顔が売れる
become well-known; be widely recognized
→ Appear on television and become widely recognized.
顔を立てる
save someone's face; show respect
→ Attend in order to save the boss's face.
頭が下がる
admire deeply; have great respect
→ I truly admire her efforts.
頭を抱える
be at one's wits' end; rack one's brains
→ Be at one's wits' end over a difficult problem.
目がくらむ
be blinded by; lose judgment
→ Blinded by a large sum of money, he committed a crime.
目が肥える
develop a discerning eye
→ Develop a discerning eye by seeing first-class art.
目が冴える
be wide awake; become alert
→ After drinking coffee, I'm wide awake and can't sleep.
目が高い
have a discerning eye
→ Choosing this work shows that you have a discerning eye.
目が届く
keep an eye on; be within supervision
→ Let them play within the parents' sight and supervision.
目にする
see; witness
→ I saw an unusual sight in town.
目もくれない
pay no attention; not even glance at
→ He pays no attention to the criticism around him.
目を引く
attract attention; catch the eye
→ Her flashy fashion catches people's eyes.
目を離す
take one's eyes off
→ You must not take your eyes off a small child.
口が肥える
develop a refined palate
→ Because he always eats expensive food, he has developed a refined palate.
口が滑る
let something slip
→ I accidentally let the secret slip.
口を挟む
interrupt; butt in
→ Don't butt into other people's conversation.
口をつぐむ
fall silent; keep one's mouth shut
→ He suddenly falls silent when things become inconvenient for him.
耳につく
grate on the ears; be annoyingly noticeable
→ The construction noise grates on my ears, so I can't concentrate on studying.
小耳に挟む
happen to hear; overhear
→ I happened to hear a rumor that he was quitting.
鼻にかける
boast about; be proud of
→ He boasts about his academic background.
鼻につく
be offensive; get on one's nerves
→ Her affected attitude gets on my nerves.
鼻をつく
hit the nose; smell pungent
→ When I entered the room, the smell of food waste hit my nose.
手に余る
be beyond one's ability
→ This problem is beyond my ability.
手に負えない
unmanageable; out of control
→ That child's mischief is now out of control.
手に乗る
fall for someone's trick
→ There's no way I'll fall for the enemy's sweet words.
手を切る
cut ties; break off relations
→ I decisively cut ties with my gambling companions.
手を差し伸べる
lend a helping hand
→ We should lend a helping hand to people in trouble.
手を尽くす
do everything possible; exhaust all means
→ We did everything possible to cure the illness.
手を回す
make arrangements behind the scenes
→ Thanks to his behind-the-scenes arrangements, the matter was resolved successfully.
手を焼く
have trouble with; be at a loss
→ I'm having a hard time dealing with a selfish junior.
手を入れる
repair; improve; renovate
→ Renovate the old house to make it more comfortable to live in.
手を打つ
take measures; take action
→ Measures need to be taken quickly before the damage spreads.
手を引く
withdraw; pull out
→ It is better to pull out of dangerous transactions early.
腕を磨く
hone one's skills
→ Study abroad to hone one's cooking skills.
腕を振るう
display one's skill; show one's ability
→ I showed off my cooking skills at the home party.
肩を並べる
stand shoulder to shoulder; rival
→ Through hard work, he finally reached the level of the top players.
肩を持つ
take someone's side
→ When we argue, my mother always takes my younger brother's side.
肩の荷が下りる
feel relieved; have a weight off one's shoulders
→ The major project ended successfully, and I finally felt a weight lift off my shoulders.
首を捻る
puzzle over; wonder about
→ Everyone was puzzled by his inexplicable behavior.
首を突っ込む
stick one's nose into; meddle in
→ It is better not to stick your nose into trouble that has nothing to do with you.
