Slang idioms

Steve must have a(n) ..... to grind with the billing department. He criticizes or insults them in every meeting we have.

"You'd better get some ice on your eye. It's starting to turn .....," the coach told Jasper after the wrestling match.

"Come on! The ..... is clear!" Tommy said to his younger brother, who was sneaking out through their bedroom window.

The train conductor told the passengers to mind the ..... when exiting the train since there was a space of about six inches between the train and the platform.

"I have no hope of being elected school president of the college. The other candidate has the ..... power behind him. I don't have the money to throw big parties and to put up flyers," Matt told Elizabeth.

"I know that it is hard when you are growing up to know what the right thing to do is. I would encourage you to keep your own ..... and make your own decisions because your friends won't always have your best interest at heart even if they don't intend to," Bob said to Danny.

"Your friend told you that she saw me at the bar on Tuesday? That is a pack of ...... I had to work late and my boss can verify that," Eric told Sylvia.

"Johnny! You are up and .....! I was getting worried about you. You were really sick for the past two weeks," Kyle told his nephew.

"Have you seen the new Batman movie, 'The Dark Knight'?" Mark asked. Sam replied, "Is that the one with Christian Bale that everybody's been ..... about lately?"

The door is in good shape. But, it does have a nick in the lower left corner.