English Language Tests-Intermediate level''''s archiveEnglish Slang Idioms (269) pot

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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (269)

1."I am really impressed with these Harbor Freight drills

They are cheap but sure can take a licking and keep on

I expected something this cheap to fall apart in no

time," Luke said to Walter

ticking

talking

trying

timing

2.There are many exercises used by the Army to lick

people into Some include long runs, sprints,

push-ups, sit-push-ups, side-straddle hops and flutter-kicks Each

exercise is led, to begin with, by a Drill Sergeant

size

sickness

slack

shape

3."That teriyaki and orange chicken smells so good and I

am so hungry I have been licking my in anticipation

of it for the past ten minutes," Jay told his grandmother

chances

chops

chalks

chumps

4."Jimmy dared me to knock on the door of the Bradley

house Mr Bradley yelled at me for several minutes last

week when I lost a ball in his yard I went up to the door

and knocked but nothing happened I turned around to

leave and I could hear the door opening behind me I ran

lickety- all the way home but I won the bet," Charlie

told Joey

smack

split

slight

slippery

5."As you know, we had a yard sale on Saturday and

Sunday The sale was a total Only five people

came and we only made $4," Louise told Jennifer

flip

fib

flop

fit

6."Do you need any pieces of plywood? I have five 4X8

sheets that have been lying in my yard for at least

six months I am not going to use them and I don't want to

see them go to waste They will rot if they sit in the yard

through the winter," George said to Mike

around

aside

square

in use

7."I fired Joe for repeatedly down on the job I

caught him talking, at length, to people on their breaks but

not on his I warned him about loafing around twice last

week," Mr Ernest told his assistant after he asked why he

had fired Joe

shutting

bringing

lying

lumping

8.He loved watching his dog when the mailman came by

The dog would creep around the back of the family car

and lie in until the mailman walked by Once the

mailman put all the mail in the box and developed a false

sense of security, he would turn around to leave At that

moment, Barney would leap out from behind the car just

feet in front of the mailman and would start barking louder

than ever Today, the mailman jumped about three vertical

feet in the air

pause

wait

suspend

slop

9."My brother is always the of the party He is a

great people-person and has that rare ability to tell joke

after joke without repeating himself Everyone likes him,"

Shawn said to Rebecca

lump

lift

look

life

10."I know that we are on a timeline but your constant

nagging is hurting our morale Everyone here is working

as hard as they can and as fast as they can Can

you up a little and quit pressuring everyone so

much? The work will get done in an efficient manner,"

Ben, the foreman's best friend, told the foreman

lighten

laugh

liven

lean