English Slang Idioms (117)

"I like Sergeant Caruso. He really leads with his .......... He says what needs to be said and does what needs to be done, no matter whether it gets him flack or not," Sergeant Lent told Sergeant O'Brian.
belt
chin
rubber
mat

Barrack Obama's presidential campaign has caught a lot of ......... from people regarding his pastor's views.
knack
flog
regard
flack

Wal-Mart is considered a lean and ......... organization by many due to the efficiency of their business and their ability to offer products at a lower cost than many competitors.
weak
bland
gigantic
mean

"We have to find this killer and get him out of society before anyone else dies. I know no clues have been found, but you all need to search again. Leave no ......... unturned. We have to get this guy," the Chief of Police said.
lead
thought
stone
theory

"You are going to have to leave. She already asked you twice not to bring up her not getting accepted into the college she wanted to go to. Can't you leave well enough .........?" her dad asked Jimmy.
voluntary
together
alone
gifts

Sometimes it is hard for businesses to keep everything coordinated when they expand quickly. Business can be disrupted by departments not communicating and other examples of the left ......... not knowing what the right (...) is doing.
shoe
brain
wing
hand

"Jim, you know I have equal seniority with the others here. Why am I not being invited to any of the meetings? I feel like I am being deliberately left in the .........," Luke said.
dark
drawer
shelf
shed

"What would I be doing? Well, if ......... to my own devices, I would be reading a book in the woods," Private Johnson to Specialist Bilby.
trapped
left
chained
partial

"Hey, Paul, it's Chris. Do you have time to lend an .........? I have a problem that I think you might know how to deal with."
hand
dollar
specialist
ear

"I am not surprised that your brother is in jail for drugs. He has always had that problem. I know he says he will change, but a leopard can't change its ........., Melanie," Misty said.
speed
height
spots
mass