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English Slang Idioms (143)

He was happy that he purchased the ......... of the line brakes for his car when his old ones needed replacing. When a deer jumped into the road in front of him, he was able to stop before hitting it.
He felt quite embarrassed. He told an off-......... joke during dinner that did not go over well. No one laughed and he received some dirty looks from several of the people at the table.
"We went to the newly-discovered waterfall this weekend and it is beautiful! It is off the ......... track a little bit but you can drive your car and it will be OK," Lisa told Bill and Jennifer.
"I wasn't sure if the new comedy show would go over well with the public. I just looked at our ratings and they are off the .........! The people love that show!" Mark said to Jeff.
"Chief, we have to let the suspect go. He has an air-......... alibi when the crime was committed," Detective Bills said.
With a heavy ........., Mel said the final words, "You're fired," to his wife's best friend.
"No assembly is required to get everything in working order. The product comes ready to use right ......... the shelf," the salesman told the couple.
"Is it alright to do the assignment by ......... or does it have to be typed?" Jan asked her professor.
"Oh, my .......... You startled me! Knock next time," Sally told her friend who had just walked into her house without warning.
"We have known each other for twenty years. I wouldn't trade our friendship for one hundred new friends. Old friends and old ......... are the best," Arthur said to his son.