English Slang Idioms (128)

The politician said to the audience, "Every man in the ......... wants the same things: to work hard, to make money, to get to keep most of the money, to get quality healthcare for his family, and to be able to vote on a candidate that mirrors his views."
plant
factory
sea
street

"Kids, sometimes you are going to be tempted to do the wrong thing because you don't think that anyone will ever find out that you did the wrong thing. We, as your parents may not ever know what you did, but the man ......... knows," their dad told his son and daughter before bed.
downtown
in the closet
upstairs
inside

"My dog is so loyal. Everywhere I go, he wants to go. Everything I tell him to do, he does. I guess that is why dogs are called "man's best .........," Linda told James
characteristic
friend
possession
find

"Steve? I don't think you would like Steve. He is kind of a man's ........., you know? He likes hunting, fishing, drinking beer, going to the races, those kinds of things. You don't like any of those things," Gina told her best friend.
example
partner
companion
man

"Your plan sounds good, but have you given thought on how to implement it? There is many a ......... twixt cup and lip, you know," the boss told the head of the department
slip
achievement
fake
fumble

The birthday card was simple. It only had one line that said "many happy ........." and a short message from his son, but it still meant a lot to him that his son remembered his birthday.
thoughts
returns
presents
sights

"I don't think I am going to come tonight. Many ......... ago, I was a big drinker, but I don't like to get drunk anymore," Lilly told her friends when they asked her to go to the bar with them.
lifetime
moons
steps
segments

"Steve is an interesting guy. He definitely marches to the beat of his own .......... He dresses eccentrically and uses obscure words in his speech. I like him because he is different," Sally told Joe.
bass
drum
sound
singing

"I think that we should offer him police protection. After testifying against the gang, he is a ......... man. It is only matter of time before one of the gang members tries to kill him," the policeman told the chief
harmed
painted
disliked
marked

"Can you send an ambulance right away? It is a matter of life and .......... There are people who are severely injured here and some are bleeding profusely," the man said over his cell phone at the scene of the car crash.
quality
limb
injury
death