English Slang Idioms (175)

"I told you to return the saw before Tuesday since it was not refundable after Tuesday. You said you would and it is now Thursday. Now I am stuck with the saw, you .........," the boss said to Tim.
bonehead
slack-jaw
wimp
hothead

"While you were at the store, I caught Larry stealing some of your change. I ......... him out immediately. I made sure that he left your change here before he left," Craig said to Kyle at his party.
wiped
rubbed
booted
grossed

"This movie has ......... me to tears. Let's turn it off and go to the river or go somewhere else. Anything is more interesting than that movie," Matt said to Steve.
grossed
hated
maddened
bored

"That lecture bored me to .......... The Economics professor is a very smart guy and very knowledgeable but his lectures are not interesting," Matt told Kyle.
work
think
death
draw

"I am envious that your husband built a shed for you instead of buying a pre-assembled one. My husband couldn't build a shed to save his .........," Amber told Laurie.
reputation
life
happiness
job

"I like Matt but I don't want to work with him on a group project. He is a hard worker but he's not the ......... star in the sky," Luke told Joe.
one
dimmest
bluest
brightest

"We need someone else for the position someone who has a quick mind and is business savvy. I like Mark but let's face it he's not the sharpest ......... in the shed," Mr. Wilson told Mr. Thompson.
brick
tool
shelf
board

"I told you I don't want to go to the movies. I want to go hiking today so stop trying to ......... me around," Kyle told his roommate.
boss
slap
convince
talk

"Hi Lewis. Thanks for coming by. We are still trying to renovate the kitchen, as you can see. We had to hire a new contractor after the last guy ......... the job. The cabinets the last guy put in were very crooked," Brian told him.
risked
wasted
botched
whacked

The candidate for the job who was the most qualified was the girl with the ......... blond hair. She had the necessary education and three years experience in the field. He decided to call her and offer her the job later on that day.
paint
stained
egg
bottle