English Slang Idioms (441)

"James will never approve your request for a new computer," Lewis said. Mark explained, "James is on vacation and Steve is covering for him." "Oh, that's a whole new ..... game, Lewis replied, "I should ask him for one, too!"

"Why're you doing that expense sheet, Mr Jacobs? Isn't that the assistant manager's job? Why keep a dog and ..... yourself?" Lane asked.

"You have to do a better paint job than that. That will never ..... with the customer," Billy admonished.

"The other team won by a ...... It was a close game, and they beat us during overtime," Wesley told his father.

"You can't just paint over that discolored area. That's just ..... dressing. You'll need to replace the wood first, and then you can paint it," Jeremy said to Bob.

"I think we should stay away from Alex. The eyes are the windows to the ....., and he has a really creepy look in his eyes," Jenny said to Alyssa.

"Everyone's laughing at me! Keep on laughing, and I'll ..... the smiles right off your faces!" the angry teen promised.

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

"How did the robbery go?" the mastermind asked his gang. The leader bragged, "It came off without a ....., Boss. No one saw us and everything went smoothly."

"Woe is .....! I have extra duty on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve," Private Jackson moaned. Private Ellis sympathesized, "That's horrible! That's cruel and unusual punishment!"