English Language Tests-Intermediate level''''s archive. English Slang Idioms (177) pot

This time, it kept overheating," Wes told his boss.. went broke fell laid... down away into off 3."She left because she doesn't want to be around Doug.. obviously, she can't stand him,"

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (177)

1."I am sorry that I am late My car down again I am

getting it fixed tomorrow This time, it kept overheating,"

Wes told his boss

went

broke

fell

laid

2."I heard from Tim that you broke your engagement

with Jones What happened?" His mom asked him

down

away

into

off

3."She left because she doesn't want to be around Doug

He her heart about a year ago by dating her cousin

without telling her She really loved him and now,

obviously, she can't stand him," Laurie told Linda when

she asked why Kim abruptly left the party

sanded

broke

nailed

burned

4."I don't want to see you standing on the top of that

ladder anymore You almost tipped it over just now It isn't

safe to stand on the top of it You could your neck,"

his wife yelled at him

break

twist

rub

destroy

5."I can't trust you anymore You promised me that you

would help me move and you your word I had to do

everything myself because I couldn't find anyone else on

such short notice," Nate told Brent

broke

smashed

kept

twisted

6.He had it made He won a full sports scholarship to

Harvard after breaking the for fastest marathon

runner

statistics

standards

accomplishments

record

7.We have seen many in computer technology in

our lifetime Computers used to take up entire rooms and

now the computers in our cell phones are more powerful

than those room-sized computers used to be

marathons

chains of events

breakthroughs

betterment

8."Can you please call your sister? She is really broke

about your cousin dying I think she needs to talk to

someone that cares," her mom told her

away

up

down

apart

9.He had always wanted to be a public servant so that he

could about change He thought that there were a lot

of good things about society he just wanted to improve

whatever he could

come

turn

bring

levy

10."I don't like Jack that much He is such a around

the boss Anytime we try to talk about ideas, he backs the

boss automatically and gets all confrontational like he

thinks that him and the boss are going to gang up on me,"

Luke said to Elsie

brown-noser

long nosed

hot-head

big wig