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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive English Slang Idioms 192 1."But what will happen if I break up with Tommy?. Will everyone at school hate me?" Carrie asked her brothe

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (192)

1."But what will happen if I break up with Tommy? Will

everyone at school hate me?" Carrie asked her brother

He replied, "I don't know Does it look like I have a

ball to you?"

bowling

clairvoyant

future

crystal

2."John, I told you to bring the most experienced crime

scene investigator you have Why did you bring this

scout?" Ted asked when John showed up with a man who

couldn't have been over 21 years old

cub

field

court

talent

3.Chris and Linda added lots of plants to their yard to

increase their house's curb

desire

appeal

vision

sight

4."During the presentation, my boss's toupee almost

slipped all the way off of his head I tried not to crack

but I couldn't help it He didn't laugh with me," Jenny

told Hank

out

away

up

too

5.He had been grounded for two months when the school

called his father and informed him that he had been

cutting on a regular basis Now he wouldn't be able

to go to the rock concert with his friends

books

studying

class

conformity

6."I am sorry that I left you by yourself at the party the

other night but I saw my ex-girlfriend with the guy I got into

a fist-fight with coming my way so I decided to cut

and ," Mark told Frank

jump

run

swim

jog

7.He knew that he was in a cranky mood and was trying to

care about the effect it was having on his guests He tried

to cut on the amount of cigarettes he had been

smoking by three quarters His need for a cigarette was

not making him an agreeable host

back

away

on

demand

8."Did you hear about Hank the Bully getting cut down to

at school on Tuesday? He picked a fight with a kid

half his size and the kid punched him out," Robby told Ian

size

flow

fit

regular

9."I just got the monthly statistics in and they are so good

that I have decided to cut you all for the day early as

a way of saying thanks for all of your hard work You only

have to work until 12 o'clock and then you can all go

home," Bill told all the employees

in

to shreds

home

loose

10.Some rich people, I suspect, enjoy it when their status

doesn't ice with a person serving them or doing

business with them I suspect that they must enjoy being

treated like regular people sometimes

melt

dry

buy

cut