Categories Body and bodily functionsA still tongue keeps a wise head Wise people dont talk much. About face If someone changes their mind completely, this is an about face. It can be used when companies, governments, etc, change their position on an issue. Absence makes the heart grow fonder This idiom means that when people are apart, their love grows stronger. After your own heart A person after your own heart thinks the same way as you. All ears If someone says theyre all ears, they are very interested in hearing about something. All eyes on me If all eyes are on someone, then everyone is paying attention to them. All fingers and thumbs If youre all fingers and thumbs, you are too excited or clumsy to do something properly that requires manual dexterity. All thumbs is an alternative form of the idiom. All heart Someone who is all heart is very kind and generous. All in your head If something is all in your head, you have imagined it and it is not real. All skin and bone If a person is very underweight, they are all skin and bone, or bones. Arm and a leg If something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive. Armed to the teeth If people are armed to the teeth, they have lots of weapons. At arms length (India) If something is at arms length, it is very close to you. At arms length Keep somebody at arms length means not allowing somebody to be become to friendly with you or close to you. At each others throats If people are at each others throats, they are fighting, arguing or competing ruthlessly. At the top of my lungs If you shout at the top of your lungs, you shout as loudly as you possibly can.At the top of your voice If you talk, shout or sing at the top of your voice, you do it as loudly as you can.Back foot (UK) If you are on your back foot, you are at a disadvantage and forced to be defensive of your position. Bad blood If people feel hate because of things that happened in the past, there is bad blood between them. Bad hair day If youre having a bad hair day, things are not going the way you would like or had planned.Bad mouth (UK) When you are bad mouthing,you are saying negative things about someone or something.(Bad-mouth and badmouth are also used.) Bad taste in your mouth If something leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth, you feel there is something wrong or bad about it. Bag of bones If someone is a bag of bones, they are very underweight. Bag of nerves If someone is a bag of nerves, they are very worried or nervous. Bare your heart If you bare your heart to someone, you tell them you personal and private feelings. (Bare your soul is an alternative form of the idiom.) Bat an eyelid If someone doesnt bat an eyelid, they dont react or show any emotion when surprised, shocked, etc. Bated breath If someone says theyre waiting with bated breath, theyre very excited and find it difficult to be patient.(Baited breath is a common mistake.)Be all ears If you are all ears, you are very eager to hear what someone has to say.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Beauty is in the eye of the beholder means that different people will find different things beautiful and that the differences of opinion dont matter greatly. Beauty is only skin deep This idiom means that appearances can be deceptive and something that seems or looks good may turn out to be bad. Bedroom eyes Someone with bedroom eyes has a sexy look in their eyes. Behind someones back If you do something behind someones back, you do it without telling them. Belly up If things go belly up, they go badly wrong. Better than a stick in the eye If something is better than a stick in the eye, it isnt very good, but it is better than nothing. Big nose If someone has a big nose, it means they are excessively interested in everyone elses business. Bit between your teeth If you take or have the bit between your teeth, you take or have control of a situation. (Bit = piece of metal in a horses mouth) Bite someones head off If you bite someones head off, you criticise them angrily.Bite your lip If you have to bite your lip, you have to make a conscious effort not to react or to keep quiet about something that displeases you. Bite your tongue If you bite your tongue, you refrain from speaking because it is socially or otherwise better not to. Bleeding edge Similar to cutting edge, this implies a technology or process that is at the forefront or beyond current practices. However, because it is unproven, it is often dangerous to use (hence the bleeding). Bleeding heart A bleeding heart is a person who is excessively sympathetic towards other people. Bless your pointy little head This expression is used as to patronise someone, especially when they dont realise that theyre not very clever.(Bless your pointes little head is also used.