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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive English Slang Idioms 112 1.He knew that he possessed a trait that every good manager should have: he had the ability to keep his ....

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (112)

1.He knew that he possessed a trait that every good

manager should have: he had the ability to keep his

in very stressful situations

job

ead

thought

motives

2.When she first started working for the company she had

a hard time keeping her head above She could

barely cope with the workload and with learning all the

different company regulations

ground

water

criticisms

clouds

3.He knew that to succeed in the job he had, one had to

keep his or her nose to the from the time he or she

got to the door until close of business

grindstone

face

mirror

booking

4.He didn't know if he could quit smoking cigarettes He

had tried to the habit several times before and had

always gone back to smoking within a period of a month or

two

ended

eradicate

fuel

kick

5."Hi, Jim, it's your Dad I hate to say it, but your mom and

I have decided that we are going to stop paying for your

car insurance We are kicking away the so that you

learn how to make it on your own without assistance from

anyone."

dirt

ladder

check

salsa

6.His girlfriend showing up at work with his best friend to

let him know that she was breaking up with him to marry

his best friend was the worst kick in the he had ever

experienced

pants

mule

teeth

start

7."We need to address this problem with our products

People could get hurt We can't afford to kick the problem

into the long and pretend it doesn't exist," the

manager told the staff

waters

grass

sandbars

taste

8."I want you to leave this assignment in plain view on

your desk until it is completed If you see it, you will

complete it If you put it in your desk, it's out of sight, out of

and it may be forgotten," the supervisor said

existence

universe

ballpark

mind

9.He knew that as soon as his father kicked th he

would inherit the family farm He wasn't sure whether it

would be right to sell the farm after his father passed away

and put all of the hands that worked there out on the

street

boards

lottery

the addiction

bucket

10."I don't have a specific job at a specific company in

mind When I get out of school, I am going to keep my

open and look for the job that pays the best," Luke

told his parents over the phone

windows

nose

options

banks