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English Slang Idioms (51)

1.Their conversation lagged, so he racked his brain trying

to figure out something to talk about that would fill the

air

damp

dead

dumb

dull

2.She couldn't believe that he was bringing up last month's

finances again She thought that they had worked it out

and that the issue was dead and

buried

over

mouldy

done

3.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

donut

dumbbell

dodo

door

4.He tried each of his flashlights and none worked Their

batteries were as dead as a

doorsill

doornail

doormat

doorbell

5.It was a very exciting game The Superbowl was in the

fourth quarter and both teams were dead

even

meat

heat

gone

6.I don't know why Jay doesn't fire Ted That guy is dead

from the up He can't even get the simplest tasks

done

ground

pick

brain

neck

7.He couldn't decide who deserved the

Employee-of-the-Month award more The two front runners finished the

month off in a dead Their stats were exactly the

same

heat

line

test

wire

8."I don't think I should go out drinking with you guys

during the week anymore It's only 11 a.m., and I'm

already dead in the ," Maxine told her friends

saddle

bucket

water

pot

9."I know I'm late turning in my project This is the first time

I've used that computer program, but I did my dead level

to get it to you on time," Jay said

deal

best

effort

crunch

10."Did you hear that Tim got caught falsifying documents

to save time? The boss is going to flip out Tim is a dead

man for sure," Christie said to George

lying

going

passing

walking