Skin And Bones

Skin And Bones Skin And Bones Skin And Bones By Sharon There are a lot of idiomatic expressions in English relating to skin and bones. Here are a few examples. Bone idle – lazy. (Example: He never does anything; hes just bone idle.) Bone up – study. (Example: I need to bone up on history before the final exam.) By the skin of your teeth – barely. (Example: I caught the cab by the skin of my teeth. It was about to pull away.) Close to the bone – offensive, painful or personal. (Example: I get a bit uncomfortable with Bob, because his comments are always close to the bone.) Get under your skin – irritate or annoy. (Example: He is one of the most irritating people I know. He really gets under my skin.) Have a bone to pick – have a complaint. (Example: I have a bone to pick with you. You gave me the wrong directions to the concert and I missed the start. ) Jump out of your skin – to be shocked or surprised. (Example: When the serial killer appeared in the movie, I jumped out of my skin.) Make no bones – speak frankly. (Example: I make no bones about saying that the movie was terrible. ) No skin off my nose – it doesnt matter to me. (Example: Its no skin off my nose if youd rather be alone.) Save your skin – get away from a dangerous or unpleasant situation. (Example: The soldiers started to fire but I managed to save my skin by hiding in the bushes.) Skin and bones – very thin. (Example: She never gains weight. Shes just skin and bones.) The bare bones – the outline. (Example: The professor gave the students the bare bones of the topic and told them to read up on the rest. ) Work your fingers to the bone – work hard . (Example: While you went to the party, I worked my fingers to the bone tidying up the house.) Can you think of any to add? Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Expressions category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:100 Exquisite Adjectives3 Cases of Complicated HyphenationTypes of Ignorance