English Slang Idioms (20)

Whenhe dented the rear fender, his friend said, "Your car is so banged up, no one will ever notice that little mark. A slice off a cut ......... is never missed."
cheese
loaf
lettuce
bread

He decided to buy the guitar even though he was kind of broke. At the price it was listed for, it was a ..........
pile
rip-off
steal
beauty

She asked her friend not to tell anyone about the bargain she found in the paper because loose ......... sink ships.
moorings
knots
ropes
lips

Ben felt like an idiot after blathering on to his friends about mechanics when he didn't know anything about that subject. His wife cautioned, "If you don't know, people will think you are smarter if you say nothing. A still tongue keeps a wise .........."
tooth
thought
head
mouth

He knew that he should just find something else to do while the program scanned his computer for viruses. After all, a watched ......... never boils.
pot
water
jug
bucket

He thought that doing math problems was about as much fun as watching ......... dry.
water
paint
glue
caulk

Bill complimented his friend on the ......... quality wood he purchased to build his deck.
B-grade
mediocre
A1
cheap

He didn't feel like going camping with his friends that weekend, but his father said, "You can't let your buddies down like that after you promised. You made your decision, now you have to ......... by it."
stay
give
abide
leave

Eric found that the glue he was using was as useless as a ......... teapot.
copper
wooden
chocolate
plaster

His boss pulled an abrupt ......... and decided that employees could indeed listen to the radio at work.
changeover
about-face
make-up
slapstick