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English Slang Idioms (125)
1.Max was livid. He had instructed Bill to study Japanese
customs and the language before giving the presentation
to the Japanese investors. Bill was instructed to give the
introduction in Japanese and bow when he initially met
them. Instead, Bill showed up late, forgot to bow, gave the
entire presentation in English and then interrupted the
investors when they asked questions. Bill caused the
company to lose that day and his behavior was
unacceptable.

grace
face
statute
recompense
2.She heard the expression "love is " many times
before but she never entertained the idea that she could
fall prey to the human weakness implied in the saying.

rationalizing behavior
a distorted image of oneself or another
blind
deceiving one's self
3.Tom had all the makings of an exceptional analyst. One
characteristic he possessed that could prove especially
useful was his ability to focus exclusively on out the
underlying problem at hand — even in the presence of
distractions.

determining
ferreting
breaking
defining
4.Simon is usually a very prudent man so he was angry
when he lost $100 at the casino last week. His friend, who
is usually audacious about money and business matters,
laughed and said "Don't worry about it Simon. You can't
control the slot machines. It's about the luck of the ."

drag
draw
clover
encounter
5.Universities diminish their integrity when they lower the
in an effort to obtain or retain more enrollment.

bar
finances
students
professors
6.With tuition prices ballooning and graduation
requirements ever increasing, lowering one's from
post graduate studies and doctoral work to the acceptance
of a bachelor's degree seems to be more understandable
as time goes on.

grasp
incentives
sights

ambiguity
7.He was as as a badger when his partners went
ahead with the plan to diversify their product line instead
of pursuing the low-cost strategy he had recommended.

sinewy
agressive
mad
disenfranchised
8.His diminished abilities to form rational thoughts and his
seemingly incoherent actions caused his brother to remark
"He is as mad as a hare" during dinner.

split
parted
dead
March
9.Through relentless cost-cutting schemes, steady
expansion and the development of innovative product
lines, the company finally graduated from a smaller firm to
a major- player in the personal computer and
technology field.

league
force
competitive
recognized
10.With federal agents breathing down his neck and his
conscience blocking all hope of slumber, he decided that it
was in his best interest to make a clean of his

crimes rather than attempt to elude indictment.

slate
breast
examination