English Slang Idioms (416)

"If I catch the guy who broke into my car and stole my brand-new stereo, I'll ......... him up!" Bill grumbled.
slip
string
strip
swing

"I'll help you build your veranda today, but there're ......... attached. You have to help me put in a new window and seal my roof next week," Adam bargained.
strings
straps
ropes
rings

"You hate your brother? That's pretty ......... language, don't you think? I know you're mad at him, but surely you don't hate him," Max said to Louise over lunch.
big
strong
tall
mean

"I can come over to your house, but I have to bring my little brother. I'm stuck ......... watching him until my parents come home," Chris explained to Tim.
for
to
with
at

"I know you're thinking about quitting because your job doesn't pay much now, but if you stick ......... it, you'll be getting paid much more when you're forty than the job hoppers will," Randy's dad assured him.
over
for
on
with

"Your sister is so .........-up! She thinks she's better than everyone else on this planet!" Wendy exclaimed to Amber.
made
stood
nose
stuck

"I think I'm getting a cold. I'm all ......... up and my throat feels scratchy," Justine said to Steve.
puffed
stuffed
piffled
sniffed

"I just happened to stumble ......... the best movie I've seen in years at the local video store. You have to watch 'The Perfect Stranger'!" Lou effused to Kathy.
across
by
at
about

"I just found out my mentor at the police department, the guy I've looked up to for thirty years, has been on the ......... the whole time. One of my informants told me that he's been accepting payoffs from the mob," Pat said to his wife.
turn
take
bill
ball

"Sir, your card member agreement states that you would be ......... to an increase in interest rate if you were late making your monthly payments," the customer service representative explained to Tom.
given
open
able
subject