Basic English Usage
Slang
[ ] 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