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english slang idioms answer 1
He got mad at his parents after they told him to pipe down while they watched TV.

Correct answer: (c) pipe

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 vocabulary sentences: example of adjectives nouns verbs sat testing Idiom "by ear"
english slang idioms answer 2
Since there was no agenda for the day, the team leader decided to play it by ear and deal with issues as they came up.

Correct answer: (b) ear

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 word games free: online adjective noun verb game sat prep test What does 'posh' mean?
english slang idioms answer 3
He couldn't wait to show his girlfriend his posh new condo; it was one of the newest interior decorating styles.

Correct answer: (d) posh

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 meaning of despicable, tincture, solvent, fondle, theologian, caret what does "portcullises" mean?
english slang idioms answer 4
The police chief decided to pull out all the stops on the investigation. He really needed to catch the dangerous wanted criminal quickly.

Correct answer: (b) stops

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 pimsleur hebrew meaning of 'pull the plug'
english slang idioms answer 5
The government decided to pull the plug on the research funding because the scientists weren't working very hard on the project.

Correct answer: (c) plug

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 difference between flood and fled Put one over on him? Is that an idiom or a phrasal verb?
english slang idioms answer 6
Bryan knew that his partner was trying to put one over on him, so he quickly dissolved the partnership.

Correct answer: (a) over

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 you can only build up as high as your foundation is deep? pull the wool over your eyes? Is that an idiom?
english slang idioms answer 7
The parents knew that their kids were trying to pull the wool over their eyes with their long drawn-out story.

Correct answer: (c) wool

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 a run for ones money what does it mean 'push the envelope'?
english slang idioms answer 8
She knew that she was really pushing the envelope by putting that racy picture of a girl in a skimpy bikini on the front page of the local paper.

Correct answer: (b) envelope

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 why is new york also called the "big apple"? what does implied mean?
english slang idioms answer 9
After the reporter implied that the police officer might have been involved in some illegitimate deals, the officer told the reporter to put a sock in it.

Correct answer: (a) sock

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 the use of everything points to what does it mean 'his thinking cap'?
english slang idioms answer 10
He knew he would have to put on his thinking cap and start studying for the test soon.

Correct answer: (d) thinking

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