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idioms #1 (permalink) Thu Jun 02, 2011 15:53 pm   idioms
 

Hi!
I have to fill in the blanks with:neck, toes, stomach, shoulders, fingers, nose, heart, eyes, nails:
1.They are trying to force us out because it seems we are treading on a few....toes?(I 'm not sure)
2.Sally said she couldn't come;she was up to her ...eyes ..in work.
3.Don't take it to ...heart...!I'm sure he didn't mean what he said.
4.It was a rare opportunity for me to rub ..toes.....with the rich and famous.?(I 'm not sure)
5.It's a pain in the .........heart..........having to listen to his old jokes again and again.
(I 'm not sure)
6.Everybody knows that he has a ...heart...of gold.
7.You won't be able to change him;he's as hard as ...nails..(I 'm not sure)
8.I have butterflies in my ...stomach..when I go to the dentist.
9.I'm not pleased with my new car and I paid through the ...eyes......for it.

Am I right?Who wants to help me?
Thank you!
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idioms #2 (permalink) Thu Jun 02, 2011 17:43 pm   idioms
 

4. to rub shoulders with somebody.
5. a pain in the neck
9. to pay through the nose = to pay a great deal.

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