English Slang Idioms (63)

When the boss finds out that you are having problems with the project, after you told him repeatedly that you don't need any help, you're going to have to eat ......... pie.
crow
shy
ample
humble

I am never going to take Grace to an all-you-can-eat buffet again. She ate like a ......... — she only had one plate of food!
pig
chicken
bird
mouse

He loved Thanksgiving at his mother's house. She didn't yell at him when he ate like a ......... every year. He ate at least three times as much as everyone else.
pig
dog
cow
crow

"Everyone knows I'm the fastest runner on the team. If Chris can beat me in a race, I'll ......... my hat!" Matt said.
lose
sell
eat
crush

"He's a good wrestler, but I'm much better. I'd eat him ......... if he wrestled me!" Warren bragged to Nathan.
alive
fast
up
away

"I told you that I'd get the best grade in the class. Eat your ......... out, Neil," Max said.
hopes
guts
heart
brains

"That stain will come off, Gina. You just have to use a little elbow .........," Gracie said.
grease
oil
effort
scrub

I can get this done if you give me a little elbow .......... You're all crowding around too much, and I can't work!
area
space
room
grease

They breached their contract with him last week, but no one mentioned it at all during their dinner. Neither party wanted to be the first to bring up the ......... in the room.
ghost
shadow
monster
elephant

"Whew! I just handed in my report. I completed it at the ......... hour and then got to the classroom just two minutes before class started," Christie said to Larissa.
eleventh
last
final
latest