Expressions with body parts - Today’s French

Expressions sur le corps humain

  1. à bras ouverts …. in an open-arms way
  2. à bras raccourcis …. in an aggressive manner, violently
  3. à bras-le-corps …. very strongly, with a lot of energy
  4. à contre-pied …. opposite
  5. à deux doigts …. almost, very close
  6. à mes yeux …. in my opinion
  7. à pied d’œuvre …. ready
  8. à portée de main …. right there
  9. à tue-tête …. very loudly
  10. À votre santé ! …. Cheers!
  11. à vue de nez …. roughly
  12. arriver à la cheville …. to be barely as good as
  13. au doigt et à l’œil …. precisely, with precision
  14. au pied levé …. on the fly, at the drop of the hat, without time to prepare
  15. au pif …. roughly, eyeballing(-ly)
  16. avoir bon dos …. to be made a scapegoat
  17. avoir bon dos …. to endure without saying anything
  18. avoir bon pied bon œil …. to be energetic and in good health
  19. avoir du cœur au ventre …. to be courageous
  20. avoir du nez …. to be very perceptive
  21. avoir l’œil …. to be really observant
  22. avoir la dent dure …. to resist a difficult situation
  23. avoir la main verte …. to be good with plants
  24. avoir la puce à l’oreille …. to be aware that something is going to happen
  25. avoir la tête dans le cul (of.) …. to have a hangover
  26. avoir le bras long …. to have connections
  27. avoir le cœur qui bat la chamade …. to be really excited
  28. avoir le cœur sur la main …. to be very generous
  29. avoir le coup d’œil …. to be observant
  30. avoir le cul (of.) bordé de nouilles …. to be very lucky

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