List of human body parts idioms beginning with J and meanings

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Human body parts idioms beginning with J

joined at the hip

- two people spending all their time together

The two boys are joined at the hip and never spend any time apart.

jump down (someone`s) throat

- to suddenly become very angry at someone

The man's wife jumped down his throat when he came home late.

jump out of one`s skin

- to be badly frightened, to be very surprised

I almost jumped out of my skin when I saw my boyfriend at the movie theater with another girl.

keep body and soul together

- to stay alive, to survive

The girl has been working very hard to keep body and soul together after her illness.

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