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Not only does hair add to physical appeal, it also contributes some interesting idioms. Let one’s hair down: relax and have a carefree time after being formal and correct in behaviour. After working through the week, it feels good to let your hair down and party during the weekends. Make someone’s hair curl/stand on end: frighten/horrify someone. When I read the details of the gruesome murder, my hair stood on end. Not turn a hair: not show emotion in the face of danger or shock. I have never known him to be frightened. Even when the intruders entered his home, he did not turn a hair. A hair’s breadth: by/within a very short distance or a very small amount. I was a hair’s breadth away from getting caught by the warden while sneaking out of the hostel. Not harm a hair on someone’s head: not hurt someone. The kidnappers said they wouldn’t harm a hair on the hostage’s head if their demands were met. Pull/tear your hair out: be very anxious about something. I have been pulling my hair out trying to get my son to finish his homework on time. Not a hair out of place: have a very neat appearance. She is one of the most well groomed people I know. I have never seen her with a hair out of place. Get in someone’s hair: annoy someone, especially by being near them for a long time. I prefer to study in the library because my kid brother keeps getting in my hair at home. Have a bad hair day: not feel attractive or happy all day because you cannot make your hair look nice. 2) if a machine has a bad hair day, it does not work as it should. Aishwarya Rai is always a picture of perfection. I don’t think she ever has a bad hair day. I have not been able to make any calls today; my cell phone has been having a bad hair day.
(Reference: Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms) |
