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Level: upper-intermediate
Category: grammar
Topic: phrasal verbs

Idioms with Body Parts

Use the correct verb in its correct form in the sentence

keep an eye on ··· mouth off ··· head back
foot the bill ··· point the finger at ··· nose around
stick (your) neck out ··· slap on the wrist ··· knuckle under
give the cold shoulder
  1. Jim's insurance company wouldn't cover the storm damage, so he had to ___________ for a new roof.
  2. Marta had been angry at Sofia for a long time, so when she saw Sofia at the party, she ____ her _________.
  3. I left to get some water and when I came back, Ken had come in and ______________ my desk looking for something.
  4. Ted knew the settlement was unfair, so he refused to ___________ to the lawyer's proposal.
  5. The Argentinian team's midfielder ______________ a bit too long to the referee so he gave him a red card.
  6. Dan was the only one working in the office that night, so it was easy to ______________ him for the robbery.
  7. I'm going to make the baby his bottle. Would you mind ____________ him, please?
  8. Most people think that since he is a senator's son, the judge ______________ by just giving him a fine.
  9. Chris has been my friend for 25 years, so I _________________ to defend him anytime.
  10. It's almost 10 o'clock, so it's time we ______________ home.

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Created:  2010-06-23
Updated:  2009-06-23

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