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English Slang Idioms (148)
1."Now, James, don't climb on your and start
preaching about how our society is harming the planet
through our use of fossil fuels just because this couple
mentioned wanting to buy a six-cylinder car," Matt told his
brother.

bull horn
pulpit
soapbox
rocking horse
2."You have to give her time. She doesn't want to jump
into a relationship quickly. She had a rough time with her
last boyfriend. You know the saying, once bitten, twice
,' Jay?" Rachel asked her friend.

leery
skittish
scary
shy
3."Did you hear about the seven kids on the football team
who overdosed on drugs? Apparently, one kid brought the
drugs to the game and pressured several members of the
team to take them. Someone needs to get that kid away
from the team. As you can see, it only takes one bad
to spoil the bunch," Mr. Jackson told the school board.

part
banana

apple
orange
4.Tommy was pleased with the outcome of the chess
game he had played with his next-door neighbor. He set a
nice trap for his opponent and in one swoop, he
stole his opponent's queen, both rooks and a knight. After
that, it did not take much time to end the game.

grand
fell
large
far-reaching
5.After Joe's neighbor thanked him for his part in helping
his neighbor build a shed, Joe replied, "Well, you helped
me build my deck. It was the least I could do to repay the
favor. One good turn another."

deserves
demands
requires
initiates
6.When asked why he had sought out a partnership to
patent and market his idea instead of doing these tasks on
his own, he replied, "My partner helps me see
opportunities and ideas I might have missed on my own
and has been invaluable in keeping me motivated. It is in
many ways easier and more beneficial to do things as a
team effort. One hand the other, you know?"

compliments

balances
washes
braces
7.Although his car was not new, it was somewhat unique
in that it had a strange paintjob. His friends didn't think that
anyone would want to buy it since it was comparatively
priced with other, nicer cars. He thought to himself,
"Someone will buy this car. Someone will appreciate the
unique paint job and will agree that one man's , is
another's gain."

loss
cast off
riddance
transfer
8."You are the only one in our age group who does not like
rap music. Why is that?" Melissa asked. Jake replied,
"One man's , is another man's poison. I can't explain
it too well but rap just doesn't appeal to my sense of
taste."

meat
art
whine
delicacy
9.His roommate asked him why he was driving his old
VCR down to the local thrift shop instead of throwing it
away. His roommate said to him that no one could
possibly want an old, beat-up VCR when DVDs were the
prevalent medium for movies. He replied, "I think someone

who has a lot of old movies on VHS tapes might want it.
Besides, one man's trash is another man's .
Someone might have a use for this that I can't see right
now."

recycling
art collection
project supplies
treasure
10."I thought of the invention and applied for the patent.
After I received the patent, I obtained my own financing
through loans and did my own marketing for my product. I
guess you can say that I am kind of a one-man ," Mr.
Jenkins told the reporter.

performance
inspiration
band
business executive