Idioms

My attorney advised me ..... the terms and conditions of the insurance policy several times so that I was fully aware of what I was getting myself into.

The bill that Congress has produced is monstrous in ..... every way.

"I have to leave the office for about two hours. You have free ..... to conduct business until I get back," the boss told his assistant.

"Wow, I destroyed you in that game of cards. You have had your ..... handed to you again," his grandpa told him.

"Son, I know that you are pretty tore up because your best friend betrayed you by telling your girlfriend what you said about her in private. It is really hard to not only lose your girlfriend but your best friend at the same time. I hate to say this but it's true: keep your friends at ...... Enjoy their company, have a good time with them but don't reveal too much of yourself; your feelings and your inner-most thoughts. I wish one could be completely trusting but others may take advantage of that," his dad told him.

"I have nothing to worry about. I have engineered this so that if the plan were ever discovered, it would look like you did all of it. I will come up smelling like ..... and you will go to jail," Rick said to Tim.

"Don't complain that you had to work a long, hard day. You worked five hours today. I have had my ..... at the till since 6 o'clock this morning and I left the office at 4:30," Bill's dad said.

"Has anything important happened in the news in the past while? I am kind of out of ..... with current events due to a massive amount of school work," Dan asked his mom.

"Your friend stole $200 from you and ran off with your boyfriend? With friends like that, who needs .....?" Francesca said to Rosa.

Ever since Melanie won the Miss Universe Competition, her telephone has been ringing off the hook.