English Slang Idioms (325)

"The politicians in office today need to start looking for a solution to our Social Security program running out of funds instead of passing the buck to the next people in line," George said to Luke. "You ......... it! I am sick of hearing about problems in this country and never hearing about any solutions. I know that finding a solution is hard but if we work on it now it might not be too late," Luke responded.
thought
said
meant
post

"It is too hot in Redding, California. I can't even sleep in this heat," Jack told Joe. Joe said, "You are ......... me! It was over 105 degrees at 1 o'clock in the morning. We had our air conditioners on all day yesterday and we were still hot."
learning
informing
entertaining
telling

"Oh, they are coming out with a new red-headed Barbie and a new Ken," Rachel said to Joanna. Bart, Joanna's brother, said, "Yakety .......... You girls talk too much. You haven't shut up since we left home three hours ago. "
talk
smack
yak
mouth

"You'd better be quiet. Professor Thomson has zero ......... for people talking in class. He'll stop teaching and kick you out of class if he catches you," Jill said to Steve and John.
affliction
affection
tolerance
benefit

"I don't know why Paul decided to spend all of his money and go bankrupt. Your ......... is as good as mine. It doesn't make any sense to me. He was doing fine and then he lost it," Pauline said to Ashley.
guess
position
brain
argument

"I don't want to spend my money on expensive cars, electronics and other possessions. I just want enough to get by and then spend my extra money on good times and on people. Buying expensive stuff seems stupid to me; you can't ......... it with you," Grace said to Joanne.
leave
buy
store
take

"I can't find where I buried our time capsule that we made five years ago," Eric said to Gina. She replied, "Did you look for a big X? X always marks the .......... At least it does in the movies anyway."
point
sport
spot
identity

"When I was a kid, I used to want X-ray ......... like some of the superheroes had. I don't think I want that anymore. There is a lot I would rather not see. A lot of personal things should remain personal," Zack said to Will.
motion
hearing
vision
touch

The kids got caught trying to sneak into the X-......... movie playing down the street. The man working there that caught them said, "You don't want to see this trash. You might think you do right now but trust me, you don't. You will wish you hadn't and it will make you sick."
rated
reviewed
caliber
grade

The paperwork had piled up on him again. He ......... in and gave it his best effort. It took until an hour after his workday was usually over to finish it. He vowed again never to let it pile up like that again but in the back of his mind, he knew it would happen again.
waded
wadded
wafted
waffled