English Slang Idioms (48)

He knew that he would have to cross ......... with his boss about the budget. They didn't see eye to eye on the issues, but he knew he was right and would have to argue it out with her.
buns
paths
swords
purposes

He was worried about passing his final exam, but it was only the third week into the semester now, so he'd cross that ......... when he came to it.
river
bridge
bun
wire

"My brother always shows up out of the blue and expects me to give him a place to stay and food to eat. It's very annoying, but I guess that's just my ......... to bear," Ella said to Grace.
cross
trial
crime
load

If you knowingly enter false information into the accounting program, you are going to be ......... the Rubicon -- you won't be able to go back and fix it.
fording
crossing
wading
swimming

His job had been pretty lax of late, but with Inventory coming up very soon, it was now ......... time.
squash
quality
saving
crunch

When Tommy told his parents that he was afraid he would get into a fight at school, they didn't believe him. He had cried ......... too many times on that same subject.
baby
help
wolf
out

When his mother found him, he was crying his eyes ........., though he rarely cried. She immediately gave him a hug and asked him what was wrong.
over
out
off
(none)

The kids at school teased him relentlessly for crying after he fell down on the basketball court. They called him a cry......... and a wimp.
baby
mommy
barrel
bucket

"Wes, we've got a(n) ......... in the nest. All of the computers just went down and our customer service team can't work," Bill said.
goose
owl
egg
cuckoo

Mitch just got caught listening in on the boss's telephone conversations. I'll bet he gets fired. You know what they say: curiosity killed the ..........
cat
kitty
monkey
ape