Basic English Usage
Slang

Slang 5

Exercises:

[ ]  I got an email from Thomas in the Ottawa office. I'll bet that ____ went straight over our heads to get approval. Heck, I'll bet a ____ he asked the CEO.
  keener ... toonie
  toonie ... damp squib
 

[ ]  Our sales trip down to London was a ____. Even a ____ like Oliver couldn't have sold them on our new app.
  corker ... toonie
  damp squib ... corker
 

[ ]  We got a call from Jack in their Canberra office. He thinks it's ____ that they weren't given a ____ at the contract for supplies.
  a keener ... damp squib
  dodgy ... fair go
 

[ ]  You can't buy much with a ____ other than a small pack of Timbits.
  keenie
  toonie
 

[ ]  What a ____ this guy is: he's the best footballer around, and he's the nicest person you will ever meet.
  corker
  toonie
 

[ ]  Several residents of Canberra won damages in a lawsuit over ____ home construction.
  corker
  dodgy
 

[ ]  Thomas, a real ____ in the Toronto office, thinks ____ like Oliver in the Liverpool office would have no problem giving ____ for the contract to Jack in the Sydney office.
  damp squib ... dodgy ... a toonie
  keener ... a corker ... a fair go
 

[ ]  Our planned protest in London was a ____. No one showed up.
  fair go
  damp squib
 

Lesson: Slang 5
Module: Slang
Course: Basic English Usage