|
Idiom |
Meaning |
|
Back |
| Get off my back! |
To tell somebody to get off your
back means to ask them to stop
finding faults or criticizing you. |
|
Have your back
to the wall |
If
you have your back to the wall, you are in serious difficulty.
"With his back to the wall, the supplier had to accept the deal." |
|
Body |
| Over my
dead body |
This expression is used when you absolutely refuse to allow someone
to
do something.
"Mum, can I get my nose pierced?" "Over my dead body!" |
|
Shoulders |
|
A chip on the shoulder |
If someone has a chip on their
shoulder, they feel resentful because
they feel they are being treated unfairly, especially because of
their
background, their sex or their colour. |
Give someone the
cold
shoulder |
To give somebody the cold
shoulder means to deliberately ignore them.
"After giving my opinion, he gave me the cold shoulder." |
| Rub
shoulders |
If you rub shoulders with someone, you have an
opportunity to
meet and talk to a person who is wealthy, famous or
distinguished.
"In her job in public relations, she sometimes rubs shoulders with
famous people." |
Put
your shoulder to the
wheel |
If you put your shoulder to the wheel, you start putting
a lot of
effort into a difficult task.
"We'll have to put our shoulders to the wheel to get the store ready
for
the opening day." |