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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive
English Slang Idioms (364)
1."Do you have an extra cigarette? I'm going to the store
in a few minutes to get more," Jerry told his friend, who
responded," Here're two to you over till then."

time
toke
take
tide
2."That's the third game of checkers I've won in a row! It
feels pretty good after losing eight straight games to you. It
looks like the tide has finally ," Alistair gloated.

topped
tailed
turned
teemed
3."I just inherited $25,000 from a cousin I didn't even know
I had! That's a pretty sum, don't you think?"
Derrickexclaimed to his wife.

topping
tidy
total
tiny
4."After going out with Nancy for three years, I think I'll just
date girls casually for a while. I don't want to be
down so soon again," Jay admitted to his brother.

toned

taped
tied
tripped
5."The idea of 'justifiable reliance' into our earlier
lecture on 'the letter of the law' versus 'the idea of the law'-
- the purpose the law is supposed to serve," the professor
told his class.

trails
ties
takes
turns
6."I asked John when he was getting married, but he was
pretty tight about the whole thing. He wouldn't go
into any details," Shannon said to Christa.

lipped
tongued
mouthed
fisted
7."The suspect still hasn't confessed. I think we''ll have to
tighten the a bit to get him to talk," Detective
Samuels said to Detective Scott.

ropes
cuffs
nails
screws
8."With all the extra bills we've had this month, money is
getting pretty . We'll have to watch what we spend

for a while," Chris cautioned Paula.

tight
taut
trivial
tiny
9."That's OK. We've had to our budget before. We
still had fun, though, didn't we?" Pauline reminded Chris.

catch
snatch
stretch
cache
10."Dad's such a tight ! He told me we can't have
more than ten dollars a week for our allowance," Rachel
told her sister.

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wad
bag
fist