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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive English Slang Idioms 64 1."Gina just talks and talks, but she has nothing of substance or intelligence to say.. noise of it 2."For al

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English Slang Idioms (64)

1."Gina just talks and talks, but she has nothing of

substance or intelligence to say Well, you know what they

say — 'Empty vessels make the most ,' " Cathy said

to Frank

speed

trouble

noise

of it

2."For all that talk about how good an idea he had, it sure

didn't produce any results I'm not surprised, though; most

of his ideas end up in ," Kristen said to Elsie

haze

smoke

mist

fumes

3."Well, Jim, you finally did something right Don't let it go

to your head, though Even a blind finds a nut once

in a while," his boss warned him

bolt

hog

squirrel

mouse

4.George thinks he is very smart because he got the right

answer to the question, but in my opinion, he and

fell into it it was just chance that he picked the right

option

bounced

tripped

skipped

found

5."Wow, Fred found the problem, even though he's not

usually very competent That just goes to show that even

a broken is right twice a day," the superintendent told

his assistant

radio

train

man

clock

6.He was glad that the embargo was over and the

company was on even again It had been dicey for a

while

jack

eye

evel

keel

7."Thanks for paying me the five bucks you owed me for

dinner We're even- now," Mark said to Kurt

steven

handed

out

level

8.Jeff talked a lot about himself at our party last night

how much he has accomplished, how much money he

makes and how many trips he takes Well, every ass likes

to hear himself

bray

neigh

grunt

snort

9.If you hadn't lost your old job, you never would have

landed the one you have now The hours and the pay are

much better It just goes to show that every has a

silver lining

sorrow

cloud

coin

puddle

10."You want to invite the Joneses, the Williamses and the

Morehearts too? Too many people have been invited

already! Are you going to invite everyone and their

?" Melissa whined

dogs

pets

kittens

cats