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English Slang Idioms (110)
1.He picked up a piece of obsidian and decided that
he would take it home and put it on his coffee table.

mousy-brown
sky-blue
jet-black
forest green
2.She knew that since the job opening was already
posted, she should start for position for it
immediately if she was to have any chance of getting it.
She knew that many people might want the job and that
only the candidates recommended by the boss would be
considered. She was going to have to find a way to do
some schmoozing with the boss today.

pushing
researching
advertising
jockeying
3."I am not sure who you are talking about just by their
names, Maxie. Can you tell me what they look like? That
might my memory," Lacy said.

retrieve
revive
jog
maximize
4."They don't care about that issue, Mark. All wants

to know about is that taxes won't go up and that education
standards will get better," Senator Schlitzenborkel said.

John Q. Public
G. I. Joe
Jack of All Trades
Working Stiffs
5."Wow, I am sure glad you caught that safety violation
before someone got hurt. I'm so happy that you are
Johnny on the down here. You don't miss much," the
foreman said to Dan.

Ground
Task
Mission
Spot
6.He was glad that his son had found a girlfriend. Now that
he had, they were virtually joined at the . They met
up with each other at least once a day.

sole
mind
opinion
hip
7.He was worried about the meeting he had with Mr.
Stevens. Some companies had human resources
departments and others had various avenues for appeals
if an employee felt that he or she had been treated
unfairly. Not so with this company. Mr. Stevens was the
.

judge, jury and executioner
sole proprietor
absolute powers
chess master
8."Tim expects me to simultaneously talk to the customer
on the phone, resolve his or her case and get my daily
assignments done. I feel like I am here," Linus told
Chris.

treading waters
juggling frogs
jogging to work
betraying Mother Nature
9."Hey, I told you I would get the information for you as
soon as I had time. That was thirty minutes ago. I am
doing you a favor, so don't yell at me. This is your job I am
doing — not mine — so I would appreciate it if you don't
jump down my ," Rick said to Larry.

character
throat
appearance
efforts
10.He knew that it was not politically correct to believe that
the war in Iraq was needed. He just couldn't jump on the
with all the others who were protesting the war since
he didn't agree with them.

board

train
bandwagon
caboose