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English Language Proficiency Tests-Advanced Level's archive English Slang Idioms 109 1."I know that it doesn't run that well and needs new parts but I am going to buy the Trans Am inst

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English Slang Idioms (109)

1."I know that it doesn't run that well and needs new parts

but I am going to buy the Trans Am instead of the Honda

Civic The Trans Am is more powerful and it looks cooler I

am sick of sacrificing my chance to be cool for

functionality," 20-year-old Tommy told his dad "You can

buy the Trans Am but it's going to break down on you a

lot I can't force you to buy the Civic; it's your ," his

dad replied

graduation

command

saddle

funeral

2.He couldn't wait for next Monday He had been to

see that band in concert for years

pining

preening

itching

deliberating

3.He couldn't wait for school to get out He was getting

to get out of the country for months and his chance

to travel was coming soon

restless natives

itchy feet

achy ankles

incasingly unmotivated

4."You have no idea what it is like to work here anymore

because you are now sitting up there in your The

company is not the same as when you were advancing

through the ranks and the middle managers are making it

almost mandatory for employees to take their work home

to meet their performance goals You are too out of touch,"

his assistant told him

wigwam

soldier's quarters

ivory tower

cubicle

5.The weather channel informed him that it was time to

cover his vegetables He was surprised; it looked like Jack

was coming early this year

of all trades

who jumped over the candlestick

in the box

frost

6.His brother was a structural engineer and he studied the

trade for eight years in school Unlike his brother, he was

more of a who worked all kinds of jobs: construction,

window washing, dishwashing and anything else that

came along The difference in success in the two's careers

was evident in their houses The engineer had a beautiful,

palatial house and he had a mediocre mobile home

proponent of spontaneity

jack of all trades

multitask specialist

artisan

7."Well, of course you got caught You are like a little kid

with all over his face You were selling pieces of

equipment you don't have access to for one tenth of their

market value without verifying your supplier's reputation

You're lucky it wasn't worse!" His brother told him

jam

egg

freckles

incredulity

8."Sir, we found another , dead, at the river We tried

to identify her but no luck yet We will keep trying," the

policeman told the Lieutenant

Plain Jane

Jane of all trades

Jill with a pail of water

Jane Doe

9.She thought that he had kind of a personality He

was the nicest, sweetest guy one minute and an ogre the

next He could barely hold on to his anger during those

times and said the most despicable things

Type A

sanguine

Jekyll and Hyde

Balanced

10.He went to a prestigious school and entered a career in

law just to make money He always wanted to be part of

the — the people you read about in magazines that

are featured for no other apparent reason other than to

show how cool they are or how much money they spend

on a regular basis

beautiful folks

ruling class

jet set

burgeoning proletariat