English Slang Idioms (45)

He had been assigned to guard their best player, but despite coming on ......... the whole game, he had still been bested by the guy.
quick
tough
hard
blunt

"It would be hard to win over the crowd after coming on the ......... of a band that was that good," she thought.
heels
tails
shoes
back

"Don't worry about the bad mark on the quiz, Boris. It's only a small part of your overall grade. It'll all come out in the .........," his instructor said with a wink.
rain
cycle
end
wash

He didn't know why, but whenever there was a car show in town, all of the weird people came out of the ..........
ground
bridge
woodwork
closet

She was a lot smarter than she let on, and she was starting to come out of her ......... and talk to him.
closet
element
shell
cell

"The boat show? Sure! I'll be there, come rain or .........," the sailor said.
sun
snow
shine
war

He heard the clergyman coming to ......... and decided to pretend that he wasn't home.
door
ring
meet
call

He finally came to ......... with his drinking problem and started attending AA meetings.
face
grips
reality
end

"If I get that scholarship, my finances will finally be coming up .........," Wally thought to himself.
plants
roses
smiles
numbers

"We checked him out, Chief, but he came up ......... of roses," the policeman said.
smelling
planting
selling
giving