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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive
English Slang Idioms (122)
1.He hated the wait before a job interview; he felt as antsy
as a cat on bricks.
cold
wet
hot
rough
2."I just saw Steven leave the boss's office. It must have
been good news. He looks as happy as the that got
the cream," Jenny told Rachel.
dog
boar
cat
elephant
3."I got another jury summons! I needed that right now
about as much as a fish needs a ," James told his
roommate.
tank
food
fin
bicycle
4.He felt insulted. The proprietor of the store had been
watching him like a ever since he entered the store.
He wasn't a thief.
fish
cat
hippopotamus
hawk
5.He decided that he would jump off of the bridge and into
the water even though it was potentially dangerous. He
didn't want his friends to think he was a .
chicken
cash
goose
snitch
6."My husband and I went to the classic car show this
weekend. My husband had been looking forward to it for a
long time. As soon as he entered into the event he looked
as happy as a kid in a store," Lisa told Ken and then
laughed.
textbook
health food
candy
pottery
7.Even though he had been in several serious motorcycle
accidents, he still rode too fast. He was drawn to high
speeds like a to a flame
fish
moth
zebra
book
8.The manager read the second letter of resignation she
had received that day. Since the press release reporting
that the company was in a lot of trouble had come out,
employees had been leaving like rats deserting a
ship.
sailing
new
arriving
sinking
9.Now that the new procedure had been implemented in
the warehouse, packages were arriving, being stored, and
were leaving like .
soapbox
cereal
clockwork
wax
10."Marty's boy is doing extremely well so far as a banker.
His old man was one of our best employees, so I am not
surprised. Well, like , like son," Mr. Williams said to
Mr. Todd.
relative
Descendent
father
moon
