English Slang Idioms (53)

He has a lot of money, but he's got deep pockets and ......... arms. He hasn't given one dollar to charity or research.
shallow
strong
short
stiff

I asked her to make a spreadsheet of our expenses, but she just looked at me like a deer in the .......... She listed Microsoft Excel on her resume, but I am not so sure she's familiar with it.
forest
zoo
slaughter
headlights

"I asked Frank if he'd be able to get the support from his team to make this happen, and he promised that he could ......... the goods," Ned said to Clarissa.
deliver
make
cover
handle

He would give up the ......... weed soon. He had smoked cigarettes for 20 years, and they were killing him.
rag
Indian
demon
hated

I hope Paul finds a job this summer. It will keep him out of trouble. You know what they say: "Idle ......... are the devil's tools".
thoughts
brains
hands
friends

"I know you aren't worried about typos on the forms, but the devil's in the .......... These mistakes can cost our customers a lot of money," the boss told the customer service team.
errors
works
system
details

He rides that dirt bike 'way too fast. His devil-may-......... attitude is going to get him hurt badly one day.
care
die
stop
ride

"I know you don't like the decision, but the ......... is cast. You're just going to have to live with it," Melanie told Jeff.
ring
metal
die
mold

I did well in college algebra classes, but calculus is a whole different ......... of fish.
catch
kettle
species
school

He didn't like how his neighbors had decorated their house. The colors were ugly, but "Different ......... for different folks," he thought.
cloaks
jokes
strokes
yokes