Nail and Toe

Verb + nail

  • grow your nails

  • cut your nails

  • paint your nails

  • break a nail

  • bite your nails

Expressions with toe

  • touch your toes

  • stand on your toes

  • step on someone's toes

  • be covered in (mud) from head to toe

Exercise

Verb + nail

  1. Damn! I've broken one of my nails again.

  2. I use a pair of nail clippers to cut my nails. I never use scissors.

  3. Anastasia's not ready yet. She's still painting her nails!

  4. How do you expect your nails to grow if you bite them all the time!

Expressions with toe

  1. I had to stand on my toes to see out of the church window.

  2. Can you bend over and touch your toes? I can't.

  3. Sorry! I didn't mean to step on your toes.

  4. After the rugby match, most of the boys were covered in mud from head to toe.

Notes

  1. Note this expression

    You've still got some dirt under your nails. Get back upstairs and wash your hands properly.

  2. If you file your nails, you use a nail file or emery board to make them smooth after you have cut them.