English Slang Idioms (407)

"You want to quit school and move to Hollywood to become an actor? I won't ......... for it! You're under my authority until you're 18 years old!" Bob told his son.
stop
spring
stump
stand

"I'd hire Jim in a heartbeat. He's smart and a stand-......... guy. He's reliable and trustworthy," Karl said to Owen.
to
by
up
on

"Accounting was hard for me. I barely managed to ......... by with a passing grade," Ollie admitted to Frank.
squint
squeak
squawk
squirt

"You should've gotten extra duty from Sergeant Ramos when you didn't show up for work on Tuesday. How did you manage to ......... out of that one?" Simon asked Brian.
squirt
squawk
squeeze
squint

"I'm very angry right now. My best friend just ......... me in the back and married my fiancee," George blurted to his brother.
sliced
stuck
stabbed
struck

"Don't ......... your stack, ma'am; we'll make it right. There's no need to get angry," the store clerk said when the customer informed him that she had been overcharged.
blow
steam
lose
raise

"I'm sorry, Sergeant. We shouldn't have beat him up, but we caught him ......... the deck during our poker game," Private Jackson explained.
stacking
swabbing
slipping
shirking

"I'm sorry, honey. You can't come with me to Adam's house on Wednesday. It's a ......... party: no girls allowed," Jimmy apologized to his girlfriend.
stallion
badger
stag
bull

"I can't believe I forgot my lines in the play Wednesday! I think it was stage .......... There were many more people there than I'd expected," Mary said to Henrietta.
fright
nerves
anxiety
scare

"Together we're going to ......... out all sexual harassment in our office. We can't allow any to go on, because our business will suffer," Chen announced to the staff.
sound
slew
stamp
tread