Number one, Back.
A pat on the back. A pat on the back. And this means a thank you or recognition. For example, I think I deserve a pat on the back after all of my hard work today. You will often see people doing a little meaning, oh pat on the back, I've done really well. Well done to me.
Number two, back to those wonderful ears again.
To play something by ear. This means to do something without a plan. For example, I don't know if the weather will be dry enough for a picnic. Let's play it by ear. Let's not have a plan, we'll just decide if it's nice weather later on today, we'll have the picnic. If not, then we'll have the picnic inside and living in Britain with very unpredictable weather. I have had many, a picnic inside before.
Number three, back to legs.
It is to pull one's leg. To pull someone's leg. This means to joke or to tease someone. For example, are you pulling my leg? Are you really moving away? Don't pull my leg. Is she pulling my leg?
Number five, thumb.
The rule of thumb or a rule of thumb. This means a general basic rule, that's not always true,
but it's generally true. An example, as a rule of thumb, a cup of coffee generally contains 80 milligrammes of caffeine.
Number six, eyes.
To see eye to eye. To see eye to eye. This means to agree on something. So if you say we don't see eye to eye, we don't agree. For example, her parents didn't see eye to eye on her education.
Number seven, back to teeth.
We have sweet tooth, a sweet tooth. And this means a love of sweet things. Can you tell me if that's the same in your language? If English isn't your first language, I'd be very interested. Do you have a sweet tooth, direct translation or something different? And here's your example,
my grandma once requested a birthday meal consisting of just puddings. She has such a sweet tooth.
Number eight, back to hands.
It is to wash one's hands of something. To wash your hands of something. And this means to stop dealing with an issue or a problem. I'm going to wash my hands of it. I'm not gonna deal with it anymore, not my problem. For example, I'm going to wash my hands of him. He causes too many problems.
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