Commonly Used Body Idioms in English

Commonly Used Body Idioms in English

All Ears

• Meaning: Listening willingly, waiting for an explanation
• Example: Why did you delete the file I was working on? I’m all ears.

Give Someone an Earful

• Meaning: angrily express an opinion to someone
• Example: Wow, my mom gave me an earful when I said I’d be home at 1 a.m. Guess I’ll be going home early!

I’m All Ears

• Meaning: You have my attention, so you should talk
• Example: I’d love to hear about your trip to Indonesia. I’m all ears!

Lend an Ear

• Meaning: Listen
• Example: Lend an ear, and I’ll tell you what people said at the meeting yesterday.

Play It by Ear

• Meaning: To respond to circumstances instead of having a fixed plan “
• Example: I don’t know whether tickets will be available, but I think we should go to the airport and play it by ear.