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Idioms are important cultural elements of all languages, and they also make our speech more colourful. It's fun to study idioms; however, it is true that they can cause some misinterpretation because translating them word by word will not make much sense in your language.
A really nice article :)
I liked the article, Thanks (:
I listen to "english we speak" very useful podcast.
Also you can learn a lot of idioms from TV shows and talks.
Awesome article.
Some of these expressions are quite similar to Portuguese (at least pt-br ^^)
-Skin and bones - Pele e osso (Esse cara é só pele e osso)
-To keep an eye on - Ficar de olho (Você pode ficar de olho na panela para mim?)
-To cost an arm and a leg - Custar o olho da cara (Esta camisa me custou o olho da cara)
-To give a hand - Dar uma mão (Você pode me dar uma mão?)
-Behind someone's back - Pelas costas / Por trás (Ele estava agindo pelas minhas costas)
Here goes some of other body parts idioms that I konw:
• The rule of thumb: A general or approximate principle, procedure, or rule based on experience or practice, as opposed to a specific, scientific calculation or estimate. (The rule of thumb is the higher the value, the darker the color)
• My hands are tied: The person can't help you (I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do. My hands are tied)
• Give someone the cold shoulder: To behave towards someone in a way that is not at all friendly, sometimes for reasons that this person does not understand. (What have I done to her? She gave me the cold shoulder the whole evening at the party)
• On your toes: To be/get ready to a situation. Many times associated to army ('That goalkeeper is really on his toes.' ' Army Gen.: 'On your toes!!!')
I took this idiomatic expressions from this podcast: http://reallifeglobal.com/real-life-english-podcast-7-expressions-with-body-parts/
I really recommend this website for who wants to learn some slangs ('gírias' in pt-br):
http://www.urbandictionary.com/
It's updated very often by english speaker of all around the world.
Cheers
Thanks for sharing!
Idioms are an important part of our English learning unless you wanna sound as a robot!