English Idioms

3. Income tax reform is a political hot _______, none of the parties want to face this difficult issue.
5. Nobody’s talking about the _______ in the room which is that we will have to make job cuts if we want to go forward with this plan.
8. Julia, please can you explain, in a _______, what cloud computing is?
10. Employees are working round the _______ to be ready for the big product launch at the end of the month.
11. We’re having some financial difficulties at the moment. I’m working a second job at the weekends just to make _______ meet.

1. We should never have started this project, it’s been a complete _______ of time.
2. Once in a blue _______ I drive back to my hometown and see how much has changed over the years.
4. Don’t be afraid of Rex. He looks fierce, but he wouldn’t hurt a _______.
6. Come on, let’s go shopping! I’ve just been given a bonus and it’s burning a hole in my _______.
7. This is my favourite jacket. I bought it in New York, it cost me an _______ and a leg.
9. I really didn’t enjoy the free jazz group, it’s not my cup of _______ at all.