English Language Tests-Intermediate level''''s archiveEnglish Slang Idioms (36) pps

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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (36)

1.He decided to retire He had been calling the at

his company for more years than he could remember, and

it was now time to relax

song

melody

tune

music

2.The calm before the was just about to end, and

they would be arguing again soon On average, he had

about 15 minutes of peace after he got home from work

wind

storm

waves

sand

3."Well, I might as well clean out my closet now, since I

can't dance and it's too wet to ," Kathy jokingly said

to Greta

plow

build

rake

sweep

4."He won't get the project done right He couldn't do it for

," Mike said

cans

toffee

paint

snuff

5."I think that the Black& Decker drill is pretty good, but it

can't hold a(n) to the Dewalt drill," Arnie said to

Adam

advantage

bond

candle

rope

6.That's the problem with a lot of department managers:

they're good at improving their own department, but often

it's at the expense of the organization as a whole They

can't see the for the trees

prairie

view

forest

route

7."I think that lawyer's a , and I would never hire him

He doesn't care about what happens to the company or

making things right; he only cares about his fees," Maggie

said

snitch

weakling

carpetbagger

liar

8."I love that guy He's like a in a coal mine: he can

spot trouble coming in the market from a mile away," the

manager said

shovel

wind

canary

genie

9."I think that the carrot-and- method works well in

an office environment: theworkers do what you want them

to do," the boss opined

rod

corn

peas

stick

10."I'm not going to the can for you, Kyle You're

going to have to tell Dad what you did and own up to it,"

Mathew said

carry

kick

recycle

sell