Waist and Back
Expressions with waist
strip to the waist
put your arms round (his) waist
wrap (a towel) round your waist
(your hair) reaches to your waist
Expressions with back
hurt your back
lie on your back
pat someone on the back
a sore / bad back
Exercise
Expressions with waist
While we were dancing, he put his arms round my waist and kissed me on the cheek.
I got out of the bath and wrapped a towel round my waist to see who was at the door.
Our teacher's got incredibly long hair. It reaches down to her waist!
At boarding school we had to strip to the waist and wash ourselves in cold bathrooms.
Expressions with back
I love getting my back rubbed. It's so relaxing. - d
My back is sore after all that heavy work in the garden! - c
We lay on our backs in the sun gazing up at the sky. - e
I hurt my back while I was lifting some furniture. - a
He's been off work for over a month now with a bad back. - b