English Slang Idioms (31)

When his girlfriend broke up with him, it broke his ..........
wallet
head
heart
will

We have different views on how this project should be run, but I think we can bridge the ......... and work together.
gap
hole
valley
canyon

My boss has been breathing down my ......... today to get the expense sheet done.
bones
neck
shirt
back

He decided that he would breathe some fresh ......... into the garden. It was overgrown now and shoddy, but he believed that he could make it nice again.
wind
air
breath
soul

My grandfather is very, very sick. He seems to be breathing his ..........
last
soul
life
end

He liked the color of her new car. It had a bright and ......... look to it.
breezy
brittle
life
light

"I want you kids down here bright-eyed and bushy-......... at 8 o'clock," their dad said.
coated
footed
built
tailed

"It sure ......... up my day to see those flowers blooming outside," Katy said.
uses
passes
brightens
heightens

"The guy's debate speech was so ill-prepared and ineffectual that it was like bringing a ......... to a gunfight," Elliot remarked.
spoon
fork
slingshot
knife

Now that his wife had gone to Italy, it was up to him to bring home the ......... so that they could pay their bills.
bread
bacon
fat
ham