English Slang Idioms (434)

"We've been to this hardware store so often and spent so much money here during our home renovation that I'm surprised they don't roll out the red ......... when they see us coming," Chris joked to Linda.
blanket
carpet
wagon
letter

"Relax, we don't have to get all of our renovations done this year. Rome wasn't built in a ........., and we're still young. There's plenty of time to complete everything," Chris said to Linda.
day
swamp
city
rush

"I just found an ad on the Internet for a B&B that offers room and ......... for only $15 a night!" Alice exclaimed to Ben.
service
key
food
board

"I'm so happy that I found this job; it makes me want to shout from the ........., 'I've got work and I'm proud of it!'," Dana said to Jill after his second month of being unemployed.
ballpark
rooftops
sidewalk
tower

"Darn it! I was looking forward to having the weekend off, but my grandma just called and ......... me into helping her clean her gutters and paint her rocker," Christian said to Beth.
roped
lashed
ripped
rapped

"Let's race to the pool! Last one in is a(n) ......... egg!" Tim shouted to Jay and Phil as he took off running.
deviled
addled
rotten
Easter

"I know you both think Greg is a nice guy, but he's not. I can assure you, he's rotten to the .......... I wouldn't trust him if I were you," Jeff warned Elizabeth and Steven.
metal
inside
pits
core

"I don't think Henry should join the army. He's got a yellow ......... to him. He's afraid of any kind of physical harm or confrontation," Larry told his friend Ben.
spot
streak
shade
stripe

"I am not surprised that no one is helping Kyle move. He tries to guilt people into helping. When I hesitated, he called me lazy and a bad friend. Doesn't he know that you catch more flies with honey than with .........?" Dan asked Paul.
vinegar
soda
lemon
cheese

"I know you don't like the new consumption tax, but there's nothing you can do about it other than pay it. You can't fight City .........," Larry said to Henry.
House
Hall
Center
Law