English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive English Slang Idioms 271 1.The politician was getting hammered in the press for lining his.... He had been the manager of the local s
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English Slang Idioms (271)
1.The politician was getting hammered in the press for
lining his while in office He had apparently awarded
large contracts to certain firms in return for some very
large personal fees
bed
car
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office
2."I wish you could have seen my best friend's daughter
on Christmas morning when I gave her a new tricycle She
lit up like a Christmas ," Jan said to Mike
card
cookie
carol
tree
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friends called him on his birthday Little does he , we
are all planning a massive surprise party for him," Marlena
told Suzanne
think
want
exist
know
4.I have driven down many freeways and seen whole bags
of trash dumped on the side of the road by
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scavenging beetles
snakes in the grass
loan sharks
5.He was used to being Number One in his work place He
had been the manager of the local store for ten years and
was having a hard time transitioning from that job to being
a small frog in a big at Wal-Mart The pay was better
but it was strange for him
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pond
store
ocean
6."I don't personally agree with people who are allowed to
grow medical marijuana However, it is not my decision
and while I don't agree with smoking pot, I have a live and
let mentality," Bette said to Jane
learn
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live
load
7."So all this time, I had the blade on my circular saw on
backwards? No wonder it wasn't cutting too well Oh well,
live and I guess," Tim said to Allen
learn
look
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live
8.Life had been slow and easy in the small town where he
and his wife lived and worked for the past five years Now
that they had moved to Los Angeles, he felt like they were
living in the lane Everything about the city was fast
and busy Their life seemed to have accelerated quite a
bit
ca pool
fast
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right
9."My grandfather had quadruple-bypass heart surgery
and the doctors told him he had a year to live He is living
on time the surgery was ten years ago," Chris told
Paul
leased
stolen
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past
10."I have had a good time on this business trip but I am
looking forward to getting home I have been living out of a
for the past three weeks and can't wait to see some
of my other clothes," Matt said to Lisa
handbag
wallet
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plastic bag