English Language Tests-Intermediate level''''s archiveEnglish Slang Idioms (132) pdf

English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive
English Slang Idioms (132)
1."Jim got caught stealing from the country store. I am not
surprised since his brother had got caught earlier for the
same thing. It's a case of monkey see, monkey in my
opinion," Jack told his wife when she brought up the
neighbors' kids.

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do
perpetuate
learn
2."Why are we still arguing about the trim color on that
house? We can't afford it now that you lost your job, so it's
a point," Jake said to Louise

negate
pointed
pointless
Moot
3.In a moment of honesty, he admitted to himself that he
did not have the moral necessary to resist
corruption that a police officer must have in order to be
effective.

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backing
controller
fiber
4."I am going to take the moral ground and stick to
the issues rather than attack my opponent's past like he

has done to me," the political candidate told the press

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high
upper
fair
5.He made it a point to ensure that each new construction
worker understood that it was better to take their time and
reduce their mistakes than to hurry and do sloppy work.
He told them "More , less speed" to explain that it
took longer to correct mistakes made when going to fast
than to take one's time and not make the mistakes in the
first place.

haste
throttled
sluggish
care
6.The manager's attempted explanation for why the
products were failing and hurting people generated
more than light. He said, in the press release, that
the company was not responsible since the products had
been made in a different country. In many peoples'
opinion, the company was responsible since they bought
the products and put their name on them. Many were
angry that the company wouldn't take any responsibility.

angry
pessimism
heat

fog
7."I asked him where he was on the night of the crime and
he lied. His story had more holes in it than Swiss ,"
the police detective told his boss.

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watches
cheese
alps
8."I don't think Steve gave us the whole story. I think there
is more going on here than meets the ," Mark said to
Lucy

mind
eye
person
objective
9."I heard that your brother lost his job. He shouldn't worry
too much since he has more than one to his bow.
He has three different degrees, so finding a job in one of
those fields shouldn't be difficult, especially with his
employment record," Jan told him.

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replacement
10."I also have to take Finance next semester. It's just one
more mountain to . I also have to take Management
Accounting, which is another difficult class," Max told his

parents.

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climb