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English Slang Idioms (149)

1."My best friend is kind of a pony He is really good

at electronics repairs but is not good at other things For example, he can't manage the finances for his business, his marketing strategy is extremely weak and his people skills are atrocious | won't even go into the across-the- board failures in his personal life," Wes said to Lisa

L: show

L2 one-trick

- dancing

tu race

2."| can't stand my neighbors next door They are up till

ñế tin hours of the night even on weekdays and they are always playing loud, annoying music," Jenny told Lilly

t; wee

L: small

L: lale

to all

3.When asked if he minded recounting how he came upon the knowledge that allowed him to revolutionize the

prosthetics field when he had no apparent medical training

or schooling in biomechanics, he replied, "Not at all My life IS AN open

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4.Bruce's father absconded with the invention that Bruce had made at a very young age and, consequently,

become rich Although he paid for his son's schooling and other material needs, Bruce harbored a lot of resentment toward his father He and his father had multiple

disagreements about the morality of the theft His father believed that it was fair payment for raising him and he did not agree When Bruce's father brought the subject up

over dinner, his wife admonished him by saying "Why do you have to open old ?"

ts books

L2 dOOFS

L2 SOFr@S

“ arguments

5.When his wife asked him why he was willing to sell their house at a loss and move to another country just for a job,

he told her, "This job is our ticket to making serious money

and early retirement | have to take it knocks but

once."

'; Chance

L: Fate

“ Winning the lottery

“ Opportunity

6.He faced a lot of criticism for outsourcing most of the business's production in an effort to reduce expenses The criticisms focused on the fact that he was ignoring the

other side of the For example, he didn't consider

the fact that a large part of the company's employees are now without jobs

“ equation

“ coin

(| cause and effect

(2 moon

7.His wife purchased a new outdoor furniture set It was the kind that required assembly at home and included detailed instructions on how the assembly was to be

completed She anticipated that her husband would put

the set together once she got home However, much to her chagrin, her husband was out like a and snoring loudly when she got home

fuse

(- candle in the wind

tC burnt bulb

\ light

8.The caller identified himself to the shift Supervisor as a potential investor He wanted to know if the company

invested their cash flow in stocks, bonds, or foreign

currency transaction schemes He replied, "Those

questions are unfortunately out of my |can contact someone higher up and have them call you back as soon

as they are able Is that acceptable to you?"

“ jurisdiction

“ expertise

“ sphere of influence

“ league

9.He hoped that his account was not overdrawn He had hastily left his home early that morning for the business

trip and had neglected to include his company credit card with his things He had had to pay for his hotel, gas, and food out ọÍ and hoped that he the available funds to cover the transactions

“ petty cash

“ personal investment

“ pocket

“| coffer

10.He had been feeling off for about the past week He felt some kind of impending doom bearing down on him and

feared that a medical crises was coming his way He had

a brief reprieve yesterday when he was relatively worry- free but now he was feeling out of again

“ realty

L2 SOFIS

: normality

“ regularity