English Slang Idioms (240)

"My aunt, Kathy, has a serious ......... tooth. She eats pounds of chocolate and desserts every day," Chris told Linda.
candy
sweet
sugar
syrup

"My brother is staying on my couch for now. His wife had an ......... with his boss and he caught her last Friday. I told him he could stay until he figures out what to do," Bill told his best friend.
affair
elope
escape
path

"I am no good at chess. You have beaten me three times in a row," Shawn said to Derrick. He replied, "To be fair, I have an ......... on you. You have only been playing for a few years and I have been playing my whole life."
ledge
corner
cliff
edge

She had fun shopping with her sister. Her sister had an ......... for good deals and constantly saved her money.
look
eye
story
knack

"Jimmy has a real ......... for music. He can listen to a song twice and then play the whole thing, note for note, on the guitar," Laura said to Bethany.
eye
finger
ear
bend

"This is the third mistake on the job you've made this week. I have my ......... on you, so don't screw up again!" The boss told Craig.
motive
eye
spy
time

"Don't even think about buying that blue shirt in the window, Rhonda. I have ......... on it," Mary said.
edge
tags
marks
dibs

"Don't worry about me going to college with other attractive women. I have ......... for only you," Billy told his girlfriend.
warrants
bees
eyes
lids

"Don't mention Amber's mother. She goes into fits of ......... anytime her mom is mentioned," Bill warned Eric.
rage
happiness
warmness
mad

"Ever since I told the boss that my supervisor was treating me unfairly, I feel like he has it ......... for me. He is always saying nasty things to me and yells at me for the littlest mistake," Jill said to Amber.
over
on
in
by