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English Slang Idioms (166)
1."I am so mad at my boyfriend. He has gone to great
to convince me he quit drinking. Then, his friend
came to the house and asked if my boyfriend had made it
home OK the other night after driving drunk," Shirley told
Grace.

acts
hours
lengths
times
2."Look at Tom. He looks exhausted. He must have had a
long night last night. His eyes are half ," Ryan said
to Karen.

function
visual
working
mast
3."What is your manager's cell phone number?" the
disgruntled customer asked the representative after being
informed that the manager wasn't in at that moment. The
representative answered, "I am not at to give that
number out. I can have him call you once he comes in,
though."

liberty
ability
knowledge
duty

4He had checked every music store in town for a quality
distortion pedal for a guitar. He searched for months and
none of the stores had the pedal in stock. At last, he
found one .in a pawn shop.

beginning of
end of
long
finishing the
5.He and his boss had been at about what to do
about the supply crisis for the past month. Each refused to
see the other's perspective and rationale.

blunders
grounds
odds
odd
6."I am so sorry! I must not have set my alarm last night. I
am sorry that I am late. I will leave my house at ,"
Laurie said when her work called to find out why she
wasn't in the office.

instant
once
immediately
now
7."I am coming home immediately after I am done here. I
have some ends to tie up at the office before I can
leave and that should take about twenty minutes. Then, I
will come home," Chris told Linda when she called.

frayed
broken
multiple
loose
8."Please don't invite Jack to your party. I dated him at
time and we had a nasty break-up now we can't
stand the sight of each other," Beth said to Kim.

some
long
one
short
9."Will you come to our party on Saturday? You don't have
to show up at any particular time you can show up at
your . I know you have some things you have to do
in the morning," Wes said to Brandon.

time
watch
leisure
motive
10."It will cost you, at , $150 for a new pump," the
repairman told the Watsons.

most
less
fraction
addition