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english slang idioms answer 1
He decided to retire. He had been calling the tune at his company for more years than he could remember, and it was now time to relax.

Correct answer: (c) tune

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english slang idioms answer 2
The calm before the storm was just about to end, and they would be arguing again soon. On average, he had about 15 minutes of peace after he got home from work.

Correct answer: (b) storm

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english slang idioms answer 3
"Well, I might as well clean out my closet now, since I can't dance and it's too wet to plow," Kathy jokingly said to Greta.

Correct answer: (a) plow

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english slang idioms answer 4
"He won't get the project done right. He couldn't do it for toffee," Mike said.

Correct answer: (b) toffee

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english slang idioms answer 5
"I think that the Black& Decker drill is pretty good, but it can't hold a(n) candle to the Dewalt drill," Arnie said to Adam.

Correct answer: (c) candle

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english slang idioms answer 6
That's the problem with a lot of department managers: they're good at improving their own department, but often it's at the expense of the organization as a whole. They can't see the forest for the trees.

Correct answer: (c) forest

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english slang idioms answer 7
"I think that lawyer's a carpetbagger, and I would never hire him. He doesn't care about what happens to the company or making things right; he only cares about his fees," Maggie said.

Correct answer: (c) carpetbagger

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english slang idioms answer 8
"I love that guy. He's like a canary in a coal mine: he can spot trouble coming in the market from a mile away," the manager said.

Correct answer: (c) canary

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english slang idioms answer 9
"I think that the carrot-and-stick method works well in an office environment: theworkers do what you want them to do," the boss opined.

Correct answer: (d) stick

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english slang idioms answer 10
"I'm not going to carry the can for you, Kyle. You're going to have to tell Dad what you did and own up to it," Mathew said.

Correct answer: (a) carry

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