English Language Tests-Intermediate level''''s archiveEnglish Slang Idioms (173) pdf

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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (173)

1."I went to the farmers' market on Saturday in town to

look for fresh herbs When I got there, I could hardly

my eyes! There were stalls that had fresh garlic, basil,

oregano, thyme, parsley and sage, among other things I

was not expecting so many different kinds of herbs," Lilly

said to Lucy

recognize

open

see

believe

2."I was expecting the conference to include a few people

from the office and some snacks It turned out to be a big

, though All of the employees from our branch were

there, along with all the employees from another of our

branches There was a catered food service, music and

guest speakers such as the CEO of the company and

other high-up members of the company," Luke said to

Candice

affair

deal

barn raising

circus

3."I was so nervous during the presentation I had to give it

in front of all the shots the CEO, the Chief Financial

Officer, the President of Marketing, and some high-up

government officials," Sarah told her parents

long

cheap

big

hard

4."Hi James You would like me to work on your car? I do

work on cars but they are all old cars Your car is a bird of

a different Your car, being newer, has a lot of

computerized parts that are not present in older cars I

don't have the equipment or the knowledge to fix newer

cars like yours I am sorry," James said to Zack

feather

flight pattern

color

animal

5.Accepting that he didn't have what it took to be a doctor

was a pill for him to swallow He wanted to be a

doctor his whole life

sugar

healing

bitter

horse

6."I am sorry that I wasn't able to make it to your art show

I got called in to work unexpectedly and didn't have a

chance to let you know You forgive me? No

feelings? Thanks I'll talk to you soon," Kim said to Lacey

over the phone

fine

scary

anxious

hard

7.He was scared His wife told him that they fought last

night and he couldn't remember fighting with her at all The

last thing he remembered was pouring another drink and

dancing He figured that he must have out since he

couldn't remember anything after that moment

whacked

lashed

punched

blacked

8.His next-door neighbors were having a friend help them

build an addition onto their house He knew that they didn't

know much about construction and were only moving

forward with the project because their friend claimed to

know a lot about construction He had talked to the friend

and found that he knew about as much about construction

as a high school woodshop student The whole process

was a case of the leading the blind

blind

deaf

stupid

ignorant

9."Tina is remarkably perceptive when it comes to other

people but she sure seems to have a spot when it

comes to her boyfriend She just won't see that the guy is

an insensitive jerk who only cares about himself!" Mandy

told Sarah

hot

white

wet

blind

10."I told you to take back the nails and get more screws

but you took back the screws and got more nails you

stupid !" the contractor yelled at the worker

blockhead

learner

cheese head

cheese headmoose head