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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive English Slang Idioms 115 1."Jack won't join the union.. I told him not to and he'll listen.. Willis told the union representative.. T

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English Slang Idioms (115)

1."Jack won't join the union I told him not to and he'll

listen He knows which side his is buttered on," Mr

Willis told the union representative

beans

carrots

bread

corn

2."Jake is a good employee That guy sure knows his

There isn't anything about how this place is run

that he doesn't know about," Marcie told Melissa

onions

ideas

feelings

shoes

3."You all think that Jack is going to side with you against

management, but he won't He knows his He

knows that it is not his job to decide how things are ran

around here and won't get involved," Mr Willis told the

union representative

peas

place

size

format

4.They had been maintaining a hobby farm for several

years They made a little money from it, but just enough to

cover the costs It was more a labor of than anything

else They just really liked animals

investment

love

grains

decision

5."Sorry, Wes can't come to the phone right now He has

gone to the of nod He fell asleep at about 8 PM

You'll have to try back tomorrow," Jake's wife said

land

work

location

river

6.His campaign manager had said that he would win by a

nice amount but he hadn't planned on the victory that

he had won He had won by a huge margin

domination

wishy-washy

landslide

example

7."Tim is the manager's lap He is always kissing up

to him and doing favors for him It makes me sick,"

Lillibeth said to Ellie

blanket

dog

belt

dance

8.He didn't want to seem like he was up to the boss,

but the boss had made a great maneuver that he felt was

worth complimenting He hoped that the others see it that

way too

glancing

making

riding

kissing

9.He disliked people that whined about petty day-to-day

problems that everyone in America faced He felt that

those who whined needed to it up and handle the

issues without bothering him

run

cry

suck

plump

10.His brother responded, "I have no idea if it will rain

That is in the lap of the ," and hung up on him in

annoyance

ducks

belts

whales

gods