Body Part Idioms
10 Body Part Idioms for Kids — Meanings, Hindi & Examples
Learn 10 body part idioms with Hindi meanings, examples & quiz!
📅 Updated: June 2, 2026 · ⏱️ 12 min read · Page 9 of 35
What is an Idiom? 🤔
An idiom is a phrase where words together mean something DIFFERENT from each word alone. This page teaches 10 body part idioms with Hindi meanings, origin stories, examples, conversations, common mistakes, and writing practice!
#1⭐💛✨
“Heart of gold”
What does “Heart of gold” mean?
“Heart of gold” means a very kind and generous person. In Hindi: “सोने जैसा दिल”.
🗣️ Say it: HEART of GOLD
😂 Literal
A heart made of solid gold
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✅ Actual
An extremely kind person
📜 Origin: Gold is precious — a heart of gold is a precious, generous heart!
✏️ Examples:
- My dadi has a heart of gold — she helps everyone in the village.
- Despite being strict, the teacher has a heart of gold.
💬 In a Conversation:
👦 Aarav: Do you know what ‘heart of gold’ means?
👧 Priya: Yes! It means a very kind and generous person.
👦 Aarav: Use it in a sentence!
👧 Priya: My dadi has a heart of gold — she helps everyone in the village.
⚠️ Common Mistake:
❌ Heart of the gold.
✅ A heart of gold.
💡 No ‘the’ — ‘heart of gold’ not ‘heart of the gold’!
✍️ Your Turn:
#2⭐💔😢
“Break someone’s heart”
What does “Break someone’s heart” mean?
“Break someone’s heart” means to cause someone deep sadness. In Hindi: “किसी का दिल तोड़ना”.
🗣️ Say it: BREAK someone’s HEART
😂 Literal
A heart cracking in half
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✅ Actual
Making someone very sad
📜 Origin: A broken heart = deep emotional pain!
✏️ Examples:
- It broke Mummy’s heart when we moved away from our old house.
- Don’t break her heart — be honest with her.
💬 In a Conversation:
👦 Aarav: Do you know what ‘break someone’s heart’ means?
👧 Priya: Yes! It means to cause someone deep sadness.
👦 Aarav: Use it in a sentence!
👧 Priya: It broke Mummy’s heart when we moved away from our old house.
⚠️ Common Mistake:
❌ Break the heart.
✅ Break someone’s heart.
💡 Specify whose — ‘break SOMEONE’S heart’!
✍️ Your Turn:
#3⭐❤️📚
“Learn by heart”
What does “Learn by heart” mean?
“Learn by heart” means to memorize completely. In Hindi: “दिल से याद करना / रट लेना”.
🗣️ Say it: Learn by HEART
😂 Literal
A heart reading a book
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✅ Actual
Memorizing something perfectly
📜 Origin: Long ago, people believed the heart stored memories — so ‘by heart’ = memorized!
✏️ Examples:
- I learned the poem by heart for the recitation competition.
- Learn your multiplication tables by heart — they’re important!
💬 In a Conversation:
👦 Aarav: Do you know what ‘learn by heart’ means?
👧 Priya: Yes! It means to memorize completely.
👦 Aarav: Use it in a sentence!
👧 Priya: I learned the poem by heart for the recitation competition.
⚠️ Common Mistake:
❌ Learn from heart.
✅ Learn by heart.
💡 ‘By’ not ‘from’ — learn BY heart!
✍️ Your Turn:
#4⭐⭐❤️🔄
“Have a change of heart”
What does “Have a change of heart” mean?
“Have a change of heart” means to change your mind or decision. In Hindi: “मन बदल लेना”.
🗣️ Say it: Have a CHANGE of HEART
😂 Literal
A heart being swapped for a different one
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✅ Actual
Changing your mind about something
📜 Origin: Your heart (feelings) changed — so your decision changes too!
✏️ Examples:
- Papa had a change of heart and let us get a puppy!
- She had a change of heart and decided to join the school trip after all.
💬 In a Conversation:
👦 Aarav: Do you know what ‘have a change of heart’ means?
👧 Priya: Yes! It means to change your mind or decision.
👦 Aarav: Use it in a sentence!
👧 Priya: Papa had a change of heart and let us get a puppy!
⚠️ Common Mistake:
❌ Change of the heart.
✅ A change of heart.
💡 No ‘the’ — ‘A change of heart’!
✍️ Your Turn:
#5⭐❤️⬇️
“From the bottom of my heart”
What does “From the bottom of my heart” mean?
“From the bottom of my heart” means very sincerely, with deep feeling. In Hindi: “दिल की गहराई से”.
🗣️ Say it: From the BOTTOM of my HEART
😂 Literal
The very bottom of a heart
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✅ Actual
With complete sincerity
📜 Origin: The deepest part of the heart = the most sincere place!
✏️ Examples:
- Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me.
- I love you from the bottom of my heart, Mummy.
💬 In a Conversation:
👦 Aarav: Do you know what ‘from the bottom of my heart’ means?
👧 Priya: Yes! It means very sincerely, with deep feeling.
👦 Aarav: Use it in a sentence!
👧 Priya: Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me.
⚠️ Common Mistake:
❌ From bottom of heart.
✅ From the bottom of my heart.
💡 Include ‘the’ and ‘my’!
✍️ Your Turn:
#6⭐⭐❤️👕
“Wear your heart on your sleeve”
What does “Wear your heart on your sleeve” mean?
“Wear your heart on your sleeve” means show your emotions openly. In Hindi: “अपनी भावनाएँ खुलकर दिखाना”.
🗣️ Say it: Wear your heart on your SLEEVE
😂 Literal
A heart pinned to a shirt sleeve
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✅ Actual
Showing feelings openly
📜 Origin: Knights wore their lady’s colours on their sleeve — showing feelings publicly!
✏️ Examples:
- Aarav wears his heart on his sleeve — you always know how he’s feeling.
- She wears her heart on her sleeve — she cried openly at the movie.
💬 In a Conversation:
👦 Aarav: Do you know what ‘wear your heart on your sleeve’ means?
👧 Priya: Yes! It means show your emotions openly.
👦 Aarav: Use it in a sentence!
👧 Priya: Aarav wears his heart on his sleeve — you always know how he’s feeling.
⚠️ Common Mistake:
❌ Wear heart on sleeve.
✅ Wear your heart on your sleeve.
💡 Include ‘your’ twice!
✍️ Your Turn:
#7⭐❤️↔️❤️
“Heart-to-heart”
What does “Heart-to-heart” mean?
“Heart-to-heart” means an honest, personal conversation. In Hindi: “दिल से दिल की बात”.
🗣️ Say it: HEART-to-HEART
😂 Literal
Two hearts talking to each other
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✅ Actual
An honest, deep conversation
📜 Origin: When two hearts speak directly — no barriers, total honesty!
✏️ Examples:
- Mummy and I had a heart-to-heart about my problems at school.
- Sometimes you just need a heart-to-heart with your best friend.
💬 In a Conversation:
👦 Aarav: Do you know what ‘heart-to-heart’ means?
👧 Priya: Yes! It means an honest, personal conversation.
👦 Aarav: Use it in a sentence!
👧 Priya: Mummy and I had a heart-to-heart about my problems at school.
⚠️ Common Mistake:
❌ Heart to the heart.
✅ A heart-to-heart.
💡 Hyphenated — ‘heart-to-heart’ with dashes!
✍️ Your Turn:
#8⭐👴❤️👦
“Young at heart”
What does “Young at heart” mean?
“Young at heart” means feeling youthful despite being old. In Hindi: “दिल से जवान”.
🗣️ Say it: YOUNG at HEART
😂 Literal
An old person with a young person’s heart
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✅ Actual
Having a youthful spirit
📜 Origin: Your body may age but your heart (spirit) stays young!
✏️ Examples:
- My 80-year-old Dadu is young at heart — he plays cricket with us!
- Age is just a number when you’re young at heart.
💬 In a Conversation:
👦 Aarav: Do you know what ‘young at heart’ means?
👧 Priya: Yes! It means feeling youthful despite being old.
👦 Aarav: Use it in a sentence!
👧 Priya: My 80-year-old Dadu is young at heart — he plays cricket with us!
⚠️ Common Mistake:
❌ Young in heart.
✅ Young at heart.
💡 ‘At’ not ‘in’ — young AT heart!
✍️ Your Turn:
#9⭐❤️✝️
“Cross my heart”
What does “Cross my heart” mean?
“Cross my heart” means i promise, i swear it’s true. In Hindi: “कसम / वादा करता हूँ”.
🗣️ Say it: CROSS my HEART
😂 Literal
Making a cross over the heart
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✅ Actual
Promising something solemnly
📜 Origin: Making the sign of the cross over your heart — a sacred promise!
✏️ Examples:
- Cross my heart, I didn’t eat the last cookie!
- I’ll finish my homework on time — cross my heart!
💬 In a Conversation:
👦 Aarav: Do you know what ‘cross my heart’ means?
👧 Priya: Yes! It means i promise, i swear it’s true.
👦 Aarav: Use it in a sentence!
👧 Priya: Cross my heart, I didn’t eat the last cookie!
⚠️ Common Mistake:
❌ Cross heart.
✅ Cross my heart.
💡 Include ‘my’ — ‘cross MY heart’!
✍️ Your Turn:
#10⭐❤️😞
“Heavy heart”
What does “Heavy heart” mean?
“Heavy heart” means feeling very sad. In Hindi: “भारी मन”.
🗣️ Say it: A HEAVY heart
😂 Literal
A heart made of heavy metal
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✅ Actual
Deep sadness or sorrow
📜 Origin: Sadness makes your heart feel heavy — weighed down with emotion!
✏️ Examples:
- She left her old school with a heavy heart.
- With a heavy heart, he said goodbye to his best friend.
💬 In a Conversation:
👦 Aarav: Do you know what ‘heavy heart’ means?
👧 Priya: Yes! It means feeling very sad.
👦 Aarav: Use it in a sentence!
👧 Priya: She left her old school with a heavy heart.
⚠️ Common Mistake:
❌ With heavy heart.
✅ With a heavy heart.
💡 Include ‘a’ — ‘WITH A heavy heart’!
✍️ Your Turn:
🎯 Match the Meaning!
Heart of gold
Break someone’s heart
Learn by heart
Have a change of heart
From the bottom of my heart
✏️ Fill in the Idiom
Stuck? Click 💡 Hint!
Complete: … (a very kind and generous perso)
Complete: … (to cause someone deep sadness)
Complete: … (to memorize completely)
Complete: … (to change your mind or decisio)
Complete: … (very sincerely, with deep feel)
❓ Quiz — Test Yourself!
1. ‘Heart of gold’ means:
2. ‘Break someone’s heart’ means:
3. ‘Learn by heart’ means:
4. ‘Have a change of heart’ means:
5. ‘From the bottom of my heart’ means:
6. ‘Wear your heart on your sleeve’ means:
7. ‘Heart-to-heart’ means:
8. ‘Young at heart’ means:
🤓 Fun Facts
🤓 English has hundreds of body part idioms! This page teaches 10 of the most common.
🤓 Many body part idioms have origins going back centuries!
👨👩👧 Parent Tips
- Use idioms in daily conversation.
- Play idiom charades.
- Make flashcards.
- Spot idioms in books.
- Weekly family challenge!
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❓ FAQ
What are body part idioms?
Phrases using body references to describe everyday situations.
How many idioms here?
10 with meanings, Hindi, examples, dialogues.
Why learn idioms?
Used daily in English conversation, books, and media.
Used in India?
Yes! All commonly used in Indian English.
What grade level?
Grade 2-5 (ages 7-11).