Slang idioms

Counseling is not going to help now. That's like shutting the ..... after the horse has bolted. It might have helped a couple of months ago, but the feeling is now gone.

"There's going to be a real ..... in the henhouse now. Teresa hired a very attractive guy to work here!" Lynn said to Glenda.

She could tell that he had ..... off the wagon again. He smelled of whiskey and was obviously having a hard time keeping his balance.

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.

They fought daily and seemed more like roommates than husband and wife. He couldn't pinpoint when the feelings of love got swept away by the deluge of day-to-day details all he knew was that the honeymoon was ......

"My company pays me for gas mileage but they really don't factor in the wear and ..... that my vehicle gets from steady use," Jeff said to Alex.

"That movie star freaked out and hit a policeman when he asked her to wait in line instead of barging to the front? This is going to be a red-..... day for the paparazzi," Grant said to Eugene.

"As a plumber, John is a waste of ...... He's worked here for over a year and still needs help with the simplest tasks," Ralph complained to Jesse.

This exotic meal is really good so don't knock it until you try it.

At work, there are some raw employees who think they can just do whatever they want.