English Language Tests-Intermediate level''''s archiveEnglish Slang Idioms (93) ppsx

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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (93)

1."This neighborhood is going to in a handcart

When I moved in here, it was nice Now, there is graffiti,

broken glass everywhere and thugs standing around on

the streets," Gladice told Emma

pits

garbage

nature

hell

2."Getting a whole class of junior-high school students into

and out of a gymnasium in an orderly manner is about as

easy as herding ," Melissa told David

cats

sheep

cattle

dogs

3."I can't go to the movies with you I already spent the

majority of my paycheck," Jay said Tommy replied, " Isn't

that the way of it? Paychecks are here today,

tomorrow I can never seem to save any money."

gone

owed

paid

earned

4."Why didn't you show up to help me move like you said

you would do? You left me high and I had to hire

the next-door neighbor to help," Randy said to Bert

broke

tired

dry

wet

5.He hated his boss Anytime he asked her for help, she

would get all high and and either treat him like a little

kid or an idiot

dry

classy

superior

mighty

6."I am sorry if I acted like an idiot at the bar the other

night I don't usually drink and I was as high as a ,"

Ronald said to Nancy

kite

castle

bird

skyscraper

7.He felt bad about how he treated Maureen at work He

acted all high- with her when she voiced her concern

about who would pay for her gas on the company trip He

implied that it was her fault she couldn't afford it

finance

handed

held

stood

8."Let's find a plan that has a good chance of working

Tim's idea requires too much of a high-wire The

costs of failing are too high," Rick said to the team

art

balance

act

) picnic

9."Our main competitor committed the worst

Himalayan that I have ever seen They committed all

their resources to producing kitchen tables with television

sets built into the tops No one wants them and our

competitors may go out of business," Tim told his

coworker

experiments

acts

blunders

trips

10."Don't worry about it, Tina It was hard to see what the

right answer was at the time It is easy to see what

someone else should have done after the fact Hindsight is

always ," Jay said

clearer

easier

twenty-twenty

faster