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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive English Slang Idioms 275 1."I was going to fire you but I changed my mind.. bright brilliant 2."My parents received my report card ye

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive

English Slang Idioms (275)

1."I was going to fire you but I changed my mind You can

thank your stars that you are friends with my boss

and that he was willing to come in and vouch for you," Bill

told Ryan

lucky

blinking

bright

brilliant

2."My parents received my report card yesterday and I

know that I did very poorly I have been waiting since

yesterday afternoon for them to the boom on me for

my bad grades I hope I don't get grounded all summer

long," Davie said to Steve

throw

lower

lift

switch

3."Have you seen the movie The Notebook? It is very

good but it is sad I had a in my throat by the time it

was over," Zack said to Jesse

frog

ball

neeze

lump

4."The lottery offers two options: you can elect to get paid

in a sum of $400,000 or you can elect to receive

$30,000 a year until you reach one million dollars Which

would you choose?" Irma asked her brother He

responded, "I would choose the $400,000 What if I died

next year?"

lump

load

complete

entire

5."If you ever decide to sell your Shelby Cobra, let me

know I have been after your car for the longest

time," Rick said to Stanley

wishing

envying

thinking

lusting

6."Everything about our renovations has been hard For

instance, the drain pipe coming from behind the tub was

not a standard size since the tub we bought is deeper than

a regular one We had to get one made to , which

as you can imagine, was quite a bit more than buying a

mass-produced one off the shelf," Dave told Zeke

order

sell

purchase

break

7."Why do you have that wishful look on your face? Are

you waiting for a magic to take you out of here? If

so, you are going to be waiting a long time like me," Harris

said to Jenny with a smile

sheet

pillow

carpet

comforter

8.As he entered the main of the town, he thought to

himself that the town was just the right size for him Not

too big so that the traffic was horrible but not too small

either

hag

run

drag

bylaws

9.It is one of the best examples of irony I can think of right

now The fact that the ship Titanic was said to be

unsinkable and it sank on its voyage

maiden

experienced

once

married

10.There is a giant redwood tree in Humboldt County,

California that you can drive through One has to be

careful, though, because, even in a small car, it is a tight

compaction

fold

wad

squeeze