English Slang Idioms (42)

We can call John in for an interview. I did a background check on him and he has a ......... sheet-- not even a parking ticket.
long
rap
bed
clean

"Your orders are as ......... as a bell," the private responded when asked if he understood what he was supposed to do.
loud
sweet
high
clear

She thought her boss was bad at communicating tasks. All of his instructions were about as clear as ......... and he always added twice as much information as was needed.
mud
sand
dye
dirt

The state election was a ......... and no one would know who had won until the last little town's votes were in.
pushover
loser
sweeper
cliffhanger

"I've been waiting for you to climb on the ......... and come to that show. Now we can all watch it together!" His girlfriend told him in front of her group of friends.
cart
mainliner
bandwagon
bus

He had been clinging for months to the ......... that he would find his lost dog, but he now thought that he wouldn't see the dog again.
logic
image
hope
pride

With graduation ......... at hand, she knew that she had better start looking for a job and new living arrangements.
close
fist
glove
hand

He had had another close ......... with the boss. He knew he would get fired eventually, but he hoped that he would be able to work there for a few more weeks.
encounter
call
breeze
word

He knew he was lucky he hadn't hit that bicyclist with his car; it had been an extremely close ..........
feeling
fit
cut
call

Counseling is not going to help now. That's like shutting the ......... after the horse has bolted. It might have helped a couple of months ago, but the feeling is now gone.
saddle
hatch
stable
circuit