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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive English Slang Idioms 19 1.That new employee is sure a lost ball in high .... ," Grace said as a contemplative look came across Laura'

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (19)

1.That new employee is sure a lost ball in high He

doesn't know anything about his job and has managed to

mess up every project so far

stands

drugs

costs

weeds

2."A penny for your ," Grace said as a contemplative

look came across Laura's face

ponderings

voice

feelings

thoughts

3.My grandmother always told me that a penny saved is a

penny

spent

lost

earned

wasted

4.Some people consider the drug "crank" to be a poor

cocaine

man's

jerk's

folks'

loser's

5.He knew that the beautiful sports car he was looking at

must have cost a penny

pretty

big

bent

shiny

6.His mother told him that she was glad he confided in

her She reminded him that a problem shared was a

problem

lost

solved

halved

aggravated

7.She was glad that her friend Beth came over to help her

With both of them working on it, the yard would be clean in

less than two hours She believed that many make

light work

faces

laws

friends

hands

8.Now that he had the right tools for the job, he would get

it done in no

season

time

pain

problem

9.The politician told thecitizens that her tax cut would put

more money in their wallets; it was like a rising that

lifts all boats

oar

anchor

tide

rope

10.His parents told him that as long as he was

continuously working to better himself, he would be sure to

succeed in life They said that a rolling stone gathers no

grass

dirt

moss

water