English Slang Idioms (38)

"Your offer is just a pipe .......... I haven't sold a home for that price since 1983," the real estate agent told the couple.
dream
line
scheme
time

"They are going to transfer Tim to that department? That's sure putting a cat among the .......... Everyone there hates that guy," Maxine said to her friend.
boxes
string
pigeons
posts

They've been living a cat and ......... life for years. They can't even get along during one dinner engagement!
litter
meow
dog
kittens

"Did you hear that they finally caught the cat ......... yesterday that has been breaking in around our neighborhood?" Willy asked Percy.
nipper
burglar
bagger
napper

When John didn't answer his grandmother's question about whether he liked her cooking, she asked him if the cat had got his ..........
mouth
tongue
wit
fish

She decided to take a cat ......... at lunchtime instead of going to the restaurant with her friends.
nap
paw
box
bath

"The sirloin at that restaurant is the cat's .........," Hal said to Harry.
paws
nip
bandana
pajamas

"I think that the new Ford Mustang is the cat's .........," Jake said.
whiskers
barbels
claws
tail

He knew that he shouldn't judge his friend by what kind of clients he took at his law office. Times were hard and one needed a catch as ......... can attitude toward business.
match
catch
they
cat

She knew that if she didn't get home in 15 minutes, she would catch ......... from her dad.
smack
fire
Christmas
hell