Heads or tail? 正面或反面？是丟擲錢幋或打賭時的用語：Which side of a coin will show the face of a person after it has been tossed?
假如你說：Heads I win, tails you lose，等於：Whatever the outcome, it will be to my advantage，反正我都要贏。
例句：I shouldn’t agree to those conditions: it’s case of “heads I win, tails you lose”，我不會同意那些條件，那等於「反正我都要贏」。
頭是寶庫
伊朗諺語：頭是寶庫，舌是鑰匙，眼是哨兵，手是財富。頭腦，既是身體各部位的主宰，思想的中樞，也是一切感情的原動力。
思想方面：Head as Thought and Mind
Head is used in idioms to mean the place where ideas and thoughts are produced; use one’s head means use one’s intelligence and common sense; a good head for figures is good at counting:
over one’s head 過於複雜，超越我們的理解力，too difficult or complicated for someone to understand；
have a good head over one’s shoulders 聰明，有見識，clever and sensible；
two heads are better than one 三個臭皮匠，賽過諸葛亮；集思勝於獨斷，兩人智慧勝過一人，two people co-operating have a better chance of solving a problem than one person by himself；
put your heads together 集思廣益，work together as a group to solve a problem and to work out ideas；
have your head in the clouds 想入非非，有不切實際的想法，you have plans and ideas that are not realistic。
情感方面：Head Relating to Emotions and Feelings
Head is also used in a number of idioms that relates to emotions and staying calm and in control:
keep your head 保持鎮靜，keep a cool and level head, remain calm especially in a difficult or dangerous situation；
you lose your head means you lose control or panic and act in a confused way；
out of your head 精神錯亂的，very foolish, crazy, mad；
head over heels 完全地，全部地，completely and totally；fall head over heels in love 形容忽然深深愛上某人，為某人神魂顛倒。
其他跟頭腦衍生出來的習用語，還有不少：
talk one’s head off 說個不停，嘮叨得使人感到厭煩，talk so much that makes others bored；
put one’s head on the block 冒損失名譽職位等風險，to risk losing your job, damaging your reputation by doing or saying something；
banging one’s head against a brick wall 白費力氣，枉費心機，asking you to do something which you won’t do。
肩膀：Shoulders Support or Carry Things
You cry on somebody’s shoulder 表示你向某人傾訴煩惱和苦楚，尋求安慰或同情，you get sympathy from someone when you tell them your problems；
a shoulder to lean on 可以給你倚靠或感情支援的人；
You rub shoulders with the rich and famous 你與知名或有力的人士有來往，you come into social contact with those of a different class or lifestyle，也可以說 you rub elbows with someone：As a reporter he gets to rub shoulders with all the big names in politics；
You put your shoulder to the wheel 你開始艱鉅的工作，you start some hard work with great effort and determination。
作為動詞，as a verb, shoulder 肩負、承擔責任 means to accept a difficult or unpleasant responsibility, duty。We say shoulder the responsibility/blame/burden/cost, etc. 承擔過錯、責任、成本等等。
Movements of the Shoulders
Shoulders move up = shrug 聳肩，表示不知道或不在乎；
shoulders move up and down = heave or shake 雙肩抖動；
you look or glance over your shoulder 扭頭朝後望：If you are looking over your shoulder, you feel worried that something unpleasant is going to happen to you 惴惴不安。
由肩膀引伸出來，常見的的習用語，還有：
shrug one’s shoulder 不作決定、缺乏興趣，display indecision and lack of interest；
have broad shoulders 有能力及願意承擔更多的責任，able and willing to accept much responsibility；
give someone a cold shoulder 怠慢，冷落某人，ignore someone, treat him in cold, unfriendly manner；
a chip on one’s shoulder 喜歡向人挑戰，好勇鬥狠，easily become offended or angry because you think you have been treated unfairly in the past；
head and shoulders above the rest 出類拔萃；比起同類的人，優越很多，superior in skill, ability or intelligence and very much better than other people；
come straight from the shoulder 表示直截了當地，因為在拳擊比賽，直拳從肩膀打出，又直又大力，必須手臂筆直，才能施展最大勁力。
最後，幼者難具長者智：You cannot put old heads on young shoulders.
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