Idioms

He apologized for losing his temper after his wife told him that she had spent a lot of money. It was just a knee-jerk ...... He hadn't planned it and he now regretted it.

He was racing against the ..... now; he wasn't sure he would meet his deadline this time.

His brother responded, "I have no idea if it will rain. That is in the lap of the .....," and hung up on him in annoyance.

He made a commitment to himself to get perfect grades in school the next semester. He had ..... around for too long and had almost been booted out of school last semester for poor grades.

"Your brake pads are ..... out. You will need a new set in the front," the mechanic told Caleb.

"Dad's such a tight.....! He told me we can't have more than ten dollars a week for our allowance," Rachel told her sister.

Since she started work on the stock exchange she has been making money hand over fist.

Although he had never met her, he was determined to read her the riot act.

I can't help you there my friend. The ball is in your court.

I love to sit around and chew the fat with old friends.