In today's lesson, we'll learn eight idioms which have the word "have" in them. Now, of course, an "idiom" is an expression where the overall meaning is something different from the individual words that are included in that expression. So let's have a look at these idioms.
1. "Bill has a sweet tooth."
"Bill has a sweet tooth?" What does that mean? He has a tooth that's sweet? No. Remember; it's an idiom, so it has a different meaning. Have you ever heard anyone using this? Well, if you say that someone has a "sweet tooth", it means that he or she likes to eat sweet things, likes desserts, likes chocolates, likes anything sweet. Okay? And maybe a little too much. So that's the expression "to have sweet teeth."
2. "Susan has a heart of gold."
What does that mean? Again, don't take the meaning literally. It doesn't actually mean that; it means something else. When you say that someone has a "heart of gold", it means that person is very kind, is very generous, is very helpful or a really good person.
3. "John has a good head on his shoulders."
"John has a good head on his shoulders." What does it mean? good head on his shoulders"? Of course, you have a head on your shoulders, right? Yes, but it's an idiom, remember. When you say that somebody has a "good head on their shoulders", it means that they're very sensible; they're clever; they're intelligent. It's kind of like they have a good brain or they think well. That's what it means to "have a good head on your shoulders".
4. "Angela has her hands full."
"Her hands are full" means that she's very busy. Because you're always doing something, in other words. She's very busy..
5. "Steven has eyes in the back of his head."
"Steven has eyes in the back of his head." What does that mean? How can you have eyes on the back of your head? What could that possibly mean? Well, it means that you know what's happening around you as if you had eyes in the back of your head. Obviously, you don't. But when we say this, what we're trying to say is somebody knows everything that's happening even though you don't know how they know it, but they know what's going on.
6. "Barbara has a big mouth."
What's going on with Barbara? Does it mean she physically has a big mouth? No. Not necessarily. When we say that someone has a "big mouth", it means they like to gossip; they like to talk a lot; they like to tell secrets; and they just like to talk a lot. So don't tell your secrets to Barbara. Won't work.
7. "Mark has a green thumb."
What does it mean to have a "green thumb"? Any idea? So "green" has to do with plants and so on. So if someone has a green thumb, you're saying that he is very good with plants, is very good at gardening and things grow well when he plants them.He has that skill.
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