Idioms with arm/hand/leg

all thumbs
nespretnjaković, šeprtlja

near/close at hand
pri ruci

to have/get cold feet
dvoumiti se

to cross one’s fingers
prekrstiti prste (za sreću)

to drag one’s feet
oklevati, odugovlačiti

to get one’s feet on the ground
dočekati se na noge, snaći se

to get/have one’s feet wet
okušati se

to grease one’s palm
podmititi

to cost and arm and a leg
koštati ‘đavo i po’

at/on one’s heels
za petama

to burn one’s fingers
opeći se

to give one’s right arm
dati desnu ruku (za nekoga)

to knock off one’s feet
oboriti s nogu

to keep hands off
držati ruke podalje (od nekoga)

to have an itching palm
biti podmitljiv

not to lift/raise a hand/finger
ne mrdnuti/maknuti prstom

to have one foot in grave
biti jednom nogom u grobu

on one’s last legs
na izdisaju/na ivici snage

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