English Slang Idioms (288)

"Thanks for telling me what is going on with you. I have been worried about you. You don't have to worry that I will tell your roommate what you said; my ......... are sealed," Josie said to Danielle
teeth
tongue
thoughts
lips

Newer management theory states that employees will be more motivated and work for longer periods of time if one plays musical ......... with their jobs once in a while. Letting people try different jobs in a company breaks up the monotony, furthers their understanding of the whole picture and gives them good training so that if one person is sick, another can take his or her place for the day and, in turn, furthers each employee's sense of competency.
notes
instruments
songs
chairs

"Christy is OK but she is definitely a .......... She thinks that if she mentions knowing famous or important people we will like, respect or envy her more. It just annoys me when she does that. Surely, she must possess qualities of her own that she thinks are important I hope," Cindy said to Marshall.
namedropper
name knower
name addict
name maker

"We have been meaning to go to lunch for some time now. Let's ......... down a time for that while we are together," Alice said to Larissa.
nail
screw
bolt
glue

"Do you have to work this weekend like I do?" Maxine asked. Rachel replied, "No, I made a ......... escape. I knew the boss was going to assign people to work after lunch and I happened to have a dental appointment scheduled already for that afternoon."
wide
slender
narrow
scrape

"We have to find a way to narrow ......... our list of suspects. Five police officers can't investigate 73 people and do a good job," Detective Simon said to the others.
mind
down
off
eye

"My dad, when it comes to religious questions or practices, is very .........-minded. People have to agree with everything he does or they are WRONG. If he decides that someone is wrong about religion, he basically shuns them," Paul said to Adam.
little
soft
narrow
tight

"My brother is a .........-born athlete. He is better at every sport than anyone else in that sport. It is kind of strange," George told Michael.
inherent
natural
organic
equipped

"Victory is near at .........!" Michelle exclaimed as she took her opponent's rook and queen in chess.
view
here
time
hand

"Don't try to figure out why your boyfriend does the things he does. I've known him my whole life and I can't figure it out. There is no ......... or reason to his actions," Keenan told Jacky.
thought
joke
attack
rhyme