English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive English Slang Idioms (34) 1.That car I was going to buy turned out to be a flush. The owner didn't put it in the advertisement, but the car needs over $2000 in repairs. straight radiator busted toilet 2.You must have been as busy as a to get all this done! Your yard is raked, the stairs are painted and the woodpile is tidied. fox sloth cat beaver 3.He had been as busy as a from the moment he got to work and was now exhausted. flower wood pile bee hive 4.He turned down the invitation to join the company baseball team, since he didn't want his girlfriend to see that he was a(n) . He was never good at catching a ball. butterfingers outfielder receiver juggler 5.It was five minutes until her performance, and she had butterflies in her . She hoped that her nervousness wouldn't cause her to mess up. net hair stomach head 6.He was glad that he buttoned his when the boss yelled at him. A secretary had just got fired last week for talking back to him. face jaw lip ears 7.His grandfather bought the last Tuesday. He wasn't surprised; his grandfather was eighty years old and had been sick for years. The old man passed away in his sleep. store farm car boat 8.The van just missed his car by a hair's . length width height breadth 9.He managed to beat the top runner in the race by a . knot shot paw whisker 10.It took him a long time to learn to play the song by . hand heart head thought . English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive English Slang Idioms (34) 1.That car I was going to buy turned out to be a flush.