English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive
English Slang Idioms (37)

1.He knew there wasn't one rule for deciding which clients
a lawyer should try to help. It should be on a case-by-
basis, dependent on the merit of the situation.

rate
book
idea
case
2.The employees' angry reaction to the blanket fine they
all received was a case in for why mass punishment
should not be used.

case
point
law
view
3.Everyone told him that the stock market would crash
soon and that he should sell his stock. Now it had
crashed, and he was broke. He should have cashed in
his last week.

hand
paper
position
chips
4.Her father had cast a long as head of the CIA for
20 years, and she wasn't sure anyone would believe that
she could get a promotion in that organization without her

8.Everyone waited for the vote to see what would
happen. The board members couldn't get a majority on
either side of the issue, so they had to call in the CEO to
break the tie.

counting
casting
posturing
minority
9.He tried to his mind back to the day when his wife
was killed, but he couldn't conjure up any details that
would help the police.

cast
wind
throw
toss
10."I'm not sure what market would want to buy our
product, so I'm going to cast my widely and hope for
some takers," Murphy said.

mind
pearls
net
shadow