Slang idioms

The new boss was a stickler for details, so the employee knew he would have to mind his p's and ......

He knew that he shouldn't judge his friend by what kind of clients he took at his law office. Times were hard and one needed a catch as ..... can attitude toward business.

The project ran into a lot of problems at at the design stage, and then its budget was cut way back. Now it's as dead as a ......

"Are you ready for the interview? You are? Well, knock em ...... I am sure you will do great," her dad told her.

"You're going to go to summer camp, so stop ..... about it. It's not optional," Larry told his son, Mike.

"I am just calling to let you know that we had to cancel the picnic this weekend on ..... of the upcoming storm. Apparently, it is going to rain starting Thursday and continue all the way through the weekend," Amber said to the Johnsons.

"I know that you think that giving everyone in the country a large sum of money will help our country's economy. On the ....., I think that would just cause inflation and would have no real effect on the health of our nation," Rob said to Will.

"I had to work overtime last night because there was a shoot ..... at the Delray Bar. It took a couple of hours to arrest everyone and collect the weapons, so I didn't get home until three a.m.," Detective Wilson told Detective Simon.

"Jamie Thomas? I can't think of who that is, but the name ..... a bell. How would I know her?" Nancy asked Janine.

"Did the saw I lent you help?" Paul asked. Chris responded, "Yes, it worked like a ...... I got the work done at least twice as fast."