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I think you need to think of something else and ask someone you know for a loan because you are not going to make enough by recycling cans to pay me," Hank told Jimmy... like this, is j

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (165)

1."So your idea to make enough money to pay me for the

car I sold you is to recycle aluminum cans? I think you are

at straws here I think you need to think of

something else and ask someone you know for a loan

because you are not going to make enough by recycling

cans to pay me," Hank told Jimmy

spitting

grasping

harvesting

planting

2."You know that her husband passed away yesterday

and that you will get paid soon Asking her to pay you for

the lawnmower, at a like this, is just wrong," Matt told

his brother

junction

place

time

event

3."Management just told us that a lot of our inventory got

destroyed in a fire and that we need to obtain more

inventory immediately at all ," Jim informed Candice

cost

spending

investments

savings

4."How much will it cost to repair the water damage

caused by the leak in the roof?" Mary asked the

contractor "At , you are looking at $1,500 for the

drywall I can't tell you for certain how much it will cost until

we remove some of the drywall and see whether any of

the studs are rotten If the studs have rotted, it will cost

more to fix," he replied

ideal

most

perfect

best

5.She hated the second and third weekend of the month

when she was "on " at the newspaper She wouldn't

get paid unless she was called but she also couldn't leave

the area in case of an emergency call

call

page

inspection

ready

6."We know that the victim was shot at close He

has gunpowder burns on his dress shirt," the police officer

told the reporter at the crime scene

sight

place

standing

range

7.His opponent was quite good at chess He was very

good and didn't usually have a hard time beating his

opponent He tried multiple strategies of attack but had

been stopped at every

check point

location

turn

mark

8."Is $2,000 a good deal for a 2001 Honda Civic with

100,000 miles on it?" Lisa asked Beth Beth replied, "It

seems to be but I wouldn't take it at value Bring it

into the shop and we will take a look to see if there is

anything seriously wrong with it."

visual

guessed

priced

stated

9."Well, things first, we need to rearrange the shed

Then, we can get the dresser out of the bedroom and that

will make room for the new king-sized bed," Steven told

Clarissa

one

priority

first

major

10."We really got a good deal on this house At first

, it didn't look like much but all it needed was paint and

landscaping," Bill told his wife

eye

glance

opinion

thought