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Idioms with the body — 体を使った慣用句

A wide face, a hard mouth, a low waist — the idioms that describe people and effort. Read each word aloud with its reading, then write it once on the line — in kana if you cannot yet write the kanji.

かおがひろい phrase
顔が広い to know a lot of people
めがたかい phrase
目が高い to have a good eye
みみがいたい phrase
耳が痛い to hit home (criticism)
くちがかたい phrase
口が堅い to be able to keep a secret
うでがたつ phrase
腕が立つ to be skilful
あしをはこぶ phrase
足を運ぶ to go somewhere in person
あたまがさがる phrase
頭が下がる to be filled with admiration
はながたかい phrase
鼻が高い to be proud
きをくばる phrase
気を配る to pay attention to others' needs
きがすむ phrase
気が済む to be satisfied, to feel settled
きにさわる phrase
気に障る to offend, to grate on one
はらをわる phrase
腹を割る to speak frankly
てにあまる phrase
手に余る to be more than one can handle
めをとおす phrase
目を通す to look through, to skim
かたをもつ phrase
肩を持つ to take someone's side
むねをはる phrase
胸を張る to be proud, to hold one's head high
こしがひくい phrase
腰が低い to be modest, unassuming
ほねがおれる phrase
骨が折れる to be hard work
くびをつっこむ phrase
首を突っ込む to meddle, to get involved in
みずをさす phrase
水を差す to spoil the mood, to throw cold water on
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Idioms with the body — from memory

Cover page 1. Write the Japanese for each meaning (kana is fine), then write what each word in part 2 means. Page 1 is the answer key.

1    Write the Japanese
to have a good eye
phrase
to be skilful
phrase
to speak frankly
phrase
to be modest, unassuming
phrase
to look through, to skim
phrase
to be able to keep a secret
phrase
to be more than one can handle
phrase
to offend, to grate on one
phrase
to be satisfied, to feel settled
phrase
to know a lot of people
phrase
2    What does it mean?
首を突っ込む
胸を張る
気を配る
耳が痛い
鼻が高い
足を運ぶ
骨が折れる
水を差す
肩を持つ
頭が下がる
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