Older idioms
Giving up your seat to an older person seems to be a _________ of the past. (something that no longer happens)
thing
Don't lose _________ , there'll be plenty more chances for promotion.
heart
I was lying in a weird position and my leg went __________.
A local anaesthetic given to a specific region of your body makes it __________.
Ever since his girlfriend left him he has felt __________.
numb
Conservationists were monitoring the state of the lake's wildlife as it ran __________.
dry
Followed by journalists everywhere, they did their best to keep their children out of the public __________.
eye
We need to get to the ________ of the problem.
Communism has never really taken ________ in England.
During the ________ canal process, the inflamed pulp is removed.
root
We're running _________ on milk - could you buy some more?
low
I had spent two months worrying about it and I was glad to get it off my ________.
chest
She suffered a __________ that left her unable to speak.
__________ the dog if you want, he won't bite.
By a __________ of luck, someone else was walking along the trail and heard my shouts for help.
stroke
He doesn’t ___________ much of a chance in the election. (to have a chance of success)
stand
The business is in trouble, but we are just about keeping our _______ above water.
heads
Our whole schedule was put out of __________ by the designs arriving a week late.
The parents were given __________ custody of the child.
He's been complaining about his knee __________ when running.
joint
Another rise in income tax. So _________ for all those election promises. (used for showing that you think a particular idea, statement, or activity has no value)
A
much
I had a huge lump in my ____________ as I watched my brother get on the plane.
throat
That was a _________ decision - you didn't think about the costs involved.
There has been a _________ of complaints in the last two months.
If you stay in the sun too long you'll get heat _________ .
rash