Idioms about: Body parts

Using your body to describe how we think, feel, and act.

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Use your head

If you tell someone to use your head or use your noggin it means they should think clearly and rationally about something instead of making impulsive or emotional decisions.

Use your head before making that choice.

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Wear your heart on your sleeve

To wear your heart on your sleeve means to show your feelings openly so that other people can easily see how you feel.

The expression may come from old traditions where people wore a token or symbol on their sleeve to show loyalty or affection. Over time it came to describe openly displaying one's emotions.

He tends to wear his heart on his sleeve, so everyone knows when he is upset.

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Word of mouth

Word of mouth means information that spreads when people tell each other directly rather than through advertising or official announcements.

The expression comes from the simple idea of spoken communication passing from one person's mouth to another person's ears.

The café grew popular through word of mouth.