HAIR idioms (body idioms)

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What is hair?
hair idioms list
hair idioms list with pictures

What is hair?

Hair is the long thin strands that grow out of the skin and head. The plural is ‘hairs’, but we use the singular form to describe someone’s hair e.g. Your hair looks great today.

hair idioms list

Let’s look at some popular body idioms that contain the word ‘hair’.

a hair’s breadth
meaning – a very small margin/amount
example – I came within a hair’s breadth of dying last year. I was in a car crash.
bad hair day
meaning – a day when your hair is unmanageable, and everything goes wrong
example – I had a bad hair day yesterday. Hopefully, I don’t today.
carrot top
meaning – a person with red hair
example – I love being a carrot top, I feel unique and special.
get in someone’s hair
meaning – annoy someone
example – My little brother is getting in my hair, I’m trying to revise for my exams.
hair of the dog
meaning – drink alcohol when you are hungover
example – Give Mike a hair of the dog. That will make him feel better.
keep your hair on
meaning – tell someone not to get angry or upset
example – Keep your hair on, we still have 50 minutes before the concert starts.
let one’s hair down
meaning – relax and have fun
example – The kids are with grandad so I will let my hair down this weekend.
not a hair out of place
meaning – a person looks very neat/tidy/smart
example – He’s been out all night and he still hasn’t got a hair out of place.
put hairs on one’s chest
meaning – something is very strong
example – My mum said if I eat spinach soup everyday it will put hairs on my chest.
silver fox
meaning – a handsome grey-haired man
example – Rufus was a geek at school, now he’s a silver fox.
tear one’s hair out
meaning – be very agitated, upset, angry, worried, frustrated etc.
example – It’s been raining for days. The dog is so bored, he’s tearing his hair out.
thinning on top
meaning – losing your hair, going bald
example – Kaden started to thin on top when he was in his teens.