Health & Body Idioms

1- Under the weather – feeling ill
Example: I’m feeling under the weather today.

2- Fit as a fiddle – very healthy
Example: My grandfather is still fit as a fiddle.

3- In good shape – physically healthy
Example: She exercises every day to stay in good shape.

4- Out of shape – not physically fit
Example: After the holidays, I feel out of shape.

5- On the mend – recovering from illness
Example: He is on the mend after the surgery.

6- Break out in a cold sweat – suddenly feel anxious or afraid
Example: I broke out in a cold sweat before the interview.

7- A bitter pill to swallow – something unpleasant to accept
Example: Failing the test was a bitter pill to swallow.

8- Cost an arm and a leg – very expensive
Example: That treatment cost an arm and a leg.

9- Alive and kicking – still active and healthy
Example: My grandfather is 90 but still alive and kicking.

10- Black out – lose consciousness
Example: He blacked out from the heat.

Pesent Perfect Tense

1- What is Present Perfect?

The present perfect tense is used to talk about:
actions that happened in the past but are connected to the present

2- Structure / Form

Affirmative (Positive):
Subject + have / has + past participle (PP)

Examples:
I have finished my homework.
She has visited Paris.
They have seen this movie.

Negative:
Subject + have / has not + PP

Examples:
I have not (haven’t) finished my homework.
He has not (hasn’t) called me.

Interrogative (Questions):
Have / Has + subject + PP?

Examples:
Have you finished your work?
Has she arrived?

3- Uses

a) Experience (life experience)
without saying when

Examples:
I have been to Turkey.
She has tried sushi

b) Result (important now)
focus on result

Examples:
I have lost my keys. (I don’t have them now)
She has broken her phone.

c) Unfinished time (still continuing)

Examples:
I have studied today.
She has called me twice this morning.

d) Actions that started in the past and continue now
often with for / since

Examples:
I have lived here for 5 years.
She has worked here since 2020.

4- Time Expressions

already
just
yet
ever
never
for
since
today / this week / this month

Examples:
I have already finished.
Have you finished yet?
I have never seen this before.

5- Present Perfect vs Past Simple

Present Perfect → time NOT finished / not specific

Past Simple → finished time

Examples:
I have seen that movie.
I saw that movie yesterday.

6- Important Notes

Use PP (past participle) → done, gone, eaten, seen

Do NOT use with specific past time: ❌ yesterday, last year

❌ I have seen him yesterday

✅ I saw him yesterday

7- Common Mistakes

❌ I have been knowing her

✅ I have known her

❌ She has went

✅ She has gone