English Language Tests-Intermediate level''''s archiveEnglish Slang Idioms (97) pot

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive
English Slang Idioms (97)
1."This vacation has been great, but I am looking forward
to getting back to our place. Oh! There it is! Home
sweet ," Linda said to Chris.

site
place
home
bed
2."I had to work late again and that's the truth. I
know you think I was out with my friends but my boss will
vouch for me if you will call him," her boyfriend said.

heinous
particular
deplorable
honest
3."Showing yet another case of honor among ', it
has now been proven that the Mafia kingpin arrested two
years ago was innocent and was covering up for a best
friend," the television blared in the bar.

gangsters
thugs
thieves
get
4."I told him that there was nothing wrong with the car and
he bought it hook, , and sinker. I hope the car runs
long enough for him to get home," the crooked used-car
salesman told his friend.

bobber
pole
bait
line
5."Is there a grocery store around here?" Jed asked. The
couple responded, "Yes, Jay's Groceries is just a ,
skip, and a jump from here. Just go about a block up, turn
right, and you can't miss it."

hop
run
trot
bump
6.He was hoping against that the loan for the house
would come through. His credit wasn't the best and he
didn't have many assets. In fact, he was quite in debt, but
he still had to try for his kids.

pride
barriers
hope
logic
7.He knew that he didn't have a in hell of getting the
promotion now that he had called his immediate boss an
idiot.

probability
wish
hope

premonition
8."Wow, I didn't know I would be stirring up a hornets'
by suggesting that all of the departments eat
together for the company picnic instead of by themselves,"
Bill told Pam.

nest
hive
house
meal
9."I am right on the of a dilemma here, Jack. My
wife's mother, who I can't stand, just lost her source of
income. If I suggest that we put her in a retirement home,
my wife will hate me. If I allow her to move in with us, she
will make my life hell," William said.

horns
brink
cusp
penumbra
10."I am sorry, Bill. I know a lot about car mechanics, but
fixing washing machines is a horse of a different .
You had better call a professional," Todd told him.

stock
make
color
race