I only started my new job last week, and I still feel like a _____ out of water. (to be in a situation that you know nothing about or are not used to)

That's the third burger you've eaten. I wish you'd stop making such a _____ of yourself. (to eat a lot of food)

What do you think of our new English teacher? Personally I think she's a bit of a cold _____. (someone who is not very friendly)

I'd love to be a _____ on the wall when Debbie tells Mr Roberts what she thinks of him! (to be able to see what people are doing without them noticing you)

Where have you been? You're soaking wet! You look like a drowned _____! (looking very wet and cold)

The hotel used to be the best in town, but since the new manager took over it's really gone to the _____s. (not as good at it was in the past)

I can't help you at the moment, I'm afraid. I've got bigger _____ to fry. (to have more important things to do or think about)

He thinks he's better than us. I wish he would get off his high _____. (stop behaving as if he knows more or is better than anyone else)

I'm not going out with you looking like that. You look like something that the _____ dragged in! Brush your hair and put on some clean clothes! (to have a very dirty or untidy appearance)

I feel really sorry for poor old Steven: he's so _____pecked. (criticised and given orders all the time by a wife or female partner)

William didn't get the promotion he wanted last year, and he's had a _____ in his bonnet about it ever since. (to be very involved in something that you think is important, in a way that other peoplefind annoying)

It really gets my _____, the way she keeps interrupting all the time. (to annoy someone)