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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive
English Slang Idioms (48)
1.He knew that he would have to cross with his boss
about the budget. They didn't see eye to eye on the
issues, but he knew he was right and would have to argue
it out with her.

buns
paths
swords
purposes
2.He was worried about passing his final exam, but it was
only the third week into the semester now, so he'd cross
that when he came to it.

river
bridge
bun
wire
3."My brother always shows up out of the blue and
expects me to give him a place to stay and food to eat. It's
very annoying, but I guess that's just my to bear,"
Ella said to Grace.

cross
trial
crime
load
4.If you knowingly enter false information into the
accounting program, you are going to be the
Rubicon you won't be able to go back and fix it.

fording
crossing
wading
swimming
5.His job had been pretty lax of late, but with Inventory
coming up very soon, it was now time.

squash
quality
saving
crunch
6.When Tommy told his parents that he was afraid he
would get into a fight at school, they didn't believe him. He
had cried too many times on that same subject.

baby
help
wolf
out
7.When his mother found him, he was crying his eyes
, though he rarely cried. She immediately gave him
a hug and asked him what was wrong.

over
out
off
(none)
8.The kids at school teased him relentlessly for crying
after he fell down on the basketball court. They called him

a cry and a wimp.

baby
mommy
barrel
bucket
9."Wes, we've got a(n) in the nest. All of the
computers just went down and our customer service team
can't work," Bill said.

goose
owl
egg
cuckoo
10.Mitch just got caught listening in on the boss's
telephone conversations. I'll bet he gets fired. You know
what they say: curiosity killed the .

cat
kitty
monkey
ape