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English Slang Idioms (108)
1.She lived a pleasant, privileged, carefree life up until
now. However, she recently lost her job and that, in turn,
made her mortgage payment overdue. The bank was
threatening to take her house. She remembered that her
mother told her once "In every life, some must fall"
— she hadn't fully believed it until now.

people
houses
rain
stock
2.His predecessor ruled the organization with an .
He frequently used hierarchical, stringent authority to get
the job done and that seemed appropriate at the time.
However, times had changed and he felt that it was time to
take more of an interest in employees' lives, working
conditions and interests and to empower employees to get
the job done.

green thumb
iron fist
open mind
kid gloves
3.When his mom called and asked him if he had any
clients for his business, he told her that, although, he did
have several , he hadn't landed a big client yet.

irons in the fire

command and control policies
buried treasure
cap and trade policies
4.He knew that the courts traditionally favored awarding
full custody of small children to the mother but he had to
try. He knew that he probably wouldn't win but he told
himself "It isn't over till the lady sings" and he
believed it.

opera
fat
idol
first
5."I read an article about Mr. Martigrathac the other day
that praised his contributions to charity and made him
sound like America's most popular and altruistic citizen.
You should have read this thing. The article made it sound
like we should all takes notes on citizenship from him. Has
everyone forgot that he was arrested for child molestation
and child pornography? I mean, is Saul also among the
, or what?" Maddie said to Shelly.

idols
revered
prophets
role models
6."My mom is in the hospital. My brother got arrested for
dealing drugs. My professor said that I need to rework my
doctoral thesis. I had to have a root canal. All this
happened this week! I guess that the saying is true: When

it rains, it '," Lilly said to her best friend Adam.

hails
snows
pours
hurricanes
7.In many places in North America, children are taught to
be wary of strangers. As well, other members of society,
such as neighbors, view others' children as a nuisance. In
contrast, other societies and cultures have more of a
communal view on child rearing. Many believe that "It
takes a whole to raise a child."

country
street
village
economy
8.He hated that she blamed their break-up solely on him.
A lot of the things he did was in reaction to the nasty
things she did. She, like all other humans, had flaws but
she refused to acknowledge any of them. It takes two to
. Didn't she know that?

tango
conspire
collude
conceive
9."Did you hear from the corporate office that we are going
to be improving our technology and become more
streamlined?" Jessie asked Todd. Todd replied, "Yes, I

did. It is an that blows no good. I think it means that
we will be downsizing and outsourcing a lot of jobs —
maybe even our own to other countries."

angry fan
ill wind
insidious hair drier
pompous mouth
10."I know that we probably can't win the product liability
suit against that huge company but we are going to try
despite the difference in power. I am telling myself that it is
not the size of the dog that's in the fight, but the size of
the that's in the dog' as often as possible," Gina said
to Maurice.

muscle
brain
fight
teeth