GRAM'S Pick - Top 4 Idioms to describe situations you are facing that include parts of your face
- Mr. M Farhan Ishak, CompreGRAM (English) Programme Developer
- May 2, 2017
- 1 min read
The characters in your story often end up facing different situations.
Throw in an idiom in your writing to describe it!
Here are our top 4 picks of idioms that use parts of your face.
(1) See eye to eye
What it means
In agreement
How to use it
Odelia was glad she had found someone who saw eye to eye on the issue of underage smoking.
George believed that it was important to see eye to eye on how to run the concert.
(2) Coming out of (someone’s) ears
What it means
Having too much of something/abundant
How to use it
Odelia had so much homework that it was coming out of her ears.
Like something straight from the movies, Adam inherited a huge fortune from a multi-millionaire uncle and had money coming out of his ears.
(3) Right under (someone’s) nose
What it means
In plain sight
How to use it
Odelia found the Math test surprisingly easy; the answers were right under her nose.
The stolen diamond ring was never removed from the thief’s home all along. It was hidden right under our noses!
(4) Written all over (someone’s) face
What it means
Plainly visible
How to use it
Excitement was written all over the children’s faces as they boarded the yellow bus for the excursion.
Although Mama did not cry, I could see the heartache written all over her face as she held my hand.
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