English Slang Idioms (190)

"I am glad that we were able to find some common .......... We haven't gotten along too well in the past but maybe we can now now that we have found some things we both enjoy and agree upon," Shelly said to Vicky.
opinion
place
heritage
ground

"I don't think we will make it to your party tonight, Bill. My husband is ......... out on the couch and wouldn't wake up for dinner. Thank you for inviting us, though," Rhoda said to Bill.
conked
faked
tricked
stressed

"I know that you like to grow hot peppers. I am trying to grow them for the first time. Perhaps we can get together soon and ......... notes," Ted said to Jill.
copy
make
compare
take

"Why do you have the carburetor from your car on the kitchen table?" his wife asked him. He replied, "Well, I was working on it and decided to leave it here because I think it will make a great ......... piece for the party tonight. A lot of my friends that are coming are mechanics."
conversation
talking
art
gathering

"The suspect is one ......... customer. I threatened him with jail time and he didn't flinch. I told him I would arrest his wife as an accomplice and he didn't flinch. He didn't get nervous when I asked him personal and embarrassing questions either," the detective told his coworker.
cold
cool
cranky
coded

"Lester is such a ......... ball at work. The other day, he came to work in a prisoner's costume," Vicky told Michelle.
puff
sleaze
beach
corn

"I am going to let you out a bit early. We have ......... a lot of ground today and I want to give all the information a chance to sink in," the professor told the class.
trampled
camped
covered
bought

"I hope no one finds out that we embezzled the money. I don't think they will I covered our ......... pretty well but you never know," the crooked accountant told his accomplice.
tracks
paths
methods
behavior

Many of the military's .........-ups have been exposed but one has to wonder how many more have gone undetected.
shut
cover
close
take

"Sorry guys. I can't come to your house to watch a movie. I have to ......... the books and start studying for my mid-term exams," Craig said to Joe and Nick.
crack
part
fold
split