English Slang Idioms (43)

"I don't like that old car he's working on, but it's ......... to his heart, so I put up with it," Lisa said.
close
nearby
in
beside

"Chemistry is a closed ......... to me. I'll never understand it and don't even want to try anymore," his roommate told him.
time
subject
book
shed

"What's the matter? Do you have ......... ears or something?" His mom asked when she found out that he had forgotten to take out the trash after being asked.
corn
closed
crepe
cloth

He felt that she was living in ......... cuckoo land. It was not realistic, in his opinion, to believe one could make a lot of money by selling hand-copied poetry of great artists.
clock
cloud
weird
castle

He asked me to dinner on Friday. I am so happy! I am on cloud .........!
sky
bank
heaven
nine

The cabinet member resigned and left under a ......... of suspicion.
hint
climate
cloud
rumor

The company was doing well, but Steve could see clouds on the ......... and wasn't sure how to avoid the problems.
horizon
sky
ceiling
mountain

"You are clutching at ......... here, Mike. You are going to get fired and there is nothing you can do about it," Zack said.
footholds
straws
air
hands

The defense's witness's testimony was the clutch ......... for the case. After the testimony, there was no doubt in anyone's mind that the defendant was innocent.
lever
shift
play
slip

That's like bringing ......... to Newcastle. It's a waste of time and money. It's totally unnecessary and will just make the boss even angrier.
beer
stones
nuts
coals