English Slang Idioms (370)

"This is really good whiskey. I can tell it'sa top-......... single malt," Bob said to Jack.
shelf
pocket
drawer
barrel

"Why don't you ......... back that drink? We have to go home now," Jerry said to his roommate.
gulp
toss
drop
swallow

"What happened to you last night?" Jill asked. Steve explained, "This guy started pushing me when I went to get another drink. I punched him, and the ......... threw me out of the bar."
bowler
growler
gaffer
bouncer

"I heard you got your truck stuck in the mud last night," Paul commented. Trevor replied, "It was ......... and go for a while. We had a hard time, and the winch almost broke. We got it out, though."
touch
stop
come
feel

"I think I can make a three-o'clock appointment. Let me touch ......... with my boss, and then I'll call you right back," Alice told the receptionist.
home
base
down
tone

The broken air conditioners almost touched ......... a riot in the county jail.
back
off
on
up

"We're going to talk about the Constitution and then move onto business law. Then, we'll briefly touch ......... criminal law," the Law professor outlined to his class on the first day.
at
to
up
on

"I'm almost finished painting the bannister. I just have to touch ......... the paint on the finials, and then it'll be done," Brent told Bette.
on
at
up
in

"That last band was very good. They'll be a tough ......... to follow," Ringo said to his lead guitarist at the Battle of the Bands.
bet
shot
bout
act

"You deserve some punishment, but that's a tough ........., kid," the bailiff told Kyle after the judge gave him the longest sentence possible for the misdemeanor.
call
break
set
debt