In Spanish we have many expressions and idioms which use parts of the body. Here some of them:


Tomar el pelo: to rib
Parar la oreja: to pay attention, listen
Estar con el corazón en la boca: to be worried
Dar una mano: to help
Estar hasta las manos: to be very busy.
Hablar hasta por los codos (elbows): to speak much
Estar de la cabeza (head) / nuca (nape): to be crazy
Chuparse el dedo: to be silly
Ser un cara rota / caradura: to be a cad
Ser un nariz parada: to be too proud, haughty
Ser un boca sucia: tos ay bad words
Meter la pata: to make a mistake
Creerse el ombligo (belly buttom) del mundo: to consider yourself the most important person.