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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (131)

1."We are going to your great aunt's house for dinner

tonight You better your P's and Q's while we are

there tonight She is from an older generation and expects

kids to act politely You were both very rude last time we

were there," Ben and Josie's grandma told them

thank

mind

write

remember

2.He was very happy with his purchase He had bought a

Ford Mustang that was in condition for a very cheap

price

factories

blemished

mint

refurbished

3."Don't pay attention to Jimmy's insults He just has a

case of the guts He is unhappy so he tries to make

others unhappy," his grandpa told him when he came

home from school hurt

bad

petty

honesty

misery

4."There is no room for error on this project A is as

good as a mile here since this is the first of many steps

and each step hinges on the previous one," the boss told

his staff

bungle

miss

oversight

accident

5.He liked to go to the mom an coffee shop on the

corner when he had spare time and wanted to read

kids

friends

company

pop

6."Don't worry about what the Monday morning say

to you about your decisions They don't understand that

the right answer isn't always clear at the time and that

sometimes there isn't adequate time to make a decision

They have the benefit of not having to make a decision

and examining things after the fact Just know that I

understand why you decided to do what you did," the

upper-level manager told the middle manager

talkers

examiners

quarterbacks

players

7."What today's generation doesn't understand is that

money doesn't grow on They think that because

they went to school, they should make more than

someone who has worked their whole life," George

complained to Max

trees

fields

books

bottoms

8.In America, money is a major crime Often the

crime is committed to attempt to make drug money seem

legitimate

processing

converting

laundering

switching

9."I know that making money doesn't matter to you right

now, but money makes many Later in life, you are

going to want a nice house, a car, some nice things, and

the ability to travel Money, or the lack of it, is a very

important part of everyone's lives," George told his hippie,

college-age kid

decisions

marks

folks

things

1o."We are going to behave and act our age while in the

nice restaurant I don't want any yelling or

business," Josie told her three kids

zany

crazy

monkey

hyper