
- To stop yourself from saying something.
- You must bite your tongue and not tell your mother-in-law what you really think of her cooking.
- To fight tooth and nail
- To try very hard to overcome opposition and get something you want.
- I will fight tooth and nail to prevent any scheme which threatens local livelihoods.
- To have a nose for sth
- To be good at finding a specific thing.
- My brother has a nose for business investment, he has never lost us any money yet.
- head and shoulders above
- To be a lot better than other competitors.
- After five years training for this event, he's head and shoulders above the competition.
- To stick my neck out
- To take a risk.
- It may happen, but I certainly wouldn't stick my neck out and promise anything.
- To lose sb head
- To lose control of sb behaviour.
- She lost her head and started screaming at me.