English Slang Idioms (372)

"How did you learn what plants would do well here?" Ashley asked. Nancy replied, "By trial and .......... I tried lots of different kinds; some died and the rest are what you see."
test
failure
error
trouble

"I don't think I'd buy an SUV right now if I were you. They have next to no trade-......... value because of the price of gas now," Jeff said to Al.
off
at
for
in

"In the long run, there seems to be no trade-......... between unemployment and inflation," the Economics professor told her class.
in
off
mark
balance

"Do you have all the camping gear packed in your backpack? Good. Let's ......... a trail!" Ryan said to Alyssa as they started across the unmarked desert.
burn
lay
light
blaze

"Let's try not to pack too much stuff. If we travel ........., we'll have a much easier time walking to the hostel once we get off the plane," Jim said to Gavin.
light
small
short
close

"Wow, walking up that hill was pretty .......... I'm exhausted!" Luke exclaimed to Jenny.
tolling
trekking
telling
taxing

"I figure if we help Jim replace his hardwood flooring, we'll pick up some of the tricks of the ........., and then we'll know how to do easier and faster," Kyle confided to Hannah.
task
tacks
trade
test

"The guy in the training department keeps trying to ......... me up, and I don't know why. He gives me ambiguous information and then laughs when I do it the wrong way," Jeff told Holly.
test
trip
tie
trump

"I'm not sure Ben's a good choice for the management position. He's too trigger .......... If someone proposes a course of action, he implements it without thinking about the consequences," Jim said to his co-worker.
prone
rigged
happy
tied

"Did you hear the crazy things that guy was saying? He's pretty ......... out. He must be on drugs," John whispered to Francis.
flopped
flaked
tripped
twisted