English Slang Idioms (354)

"I want to build a planter box this weekend. I'm going to take my ......... and do it perfectly-- not rush like I have a deadline," Chris said to Linda.
test
trial
trust
time

"I like jokes, but I'm not going to take ......... in what you're planning. Some people get mad when a practical joke is played on them," Doug said to Kevin.
piece
part
practice
place

"That lady can be annoying, always asking for favors, but I kind of take ......... on her. She's old and alone," Luke explained to Eugenia.
sympathy
pathos
pity
empathy

"This has been a rough year for us. We opened the business and put ourselves into debt until the company took ......... in this community," Craig said to Jan.
place
grasp
root
over

"Your rock garden is starting to take .......... I know you have more to do, but it's starting to look good," Bill complimented Chris.
shape
size
form
mold

"Let's go out to eat today. How about trying that new Indian restaurant?" Jill asked. Jacob replied, "Sounds good to me. That place looks pretty .........."
convincing
promising
attracting
demanding

"We have discovered that some of our toys have lead paint on them. We are taking ......... to recall all dangerous models," the spokesperson for the company said during the press conference.
efforts
plans
steps
back

"Confess to breaking the window, or I'll tell my parents you did it. I'm not going to take the ......... for you," Billy told Joey.
rap
hit
bit
trap

"We're trying to convince the witness to take the ......... and testify against the mob, but he's too frightened to do so," Detective Roberts said to the chief.
dais
box
stand
seat

"You can tell that Joe is already half in the .........: he's laughing at anything, and he's already run into half the tables and stools in the pub," Kylie said to Steve.
box
bag
can
jar