She had to pay through the nose to get that dress. 她为了买那件衣服花了很多钱。

　　He came over to poke his nose in my business. 他过来干涉了我的事。

　　The answer is right under your nose. 这答案是一目了然的。

　　She turned up her nose at the dinner. 她拒绝吃晚饭。

　　PALM 手掌

　　I know he’ll sign the contract. I have him eating out of the palm of my hand. 我知道他会签和约的。我完全控制他了。

　　I know he’ll sign the contract. I have him in the palm of my hand. 我知道他会签和约的。他完全在我的掌握之中。

　　My brother palmed off his old bike on me. 我哥哥把他那辆旧自行车处理掉送给了我。

　　SHOULDER 肩，肩膀

　　She’s giving me the cold shoulder. 她不和我说话。

　　The job rests on your shoulders now. 现在这项工作就全*你了。

　　I spoke straight from the shoulder and told her I didn’t like the way she treated me yesterday. 我直截了当地告诉她，我不喜欢她昨天那样对我

　　SPINE 脊柱，脊椎

　　He was really angry at his boss but was afraid to tell him. Sometimes he’s so spineless. 他对老板很恼火，但又不敢对他直说。有时他太懦弱了。

　　STOMACH 胃，腹部

　　I think my eyes are bigger than my stomach. 我就是眼馋，已经吃不下了。

　　I can’t stomach her. 我受不了她。

　　THROAT 咽喉，喉咙

　　I gave her a suggestion and she jumped down my throat. 我给她提了个建议，她却把我训斥了一顿。

　　THUMB 拇指

　　I could never be a surgeon. I’m all thumbs. 我决不可能成为一名外科医生，我总是笨手笨脚的。

　　It’s a rule of thumb to water plants in the morning before the temperature gets too high. 按常规，要在上午气温升高之前给植物浇水。

　　Since we ran out of gas, we were forced to thumb a ride into the city. 我们的车没油了，只得搭便车进城。

　　She gave me a thumbs-up on the project. 他对我的这项计划表示赞成。

　　He’ll do anything I ask. I have him under my thumb. 我叫他干什么他就干什么，完全受我控制。

　　SPINE 脊柱，脊椎

　　He was really angry at his boss but was afraid to tell him. Sometimes he’s so spineless. 他对老板很恼火，但又不敢对他直说。有时他太懦弱了。

　　STOMACH 胃，腹部

　　I think my eyes are bigger than my stomach. 我就是眼馋，已经吃不下了。

　　I can’t stomach her. 我受不了她。

　　THROAT 咽喉，喉咙

　　I gave her a suggestion and she jumped down my throat. 我给她提了个建议，她却把我训斥了一顿。

　　THUMB 拇指

　　I could never be a surgeon. I’m all thumbs. 我决不可能成为一名外科医生，我总是笨手笨脚的。

　　It’s a rule of thumb to water plants in the morning before the temperature gets too high. 按常规，要在上午气温升高之前给植物浇水。

　　Since we ran out of gas, we were forced to thumb a ride into the city. 我们的车没油了，只得搭便车进城。

　　She gave me a thumbs-up on the project. 他对我的这项计划表示赞成。

　　He’ll do anything I ask. I have him under my thumb. 我叫他干什么他就干什么，完全受我控制。

　　TOE 脚趾

　　There could be trouble, so be on your toes. 可能有麻烦，因此要保持警惕。

　　She’s so unpredictable that you have to tip toe around her. 她这人很难捉摸，你在她身边要小心点。

　　If he doesn’t toe the line, fire him! 要是他不守规矩就辞了他！

　　They’re going toe-to-toe again! 他们又要打起来了！

　　TONGUE 舌，舌头

　　Hold your tongue! You’ve said enough already. 闭嘴吧！你说得够多了。

　　How many tongues does she speak? 她会说多少种语言？

　　The cat’s got your tongue? 你怎么不吭声了？

　　Whenever I talk in front of an audience, I got tongue-tied. 一面对观众讲话，我就结结巴巴的。

　　TOOTH 牙齿

　　I passed the test by the skin of my teeth. 我差点儿没通过考试。

　　He fought tooth and nail to stop the county from pulling down the old church. 他竭力阻止县里拆除那座老教堂。

　　Our dog is getting long in the tooth. 我们的狗老了。

　　I’m so cold and my teeth are chattering. 我冷得牙齿直打颤。

　　That high pitched sound sets my teeth on edge. 那尖叫声让我害怕。

　　I’ve never met anyone with such a sweet tooth. 我从未见过这么喜欢吃甜食的人