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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (122)

1.He hated the wait before a job interview; he felt as antsy

as a cat on bricks

cold

wet

hot

rough

2."I just saw Steven leave the boss's office It must have

been good news He looks as happy as the that got

the cream," Jenny told Rachel

dog

boar

cat

elephant

3."I got another jury summons! I needed that right now

about as much as a fish needs a ," James told his

roommate

tank

food

fin

bicycle

4.He felt insulted The proprietor of the store had been

watching him like a ever since he entered the store

He wasn't a thief

fish

cat

hippopotamus

hawk

5.He decided that he would jump off of the bridge and into

the water even though it was potentially dangerous He

didn't want his friends to think he was a

chicken

cash

goose

snitch

6."My husband and I went to the classic car show this

weekend My husband had been looking forward to it for a

long time As soon as he entered into the event he looked

as happy as a kid in a store," Lisa told Ken and then

laughed

textbook

health food

candy

pottery

7.Even though he had been in several serious motorcycle

accidents, he still rode too fast He was drawn to high

speeds like a to a flame

fish

moth

zebra

book

8.The manager read the second letter of resignation she

had received that day Since the press release reporting

that the company was in a lot of trouble had come out,

employees had been leaving like rats deserting a

ship

sailing

new

arriving

sinking

9.Now that the new procedure had been implemented in

the warehouse, packages were arriving, being stored, and

were leaving like

soapbox

cereal

clockwork

wax

10."Marty's boy is doing extremely well so far as a banker

His old man was one of our best employees, so I am not

surprised Well, like , like son," Mr Williams said to

Mr Todd

relative

Descendent

father

moon