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Language point:
Idioms: head and heart
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BBC Learning English – The Flatmates
Idioms use language metaphorically rather than literally. 'She put her foot in her mouth'
means that she said something stupid and was embarrassed by it (the metaphorical
meaning) not that she ate her toes (the literal meaning).
Idioms are also fixed groups of words so you can't change the wording of an idiom. For
example, you can say 'They get on like a house on fire' to describe how much two
people like each other but you can't say 'They get on like a hospital on fire'.
I'm so happy! I'm head over heels in love with that woman!
I'm completely in love!
Have a heart!
Be sympathetic. Think about other people's feelings, not just your own.
We had a real heart-to-heart and now she knows exactly how I feel about her.
We were completely honest with each other about our feelings.
He seems unfriendly at first but honestly his heart's in the right place.
Although he appears cool and distant, he is a good person.
He wears his heart on his sleeve, you always know exactly how he's feeling.
He doesn't hide his emotions. If he's angry he shows it. If he's happy, he shows it.
Vocabulary:
to only have eyes for someone:
to be interested only in that person and to ignore (or not notice) everyone else
Would you like to try an online quiz about this language point? Go to:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode05/quiz.shtml
When you're ill, you can describe your symptoms (changes in your body which show
that you're ill) in the following ways:
You can use have got + ache (when it forms part of a compound noun) with only
5 parts of the body:
I’ve got (a) backache
She’s got (a) stomach-ache
He’s got a headache
You’ve got (an) earache
He’s got (a) toothache
Note: All of these aches except headache are usually uncountable in British English so
you don't use a or an with them. In American English, all these aches are countable so
you use a or an with them.
You can use hurt/ache (verb) with any part of the body:
My leg hurts
Her ankle
His stomach aches
Everything
My toes hurt
His hands ache
You can use sore (adjective) with any part of the body:
I’ve got arm
She’ got a sore leg
He’s got toe
You've got head
You can use pain (noun) with any part of the body:
I feel my leg
She’s got a pain in her stomach
He has his toe
Vocabulary:
Morning, campers! (informal greeting to more than one person):
Good morning!
a hangover (n):
a headache from drinking a lot of alcohol
Would you like to try an online quiz about this language point? Go to:
http://bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode06/quiz.shtml