English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive
English Slang Idioms (130)
1.They had been trying to negotiate the sale of their house
for what seemed like an eternity. It didn't look like they
were going to be able to sell it to the couple after all. After
four hours of negotiation, the two couples were in a
Mexican . The sellers wouldn't accept anything less
than a hundred fifty thousand dollars and the other couple
wouldn't go above one hundred twenty thousand dollars.

food
trade
standoff
give and take
2."Why are we paying Steve such a high salary? We are
paying him that much because he has the Midas .
Everything he has done for this company has resulted in
more than expected profits. His ideas make us vastly more
money than what we have to pay him," Jim told the board
of directors.

brain
approach
touch
method
3."We had a great day on Saturday," Maxie said
sarcastically. "We were driving to the river and then we
popped a tire. We were in the middle of when it
happened and we didn't have our cellphone," she said to
Grace.


hat
7."Don't mince , Jeff. Tell me exactly what you think
of my idea and don't worry about me getting angry," the
boss said

tomatoes
perception
saying
words
8.The army tries to instill will power in its new recruits.
When privates get tired and want to quit running, they are
encouraged to think "mind over " and keep going,
which they often can.

mass
nature
aches
matter
9.The train conductor told the passengers to mind
the when exiting the train since there was a space of
about six inches between the train and the platform.

gap
divide
obstacle
misstep
10."Gina, quit asking Grace about what she exactly said to
her husband when she found out he was cheating on
her your own beeswax!" Rachel told her.