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to think that the vast majority of his other professors lauded his superior academic performance and now, for the first time in almost eight years, his current work was described as "bel

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English Slang Idioms (127)

1.His professor rejected his doctoral dissertation again It made his blood to think that the vast majority of his other professors lauded his superior academic

performance and now, for the first time in almost eight

years, his current work was described as "below his skill level."

L+ boil

L: †urn colors

+ pump

“ congeal

2.she knew that her fear of contracting a disease from

eating fish bordered on the pathological She felt bad

whenever she went to someone's house for dinner and the dinner turned out to be fish She felt bad because she

knew she would reject eating the meal and would,

therefore, insult her hosts Just the thought of eating fish made her crawl

“ bugs

\ flesh

“ thoughts

ty mind

3.She felt that she had endured the most extreme fright of her life that night She even had a premonition before the event that made her stand on end like an

electrocution victim She felt that something ominous would happen that night to someone she loved

hair

tu bed

(| clothes

L: nail

4."| read an interview of the heinous serial killer who was caught last month and it was enough to make my

loes The idea that anyone could commit acts that

deranged and with such malice shocks me," Ellie said to Beth

( constrict

(| clench

Lu bend

(curl

5.Ken's group of friends ostracized him because he

spread a rumor about Jan and David's secret love affair They were both very angry but he knew that their anger might blow over in time so he decided to make

himself for the summer and try to befriend the group again in the fall

“ sparse

“ spread

‘| scarce

“ gone

6.When the supplier expressed his concern that Mr

Wilson was not coming to conduct business with him

personally, Mr Wilson said, "| regret that | will be unable to make a personal appearance However, Mr Saxs is

coming to meet with you Mr Saxs Is my man and | have delegated all of my authority to him for the duration

of your business matters He will provide the same

excellent service that you have grown accustomed to

receiving from me."

\ right-hand

': right-brain

L: right† intention

“ competence

Z."l understand your apprehension gentleman One does not like to put their livelinood in the hands of another — however briefly | can assure you that your interests will receive the utmost attention from Mr Smith and that this minor setback will be resolved in two days time Mr Smith said that everything will be handled appropriately and he is

a man of his , Mr Levi told the clients

tu sentences

“ phrase

L: Word

L: commitimenis

6 '] think that we should grant him membership into our elite club He is refined, cultured and obviously a man Õllauuesszmr , Grant told the other members during thetr meeting

“: assets

(| commodities

': means

L2 cash

9."| think that Jim would be an excellent guest speaker By profession, he is a man of the but his financial

management of his parish is noteworthy His specialty is investment strategies and he has shown exceptional

prowess in this field," Marcus told the management club

“ priest

{ cloth

L: Word

~ Dulpit

10 "Do | think it will work? | anticipate that our plan will

work However, no matter how calculated our steps are

and no matter how much we do contingency planning

exercises, there is always a chance of something

unforeseeable cropping up to derail our objectives You have probably heard the saying "man proposes, God If itis meant to succeed, the plan will succeed If it is not meant to happen, it won't," the presenter said to the

questioning manager

- initiates

- examinates

4 disposes

4 delegates