English Slang Idioms (41)

"The Chief put the Chinese ......... up on me when I asked who would be in charge of interviewing the victims. He said that I didn't need to know and wouldn't say anything more about the case.
Tong
Press
Smile
Wall

He was glad that his son liked the same things he did, especially fishing. His kid was a regular ......... off the old block.
sock
half
chip
copy

"This place is all about ......... and change. You'll be told to do it one way one day and the exact opposite the next. The computer programs change fast as well," Christian said to the new girl.
mix
chop
match
chip

The two girls were so close you couldn't get a cigarette ......... in between them.
paper
butt
label
pack

"We have to stop the killers. In order to do that, we have to ......... the wagons and get all the departments working together," Sergeant Jennings said.
drive
round
circle
roll

Business was looking up. With their top competitor ......... the drain, there was nothing to stop them from making some serious money.
circling
cleaning
building
plugging

"That guy is a class .......... I've been watching his show for years and I've never been disappointed," Megan told Kurt.
act
president
himself
action

Now that her doctor had given her a(n) ......... bill of health, she could return to work and finish her project.
big
clean
extensive
murky

He made a clean ......... from the gang and was now in college and had a good part-time job.
sweep
break
start
breast

"I am not worried about the investigators checking me out," he said. "My ......... are clean."
toes
feet
fingers
hands