English Slang Idioms (351)

"I accused my husband of infidelity when I caught him on the phone with another woman, but I felt about three feet ......... when I found out that he was just inviting my old high school friend to a surprise birthday party for me," Sarah said.
deep
away
down
tall

"Your mother wasn't smart enough to go to college. That's why she stays at home," laughed Billy the Bully. Steven replied,"You'd better take that comment .........," and clenched his fists in anger.
away
out
back
off

"The other team was supposed to be better than us, but we took them by .......... The final score was 108 to 21," Bill told his father.
storm
fire
hurricane
tornado

"I can't believe my husband was able to organize a surprise party for me that was so big and with so many of my friends. I had no hint of it at all; the party took me completely by .........," Beth said to Alyssa.
surprise
shock
scare
secret

"I'm glad we bumped into each other. It was good to see you again. ......... care!" Thomas said to Steve.
Show
Find
Give
Take

"Bill walks around here like he's the greatest thing this planet has ever seen. I wish someone would take him down a .........," Gail complained to Pauline.
turn
knob
notch
gear

"Jim, you look too hot. You're sweating and pale. I'm worried about you. Why don't you ......... five in the shade and then come back?" the foreman suggested.
leave
give
try
take

"Of course I'm not going to watch her dog while she goes to another country. I've just met her. What do you ......... me for?" Chris asked Derrick.
size
set
take
type

"I miss Rosa so much. I took her for ......... for too long and now she's left me. I wish she'd come back so I could tell her how I really feel," Michael moaned to Robert.
given
granted
gifted
grateful

"I know you're depressed about failing the Accounting midterm, but take .........! There's enough extra credit available in that class to more than make up for that poor grade," Grant's roommate assured him.
soul
spirit
mind
heart