English Language Tests-Intermediate level''''s archiveEnglish Slang Idioms (200) doc

It was a horrible trip," Allen told his wife... He acted like my friend and I confided in him about some of the things I was working on.. He told my boss that he came up with the ideas a

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (200)

1."We realized that we had brought the tents and sleeping

bags but we forgot the second set of tent poles We had to

double and sleep in one tent On top of that, it

rained the whole time It was a horrible trip," Allen told his

wife

bank

rate

bet

up

2."I quit my job today I can't work with Jim any more He

acted like my friend and I confided in him about some of

the things I was working on He then double- me and

took my ideas He told my boss that he came up with the

ideas and he got promoted to my team-leader," Beth told

Bill

worked

tricked

crossed

winked

3.The staff was getting increasingly angry at the new boss

When asked about whether they were to be laid off or not,

he responded in a way that left more questions than

before The double was worse than if he had

chosen not to answer in the first place

massage

talk

ideas

thought

4.Her boss was a constant annoyance He had been

on her and had questioned everything she did ever

since that fateful day when she had questioned his

judgment in front of the staff

sweet

daring

brunt

down

5.He decided that he would let his best friend live with him

for no more than six weeks That was long enough for him

to get on his feet and he felt like he would be returning the

favor His best friend had given him a car, free of charge,

when he was down on his

money

luck

spirits

opinions

6."There is a heavy metal concert on Friday? That sounds

like it's right down my ," John told his college

roommate

list

opinion

alley

agenda

7."I am sick of being forced into taking classes that shove

liberal views down my ," John told his roommate

backpack

brain

hat

throat

8."I don't think I am going to go out tonight I think I

am down with a cold," Matt told Paul

coming

getting

laying

catching

9.She was having a hard time talking to her roommate,

Jessica Every time she had a problem with her, Jessica

would in every fight they had ever had whether it

was relevant or not

brought

drag

dole

enter

10.The lecture seemed to on and on He couldn't

wait for it to be over Economics bored him

drag

sound

dig

play