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I don't drink anymore and the only reason I got into fights was because I was too drunk all the time," Roy said to Hank... getting the glue spread out right on the backs of them without

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (283)

1."When I went to court, the judge told me that if I ever

showed up in his courtroom again I would be going to jail

The threat of going to jail was more than enough to make

me my ways I don't drink anymore and the only

reason I got into fights was because I was too drunk all the

time," Roy said to Hank

build

sow

mend

increase

2."For a new deck, you are at about $1,500 or so,"

the contractor told Bill and Jane

staring

blinking

eyeing

looking

3."It is very hard to install a shower stall that is built out of

multiple panels It is hard enough to get them lined up

properly, not to getting the glue spread out right on

the backs of them without breaking the thin plastic of the

panels," Chris said to Derrick

mention

tolerate

remark

vocalize

4."I have to warn you, this job is stressful The last person

who worked as a manager for the Federal Employee

Program had a breakdown," Andy said to Mike

brain

thought

nervous

stomach

5.The soldiers started having a contest at work for fun

Unfortunately they were caught around by the First

Sergeant who not only ordered them to get to work but

made them all do more pushups and sit-ups than any of

them wanted to do

wandering

messing

slapping around

leaning

6.After being reprimanded by the manager for giving a

customer the incorrect price for some plants that cost the

company $50, Ian said, "I realized I messed and I

know what I did wrong I can assure you that it won't

happen again." Luckily, the boss was placated after that

statement

off

back

up

over

7.He didn't want to take the dog on the hike She wanted

the dog to get some exercise They found some

ground and decided to take the dog for a walk and then go

on the hike

equality

same

divided

middle

8.Chris knew that the nursery was getting their unique

succulent plants from a dealer in Chico, California He

knew that the nursery marked the succulents up so that

they could make a profit One day, he found a telephone

number for the man in Chico in one of the plants he

purchased He called the number and made an

appointment to meet with the dealer directly If Chris could

buy the plants directly from the dealer, he could eliminate

the and save himself some money

package deal

middle man

messenger

missing link

9."We have to get some order here We can't have all of

the kids around the park unsupervised We need to

keep them in a relatively-tight group so we can keep an

eye on them," the teacher said to her assistant when they

took their class on a field trip to the zoo

milling

bouncing

jaunting

skipping

10.He thought back on the major of his life:

graduating college, getting out of the army, getting

married, buying his first house and starting his first

career-oriented job He thought when one is depressed, it is good

to remind oneself of all the things he or she has

accomplished in the past

milestones

grave stones

metronomes

novels