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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive English Slang Idioms 207 1."I am going to have to quit my job here.. I can't work as the safety officer here without support from man

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (207)

1."I am going to have to quit my job here I came here

looking for a fair and that isn't happening Every time

I say something to the boss's kid about the safety

violations he is perpetuating, he runs off to his dad and

tells him that I am bullying him Then his dad gets mad at

me and tells me to leave him alone I can't work as the

safety officer here without support from management,"

Bob told Lewis

hair

weight

shake

rattle

2."I joined the army to become a telephone line installer I

figured that I could work as an installer through school and

that it would be a good job to back on in case I got

sick of being a manager," Chris told Jake

pull

jump

reach

fall

3."I am trying hard not to behind in my schoolwork

this semester Last semester, I played around too much

and it was horrible trying to get caught back up It was

much more work trying to get caught up than if I had just

done the work in the first place," Bill told Fred

leave

stay

push

fall

4."I told a joke in my presentation and it fell No one

laughed and I got dirty looks from several of the people

there I thought it was funny and I think they all need to

develop a sense of humor," Steven said to Lewis

round

flat

on

back

5.He still remembered what had made him for her

She walked out of the ice cream shop with a cone in her

hand and, then, bumped the cone into his shirt He was

still laughing about their conversation afterwards

grab

walk

fall

run

6."I am not going to put my name on this contract I know

that you are going to try to defraud the other party and I

am not going to be the guy for your scheme I am not

going to ruin my reputation for your benefit," Max said to

Frank at work

chop

lame

single

fall

7."I am worried about our son His grades are slipping and

I think it is because he fell with the wrong crowd His

friends don't care about anything except getting drunk,"

Louise told her husband

in

across

by

because

8."You are fired You have fallen of every

expectation we have of a customer service representative

You are rude, late, slow, and sloppy," Mark told Will

less

toward

short

hind

9."We are not on speaking terms at the moment We had

a -out over the decision of whether or not to put our

parents in an old folks' home or to have them move in with

one of us My brother wanted to send them to a home and

I didn't," Mark told Suzy

backing

falling

leaning

bending

10."Unfortunately, Frank is in my family He is my

mother's brother You can pick your friends but you can't

pick your family," Rick said to Ben

tree

book

diagram

picture