English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions 

Body idioms relating to Blood, Body and Bones
from: 'that makes my blood boil'   to:  'work your fingers to the bone'

BLOOD:

• that makes my blood boil!
  • If something makes your blood boil, it makes you really angry.
    "His condescending attitude made my blood boil!"
    
    
• make your blood run cold
  • Something that makes your blood run cold  shocks or scares you a lot.
    "The look in the prisoner's eyes made my blood run cold."
    
    
• blood, sweat and tears
  • A project or action which involves blood, sweat and tears requires a lot of effort and hard work.
    "His success wasn't due to luck. It was blood, sweat and tears all the way."
    

• body language
  • Body language refers to any movement of the body that communicates emotions or information.
    "He looks calm but his body language reveals a defensive attitude."
    
    
• enough to keep body and soul together
  • This expression means to have just enough to survive.
    "In my first job I earned just enough to keep body and soul together."
    
    
• over my dead body
  • The expression 'over my dead body' is used when you absolutely refuse to allow someone to do something.
    "Mum, can I get my nose pierced?" "Over my dead body!"
    

• bag of bones
  • To say that someone is a bag of bones means that they are extremely thin.
    "When he came home from the war he was a bag of bones."
    
    
• have a bone to pick with someone
  • If you have a bone to pick with someone, you are annoyed with them and want to talk to them about it.
    "Mark wants to see the boss. He says he's got a bone to pick with him."
    
    
• bone of contention
  • A bone of contention is a matter or subject about which there is a lot of disagreement.
    "The salaries have been agreed on, but opening on Sundays is still a bone of contention."
    
    
• make no bones about something
  • If you make no bones about something, you don't hesitate to say something in a frank and open way.
    "I made no bones about it. I told him his offer was unacceptable."
    
    
• throw someone a bone
  • If you throw someone a bone, you say something kind or reward them in some way to make them feel good.
    "The old man can't help very much but Bill throws him a bone now and then to keep him happy."
    
    
• work your fingers to the bone
  • A person who works their fingers to the bone is extremely hardworking.
    "He deserves his success; he worked his fingers to the bone when he started the business."