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English Slang Idioms (144)
1."It turns out that Mrs. Banks committed the crime.
Apparently, she and the victim had been in a relationship
together in high school. He became disenfranchised with
her after she repeatedly stalked him at school and he.
subsequently, ended the relationship. Years later, he got
married but she, apparently, held on to some kind of
twisted hope that they would get back together. Once she
found him unwilling to leave his wife, she shot him. I guess
that old die hard," Police Inspector Jones said to the
chief.

liaisons
scandals
flames
yearnings
2."Don't get discouraged, Son. Of course Mr. Weatherby is
superior at refinishing tables compared to you. He is an
old at this and has been working the trade for thirty
years," his father told him.

foot
practitioner
hat
executor
3.Due to a trend in consumers pursuing homeopathic
cures for ailments, some doctors are researching the
validity of old tales in the hope that some of them
may be marketable as cures or treatments.

hat's
fairy
traveler's
wive's
4.He knew there was a chance of losing by attempting a
Fool's Mate on his opponent in chess. He decided to try it.
It was the oldest trick in the but it had still worked on
many past opponents.

trade
basket
book
set
5.He wished he knew all of the of the trade that
plumbers knew. Many a time, he had been baffled by a
problem and called a plumber in just to watch him or her
insert a small gasket or apply a piece of tape to a pipe that
would achieve the desired result. Even he could do that
much.

tricks
mystiques
sleight of hand
insides
6.Don't answer the police's question, Mark. They are
hoping that you will divulge some information by falling
into one of the verbal traps they set for you. They don't
actually know anything about who committed the crime —
they are just on a expedition," his lawyer told him.

adventure
information
fishing
trapping
7.He had settled the last four cases out of court by
intimidating the defendants with all kinds of legal
maneuvers and threats. He had another chance to settle a
case coming up this afternoon. He felt that he was on
a .

track
assembly line
roll
momentum
8.The defendant's attorney had unwittingly given the
District Attorney's office the case on a silver by
divulging a fact, in passing, that turned out to be the
missing piece of the puzzle in regard to how the crime was
committed.

spoon
letter
dollar
platter
9.The prostrate ex-head of accounting, after long hours of
drinking, crawled on all into the boss's office to beg
for forgiveness and his old position back.

feet

fours
points
thoughts
10."It was a bitter divorce and a tumultuous marriage —
for sure. To be honest, I don't know why we are on good
now. We are able to work things out in a civil
manner and actually listen to each other," Jack said to
Tina.

communication skills
friendship
understanding
terms