English Slang Idioms 1102024-02-14English Slang Idioms 1952024-02-14 Report a question What's wrong with this question? You cannot submit an empty report. Please add some details. 12345678910 English Slang Idioms 148 Advanced English practice 10 multiple-choice questions If you log in, you will get the results via email. Category: advanced 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 rocking horse soapbox pulpit Category: advanced 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. shy scary leery skittish Category: advanced 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. banana part apple orange Category: advanced 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. far-reaching grand fell large Category: advanced 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 requires demands initiates Category: advanced 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?" washes braces compliments balances Category: advanced 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." cast off transfer loss riddance Category: advanced 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 Category: advanced 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 treasure art collection project supplies Category: advanced 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. business executive performance band inspiration Your score is The average score is 0% LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Restart quiz Author: Kovács Áron Share0