English Slang Idioms (5)

Mark is always eager to argue about how this business should be run. He seems to have a real ......... on his shoulder about it.
head
chip
sore
bluebird

I obviously still don't understand the concepts we've been discussing in class. Every time I answer the teacher's questions, she says "Close, but no .........."
cigar
coupon
prize
purpose

The lawyer didn't believe the story given by the defendant at all. It was just another one of his ......... and bull stories.
cowboy
horse
hunter
cock

You don't know anything about accounting. Did you get your degree out of a ......... box?
soap
toy
crackerjack
mail

Billy could not fully wake up without at least one cup of ......... every morning.
sugar
joe
noodles
cake

The judge was getting bored as the witness rattled on and on. She wished the witness would just ......... to the chase.
run
step
jump
cut

He is a(n) ......... ringer for Brad Pitt. He looks exactly like him!
dead
bell
ear
bull

Journalists are under constant pressure to meet their ..........
interviewers
makers
deadlines
targets

Jennifer decided to play the devil's ......... in order to add another perspective to the one-sided conversation.
buddy
helper
favorite
advocate

I think he's a ......... in the rough. He needs training, but I see his potential and natural talent.
cowboy
diamond
draft
painting