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English Slang Idioms (125)

1.Max was livid He had instructed Bill to study Japanese

customs and the language before giving the presentation

to the Japanese investors Bill was instructed to give the

introduction in Japanese and bow when he initially met

them Instead, Bill showed up late, forgot to bow, gave the

entire presentation in English and then interrupted the

investors when they asked questions Bill caused the

company to lose that day and his behavior was

unacceptable

grace

face

statute

recompense

2.She heard the expression "love is " many times

before but she never entertained the idea that she could

fall prey to the human weakness implied in the saying

rationalizing behavior

a distorted image of oneself or another

blind

deceiving one's self

3.Tom had all the makings of an exceptional analyst One

characteristic he possessed that could prove especially

useful was his ability to focus exclusively on out the

underlying problem at hand — even in the presence of

distractions

determining

ferreting

breaking

defining

4.Simon is usually a very prudent man so he was angry

when he lost $100 at the casino last week His friend, who

is usually audacious about money and business matters,

laughed and said "Don't worry about it Simon You can't

control the slot machines It's about the luck of the "

drag

draw

clover

encounter

5.Universities diminish their integrity when they lower the

in an effort to obtain or retain more enrollment

bar

finances

students

professors

6.With tuition prices ballooning and graduation

requirements ever increasing, lowering one's from

post graduate studies and doctoral work to the acceptance

of a bachelor's degree seems to be more understandable

as time goes on

grasp

incentives

sights

ambiguity

7.He was as as a badger when his partners went

ahead with the plan to diversify their product line instead

of pursuing the low-cost strategy he had recommended

sinewy

agressive

mad

disenfranchised

8.His diminished abilities to form rational thoughts and his

seemingly incoherent actions caused his brother to remark

"He is as mad as a hare" during dinner

split

parted

dead

March

9.Through relentless cost-cutting schemes, steady

expansion and the development of innovative product

lines, the company finally graduated from a smaller firm to

a major- player in the personal computer and

technology field

league

force

competitive

recognized

10.With federal agents breathing down his neck and his

conscience blocking all hope of slumber, he decided that it

was in his best interest to make a clean of his

crimes rather than attempt to elude indictment

slate

breast

examination