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He never ceased to motivate others who wanted to be motivated... 4.He asked the manager if it would be possible to place him on a different work team.. She had assigned him to the same t

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English Slang Idioms (124)

1.Tom Larrington was one of her favorite employees The

guy was a regular live He was always full of energy

and enthusiasm He never ceased to motivate others who

wanted to be motivated

performance

animal

cable

wire

2.There was a knock and the door and, lo and , it

was the pizza man who was 45 minutes late

mold

behold

beholding

held

3.He knew he had a gambling problem, he just wished he

admitted it to himself and got help before borrowing

$30,000.00 from a dangerous shark The money

was due, plus 40% interest, two days from now and he

didn't have it

finance

fiancee

loan

capital

4.He asked the manager if it would be possible to place

him on a different work team She had assigned him to the

same team as Ricky He and Ricky disagreed on

everything and he knew that it would only be a matter of

time before he and Ricky locked about an issue if

they were forced to work together

doors

gates

horns

deals

5."Why the long , John? I would think that you would

be happy now that your final exams are over and you are

on summer vacation," his girlfriend said to him

shirt

face

tail

hair

6.She knew that she only had a shot at graduating

college after this semester now that she had flunked two

of her four midterm exams

short

mini

powder

long

7."Hi, Jack Long time, no How long has it been

since we got together last? It must be at least a year," Ron

said

sight

sea

see

bonding

8."I am sorry that I applied and took the job you wanted,

Steve It was the only job being offered that I was qualified

for and I had to for number one," Cathy told him

seek

block

flight

look

9.His grandfather had always told him "look before you

" and he had found time and time again that failing

to contemplate the consequences of one's actions could

get one in a lot of trouble

sign

leap

buy

enter

10."I know that you really wanted to work in Nicaragua this

summer and are sad that you won't be able to Look at the

side, though At least you will have more time to

spend with me," Mike's girlfriend said to him

long

white

bright

desirable