Noun + Preposition Phrases (NOT Phrasal Verbs!) with Body Parts

Many English learners find it hard to get their heads around expressions with prepositions. Many times they think these are phrasal verbs. Actually, they are just prepositional phrases, or collocations with prepositions. Anyway, they just don’t have the stomach for it, so they get their backs up when it comes to these lessons. Don’t worry. In this class, we look at prepositional phrases using body parts as the nouns, like let your hair down, get the pulse of, put a finger on, and many others. Looking for more videos like this? Check out these next: Learn English Prepositions: Preposition Collocations Learn English Vocabulary: Your Body & Organs In this lesson: 00:00 – Noun Preposition Expressions with Body Parts – 00:58 thumbs up & thumbs down 01:50 have/get a leg up 02:41 let your hair down 03:19 have/put your finger on 04:01 keep your eyes on