English Language Tests-Intermediate level''''s archiveEnglish Slang Idioms (33) doc

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive
English Slang Idioms (33)
1.The cable company has been a real under my
saddle. I've called them three times this month and I am
sick of it.

buckle
burr
blanket
boot
2."We are going to have to burn to get there on time.
If we drive as fast as possible, we might make it," Matt
said to Brian.

rubber
leather
firewood
exhaust
3.Steve is sure burning the at both ends. With all
that money he has been spending on drinking late at the
bar, he'll be broke and sick in no time.

rubber
wood
torch
candle
4."I had to burn the oil to get the paper done on
time. I think I finished at four in the morning," Ben said.

motor
vegetable

crude
midnight
5."You really your fingers this time, Matt. I bet you
won't smash people's mailboxes anymore after working all
summer to pay the neighbors for your pranks," his sister
said.

burned
sucked
oiled
rubbed
6."Will we get laid off? That is the question," Pam
said to Jim.

blaring
burning
beaming
beating
7.He was glad that he and his wife had finally buried the
concerning the cat. They had fought too long about
it and he was glad to move on.

bullet
hatchet
hammer
bucket
8."You can't avoid completing your expense sheet by
burying your in the sand," Maggie said to Earl.

hand

head
body
trunk
9."My week off was a busman's . My wife insisted
that I finish building our patio deck," the construction
workercomplained tohis co-worker.

holiday
vehicle
trip
event
10.Don't bust my about the project. It's not my fault
that it was late.

bolts
toes
vase
chops