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English Slang Idioms (176)

1.Many home owners lost money in America when the

housing market recently out

grounded

bottomed

flashed

framed

2.The local college football team bowled their

opponents in the last game with a final score of 49-7 It

was a refreshing change of pace

with

cherries

away

over

3.It is hard for developing countries to advance due to

what some call the " drain." The developing country's

best and the brightest are often hired to work in other

countries for higher salaries than are available in their

home countries This, in turn, leaves the developing

countries with less talented and smart people to help them

advance

talent

brain

winner

cream

4."Don't be too hard on him for coming in dirty Boys will

be They all like to get dirty at that age," Mary told

Ellen

soiled

play

plays

boys

5."I don't mind if you ride to the store on your bikes Make

sure to wear your buckets, though I don't want you

getting hurt or cracking your head open," Ryan said to his

two boys

seat

egg

brain

hair

6."I thought we would start figuring out our options

by for five minutes Once that is complete, we will

look through the list of ideas we have come up with and

talk about the pros and cons of each So what I need you

to do is right down anything that comes to mind and don't

stop to think whether it is a good idea or not We will

critique the ideas after the five minutes," Janice told the

team

brainstorming

drawing

painting

debating

7."I have only had one hobby for years throwing pottery

However, I got kind of sick of it and decided to and

try new things I am now learning how to refinish furniture

and play the bass guitar," Susan told Louise

run away

close the book

break the mold

branch out

8."I decided to away from the fraternity in college

and make different kinds of friends They weren't a bad

group of guys but they were more interested in partying

and having fun than planning a future for themselves and

getting good grades," Matt told his little brother

smash

drive

break

push

9."We had a small breaking ceremony before we

started building the new office We invited the new

workers and their families We had a barbecue and some

beers Then the Manager put a shovel into the ground and

dug out some dirt to signify where the new office will go It

was fun," Marcie told her good friend when she asked

what Marcie had done that day

soil

location

level

ground

10."As you know, we have been trying to into the

cell phone market without much success However, we

have a new product that we hope will make us a major

competitor in that market We are wondering if you would

be able to provide the service for our new phone," Lisa

told the telephone network executives

force

walk

break

run