7th grade. Unit 1. lesson 4. Keep your chin up!

Body Idioms

Keep your chin up!

Read the title of the lesson. 

What does this idiom mean? 
Sample answer

не вешай нос; выше голову.

Do you always keep your chin up?

невооруженным глазом

The meteor could be seen with the naked eye.

внимательно слушать

The little girl was all ears 

when her mother read fairy-tales to her.

быть толстокожим /необидчивым/ нечувствительным

People will tell you they don't like your clothes or your voice or the color of your eyes, so you need to have a thick skin to survive.

рвать на себе волосы

I've been tearing my hair out trying to get done in time.

пожелать удачи

ни пуха ни пера!

We are going to win the game. – I'll keep my fingers crossed.

поднять брови (в знак удивления, недовольства и т. п.)

That news raised eyebrows all over the college.

Fill in the idioms with body parts. Listen and check.

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Complete the story with the idioms above. Put the verbs in the correct form. Listen and check.

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Good Luck! 

Удачи!

-I understand you have a job interview  tomorrow.

-Break a leg!

подшучивать, разыгрывать, обманывать

I panicked when he said the test was tomorrow, but then I realized he was just pulling my leg.

следить за кем-либо/чем-либо

The woman kept an eye on the children as they played on the beach.

стареть, (песок сыплется)

He's a little long in the tooth to be wearing shorts, don't you think?

не обращать внимания на обидные слова

I know it's frustrating, but it's often best to turn the other cheek. Fighting won't solve the problem.

разрешить мелкие недоразумения

Our latest software update is nearly finished—we just need to iron out a few wrinkles before it's ready for release.

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