English Slang Idioms (441)

"James will never approve your request for a new computer," Lewis said. Mark explained, "James is on vacation and Steve is covering for him." "Oh, that's a whole new ......... game, Lewis replied, "I should ask him for one, too!"
chess
video
ball
poker

"Why're doing that expense sheet, Mr Jacobs? Isn't that the assistant manager's job? Why keep a dog and ......... yourself?" Lane asked.
chase
dig
leash
bark

"You have to do a better paint job than that. That will never ......... with the customer," Billy admonished.
meet
fly
float
run

"The other team won by a .......... It was a close game, and they beat us during overtime," Wesley told his father.
land
plot
rack
nose

"You can't just paint over that discolored area. That's just ......... dressing. You'll need to replace the wood first, and then you can paint it," Jeremy said to Bob.
window
salad
simple
wishful

"I think we should stay away from Alex. The eyes are the windows to the ........., and he has a really creepy look in his eyes," Jenny said to Alyssa.
soul
speech
brain
body

"Everyone's laughing at me! Keep on laughing, and I'll ......... the smiles right off your faces!" the angry teen promised.
whisk
slip
wipe
swipe

"Your friend stole $200 from you and ran off with your boyfriend? With friends like that, who needs .........?" Francesca said to Rosa.
challenges
boyfriends
allies
enemies

"How did the robbery go?" The mastermind asked his gang. The leader bragged, "It came off without a ........., Boss. No one saw us and everything went smoothly."
hitch
skip
bump
divot

"Woe is .........! I have extra duty on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve," Private Jackson moaned. Private Ellis sympathesized, "That's horrible! That's cruel and unusual punishment!"
me
this
out
ture