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English Slang Idioms (104)
1."Joe, it's Marcie again. I am calling about your failure to
stay within budget for your project. How many times do we
have to talk about this? How many times do I have to
provide additional training or ask you what you need? It
seems like everything I say goes in one ear and the
other."

out
traverses
compromises
garbles
2.Jim didn't want to tell his wife that he was broke. He
started gambling for small stakes and, lately, he increased
his bets. He borrowed money from one of the crime
syndicates and he couldn't find a way to pay it back. He
was in over his and couldn't think of a way out.

tolerance
abilities
skill level
head
3."Jay, it's Larry. Did you enjoy the party last night? Me
either. It was the same old stories and Jim was yet again
in form. He is the picture-perfect example of why
some people shouldn't drink. He was sober for about
fifteen minutes and, this time, managed not to start a fist
fight until an hour after he arrived."

statuesque
molded
perfect
imprecise
4.John wondered if the district attorney was in the mafia's
. The district attorney was tough on all other types of
crime but every time one of the mafia's people came up for
prosecution, the case was dropped.

esteem
pocket
people
jurisdiction
5."Hi, Bob, I understand that you were looking to purchase
1,000 2X4 pieces of lumber. I just wanted to let you know
that I have lumber in and will beat anyone's price
around here," Will said.

gross
spades
quality
lien
6."Mike is one of the funniest individuals I've ever met. He
had my husband and me in all night," Lilly said to
Beth.

hilarity
stitches
hyperventilation
cramps

7.He knew that he was very lucky to have found a wife
that he could not only live with but also work in with.

concession
tandem
divisiveness
symbiotic relationship
8."Hi, Miss Everly, it's Jake Mathews. I understand that
you are asking $150,000.00 for your house. That is
definitely in our and we wanted to know if we could
set up an appointment with you to see it."

standard deviation
groove
centrist ideals
ballpark
9."Hi, Wesley. Do we want to go to the fair with you?
Unfortunately, it's not in the for us this time. We
have a lot to do and we're hosting a yard sale this
weekend," Mary said.

cards
tea grinds
horoscope
numbers
10."Hi, Jim. This is Inspector Walters. Just wanted you to
know that we have verified your alibi and removed you
from our list of suspects. You are all in the ."

blue sky

clear
good standing
citizenship