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English Slang Idioms (115)
1."Jack won't join the union. I told him not to and he'll
listen. He knows which side his is buttered on," Mr.
Willis told the union representative.

beans
carrots
bread
corn
2."Jake is a good employee. That guy sure knows his
. There isn't anything about how this place is run
that he doesn't know about," Marcie told Melissa.

onions
ideas
feelings
shoes
3."You all think that Jack is going to side with you against
management, but he won't. He knows his . He
knows that it is not his job to decide how things are ran
around here and won't get involved," Mr. Willis told the
union representative.

peas
place
size
format
4.They had been maintaining a hobby farm for several
years. They made a little money from it, but just enough to
cover the costs. It was more a labor of than anything

else. They just really liked animals.

investment
love
grains
decision
5."Sorry, Wes can't come to the phone right now. He has
gone to the of nod. He fell asleep at about 8 PM.
You'll have to try back tomorrow," Jake's wife said.

land
work
location
river
6.His campaign manager had said that he would win by a
nice amount but he hadn't planned on the victory that
he had won. He had won by a huge margin.

domination
wishy-washy
landslide
example
7."Tim is the manager's lap . He is always kissing up
to him and doing favors for him. It makes me sick,"
Lillibeth said to Ellie.

blanket
dog
belt
dance

8.He didn't want to seem like he was up to the boss,
but the boss had made a great maneuver that he felt was
worth complimenting. He hoped that the others see it that
way too.

glancing
making
riding
kissing
9.He disliked people that whined about petty day-to-day
problems that everyone in America faced. He felt that
those who whined needed to it up and handle the
issues without bothering him.

run
cry
suck
plump
10.His brother responded, "I have no idea if it will rain.
That is in the lap of the ," and hung up on him in
annoyance.

ducks
belts
whales
gods