1. legal-eagle
A ) a policeman
B ) a lawyer
C ) a pilot
I’ve got a legal-eagle who can get me out of this scrape.
She keeps a whole bunch of legal-eagle.
Answer : B ) a lawyer
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2. super-duper
A ) excellent
B ) stupid
C ) the worst
Where is this super-duper car of ? ours?
That’s just super-duper. Couldn’t have asked for better.
Answer : A ) excellent
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3. fender-bender
A ) a minor accident
B ) a very strong man
C ) a lazy person
There are a couple offender-benders on the expressway this morning, so be careful
A minor fender-bender blocked traffic for a while.
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4. pie-in-the-sky
A ) a special “Heavenly reward”
B ) something non-existent
C ) absolute nonsense
Don’t hold out for pie-in-the-sky. Get realistic.
If he didn’t hope for some heavenly pie-in-the-sky, he would probably be a real crook.
Answer : C ) absolute nonsense
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5. big league (usually plural)
A ) the government
B ) the top of the criminal world
C ) any situation where competition is keen
In the big leagues of business you’ve got to know what you are worth.
You’re in the big leagues now – no more fooling around
English idioms
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6. local yokel
A ) the nearest bar
B ) a police station
C ) a local resident of the rural place
One of the local yokels helped me change the tire
The local yokels all listen to the same radio station.
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7. to wheel and deal
A ) to treat someone badly
B ) to negotiate aggressively
C ) to sell second-hand cars
To settle the matter you must wheel and deal.
If you can’t wheel and deal, you can’t run for the elective office.
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8. ptomaine-domain
A ) any dining facility, a cafeteria
B ) a hospital for mental clients
C ) a village
Time to go over to the ptomaine-domain.
I can’t stand food at the ptomaine-domain.
Answer : A ) any dining facility, a cafeteria
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9. boob-tube
A ) subway
B ) a television set
C ) an underground passage
You spend too much time in front of the boob-tube.
What’s on the boob-tube tonight?
Answer : B ) a television set
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10. to party-hearty
A ) to love someone passionately
B ) to take one’s leave
C ) to have a great time, to celebrate
Let’s get some stuff and party-hearty.
The whole class decided to celebrate and party-hearty.
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11. donkey’s years
A ) childhood
B ) a long time
C ) years spent in the army
I haven’t seen you in donkey’s years…
It’s been donkey’s years since we talked.
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12. hot potato
A ) a difficult problem
B ) a thing difficult to get
C ) a very attractive and energetic woman or girl
I sure don’t want to have to deal with that hot potato.
This task is a hot potato. Ignore it for a while.
Answer : A ) a difficult problem
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13. monkey business
A ) useless efforts
B ) silliness; dishonest tricks
C ) an unsuccessful undertaking or enterprise
That’s enough monkey business. Now, settle down.
Stop the monkey business. This is serious!
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14. white hat
A ) a bureaucrat
B ) a very important person
C ) a good guy, a hero
He seems like a white hat, but he is a worm. The white hats don’t always win, you know.
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15.baby-kisser
A ) a hypocritical person
B ) a parent
C ) a politician
Once those baby-kissers get in the office, they spend, spend, spend…
There were lots of promises at the town square today when four baby-kissers tried to rally interest in the upcoming election.
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16. mad money
A ) money to be spent in frivolous fashion
B ) a very large sum of money
C ) easily gotten money
I got $100 in mad money for my birthday.
This is my mad money, and I’ll do with it as I please.
Answer : A ) money to be spent in frivolous fashion
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17. big drink
A ) a drunkard
B ) an ocean
C ) a party of male students
We flew over the big drink in an hour or two. When you are over the big drink you really get ? feel how tiny we humans are.
Answer : B ) an ocean
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18. white elephant
A ) a boss
B ) a prominent politician
C ) a useless or unwanted object
Take all those white elephants to the flea market. How can I get rid of this white elephant.
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