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English Slang Idioms (389)

"I need to stop for a second; I'm a little ......... of breath," Lisa told Tom while they were climbing the mountain.
"We need to ......... another order soon; we're short on spices, sauces and flour," the grocery store manager told one of his staff.
"Wow, he sure gave me short .........! I asked him for time off to go to my aunt's funeral, and he didn't even give me his condolences; he just said no," Bob exclaimed to his coworker.
"Your friend Joe is so ......... spoken! Does he ever raise his voice in anger?" Jane asked Mike.
"I have to sit down for a moment before I go back to work. I've gotten ......... since I left the army; I'm not as fit as I used to be," Brandon told Ricky.
"We have to go back to the supermarket. The cashier .........-changed me. The groceries were $30 and I gave her two twenty-dollar bills, but she only gave me $5 back," Jim said to his wife.
"I don't like Tom's work. He takes too many ......... and uses cheap materials," the foreman told the contractor.
"I spent most of the day filing out an application for Harvard Law School. I know it's a ......... in the dark since my grades aren't that good, but it's worth a try," Christian said to Jay.
"I'm sorry that your boyfriend broke up with you. If you need a shoulder to ......... on, let me know," Janice said to her friend Chloe.
"I told you to leave my house, so shove ......... already!" Hank told his rowdy guest.