Idioms

The completion of his computer programming course was another string to his ………….

Mary was going through a rough time and her family felt like they had to 'walk on eggshells' around her. What does to 'walk on eggshells' mean? ......

"Is it hard to use the word processing program here?" Wilma asked Maude. Maude replied, "No, not at all. Using it is easy ......"

He thought about what he would say to his boss tomorrow when he put in his two-weeks notice. He decided that he would start off by saying something to the effect of "I hereby give notice of my ..... to quit." He still had to figure out what he would say after that.

"I know that you don't like your brother but can you find it in your ...... to help him fix his roof? You know how and it is winter. You know he can't afford the repairs," Melissa said to her husband.

"Don't mention Amber's mother. She goes into fits of ..... anytime her mom is mentioned," Bill warned Eric.

Some of you worked on until the small hours to make it a successful project.

It only remains for me to express my admiration for all those of you who stayed at your posts.

I feel really good about this class. I'm going to ace the exam tomorrow.

Can you pick me up after work? Sure, it's no sweat.