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English Slang Idioms (144)

1."It turns out that Mrs Banks committed the crime

Apparently, she and the victim had been in a relationship

together in high school He became disenfranchised with

her after she repeatedly stalked him at school and he

subsequently, ended the relationship Years later, he got

married but she, apparently, held on to some kind of

twisted hope that they would get back together Once she

found him unwilling to leave his wife, she shot him I guess

that old die hard," Police Inspector Jones said to the

chief

liaisons

scandals

flames

yearnings

2."Don't get discouraged, Son Of course Mr Weatherby is

superior at refinishing tables compared to you He is an

old at this and has been working the trade for thirty

years," his father told him

foot

practitioner

hat

executor

3.Due to a trend in consumers pursuing homeopathic

cures for ailments, some doctors are researching the

validity of old tales in the hope that some of them

may be marketable as cures or treatments

hat's

fairy

traveler's

wive's

4.He knew there was a chance of losing by attempting a

Fool's Mate on his opponent in chess He decided to try it

It was the oldest trick in the but it had still worked on

many past opponents

trade

basket

book

set

5.He wished he knew all of the of the trade that

plumbers knew Many a time, he had been baffled by a

problem and called a plumber in just to watch him or her

insert a small gasket or apply a piece of tape to a pipe that

would achieve the desired result Even he could do that

much

tricks

mystiques

sleight of hand

insides

6.Don't answer the police's question, Mark They are

hoping that you will divulge some information by falling

into one of the verbal traps they set for you They don't

actually know anything about who committed the crime —

they are just on a expedition," his lawyer told him

adventure

information

fishing

trapping

7.He had settled the last four cases out of court by

intimidating the defendants with all kinds of legal

maneuvers and threats He had another chance to settle a

case coming up this afternoon He felt that he was on

a

track

assembly line

roll

momentum

8.The defendant's attorney had unwittingly given the

District Attorney's office the case on a silver by

divulging a fact, in passing, that turned out to be the

missing piece of the puzzle in regard to how the crime was

committed

spoon

letter

dollar

platter

9.The prostrate ex-head of accounting, after long hours of

drinking, crawled on all into the boss's office to beg

for forgiveness and his old position back

feet

fours

points

thoughts

10."It was a bitter divorce and a tumultuous marriage —

for sure To be honest, I don't know why we are on good

now We are able to work things out in a civil

manner and actually listen to each other," Jack said to

Tina

communication skills

friendship

understanding

terms