English Slang Idioms (356)

"I think I can get the time ......... from work to go to the concert. I'll call you and let you know," Kelly said to Roxanne.
back
off
out
left

"When I caught the guy stealing, I was afraid he was going to attack me, but he just took to his ......... and ran off," George told his wife.
shoes
heels
soles
feet

"Removing the rocks from the backyard wasn't as hard as I thought. My friend Adam came over and he, my wife and I ......... turns hauling them out in my wheelbarrow," Luke told his colleague.
traded
tossed
tried
took

Before World War Two, America didn't want to go to war again. It wasn't until after Pearl Harbor that the public was ready to take up ......... and join the fray.
arms
guns
clubs
men

"Why did you take it ......... yourself to paint the kitchen? I told you I would do it tomorrow," Bill said to his wife.
onto
upon
up
by

"I don't understand Willy. He had a perfectly nice girlfriend, and now he's taken ......... with a mean viper of a woman," Eleanor said to Maude.
back
in
out
up

"You know what a good actor Ryan is. I finally got him an appointment with a talent ......... in Hollywood. This could be his big break!" Lisa told Henrietta.
office
inspector
scout
examiner

"George is kind of hard to talk to. All he does is tell ......... tales that are probably not true," Rhonda told Sylvia.
broad
tall
double
half

"Wow, your friend Paul can sure talk a blue .........! I don't think he quit talking the whole time he was here," Randy told Chris.
cheese
stream
chip
streak

"Jesse, don't talk ......... to your mother when she asks you to do something. Just do it," Ben told his son.
back
away
off
big