English Slang Idioms (30)

His boss made him put his regular work on the back ......... so that he could complete yet another special project.
pack
support
burner
court

I think the committee is backing the wrong ......... on this one. Jack's idea failed in the past, but Nathan's idea is new and seems more feasible to me.
horse
store
camel
answer

His day was very busy. He answered ......... to back phone calls from disgruntled customers.
front
side
back
foot

"None of the ideas we came up with at the last meeting have worked. I guess we're back to the drawing .........," the manager informed her team.
room
paper
medium
board

"Well, my break is up. Back to the salt .......... It was good seeing you!" Bill said to George.
flats
mines
water
and pepper

Zack got into a fight at school, because he felt his ......... was up against the wall. The other boys kept yelling in his face even when he tried to walk away.
back
head
spine
heel

My wife is a reformed backseat .......... She used to tell me to slow down every time we went out in the car, but she doesn't do that anymore.
instructor
oracle
driver
bother

He tried using both a comb and a brush, but resigned himself to the fact that he was having a bad ......... day, so he wore a hat to school.
style
hat
hair
look

His parents were mad at him for bad ......... his teacher at school.
looking
smacking
mouthing
trashing

He knew he was in bad ......... when he checked his temperature and found that he had a high fever.
shape
size
stance
results