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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive English Slang Idioms 279 1."I can wait while you dig the succulent plant out of your garden but you'll have to make it.... I have to

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (279)

1."I can wait while you dig the succulent plant out of your

garden but you'll have to make it I have to be back

to work in 15 minutes and it's a 10 minute drive," Chris

said to Lisa

peppy

spiny

tinny

snappy

2."It is too bad it is raining while we are camping Rather

than let it ruin our trip, let's make of it and get a card

game going in the tent," Bill said to the boy scouts

day

light

dark

bright

3."You brought a bottle of whiskey to our parents'

Christmas party? Are you crazy?" Joe asked his brother

Eric responded, "Yes! You have to make on

Christmas! A couple of drinks will put us in that special,

happy, holiday mood."

marching

merry

mostly

grin

4."It always surprises me how much longer it takes to build

something than to tear it down It took me two hours to

build a beautiful, detailed sandcastle on the beach It took

my 3 year-old two minutes to make of it," Brandy

said to Marcella

mincemeat

chicken breasts

salad

fruit

5."Why do you keep pulling my hair? It hurts it out,"

Sarah said to her brother

force

bail

cut

shut

6."Will you stop telling people all of the bad things I do and

say? Why are you trying to me out to be a monster,"

Laura said to Aiden

make

break

bring

mince

7."I like Anna because I have no idea what makes her

I don't understand why she gets up in the morning

or why she wears what she does She is mysterious,"

Luke told Bill

talk

tick

click

beat

8."You decided that you were going to tell other people

about your friends' secrets to make you seem more

interesting to others and now your friends don't trust you

Now you want me to send you to another school because

you are not liked there I am going to insist you go to the

school you are at because it is a good lesson when you

make your you have to lie in it," Matt told his son

Josh

cot

bed

blanket

room

9."I have wanted to ask Brad out for so long and then, all

of a sudden, he kissed me so hard it made my spin,"

Lucy said to Emma

heart

nerves

necklace

head

10."That chicken smells so good — my is beginning

to water," Sam told his grandma

garden

faucet

mouth

river