English Slang Idioms (55)

"Remember, Tommy, do as you would be ......... by and you can't go wrong," his mother said.
done
come
had
told

He knew that he had been hired to do the ......... work, but this did not bother him.
mad
dirty
under
lazy

"Make sure you read the company manual so you are familiar with the ......... and don'ts around here," the trainer said to the new employee.
can'ts
does
do's
won'ts

"I don't know how you manage to always dodge the .......... I get in trouble for everything I do," Jeff whined to his brother.
wrath
anger
bullet
mallet

His commander told him that his platoon would be in a parade next month. He hated these parades because they were just dog and ......... shows.
cat
puppy
monkey
pony

Now that the dog ......... were upon the town, all the kids wanted to go to the river and cool off.
howls
hairs
days
years

Stockbrokers live in a dog-.........-dog world, and he didn't want to work under those stressful conditions.
eat
bite
chase
and

"I can't wait until this shift is over so I can go home. I'm dog .........," Linda said to Lucy.
done
tired
gone
mad

He didn't think that the college bookstore would buy back his chemistry book. It was dog-......... on the corners and had some titration stains on it.
bent
eaten
bitten
eared

"What's wrong with you? You look like you are in the ......... today. You always look so happy every other day," Helen said to Geraldine.
hen house
bullpens
circus
doldrums