IDIOM LESSON 1 REVIEW

In the e-mail below, determine the appropriate idiom from the idiom list.

IDIOM LIST:

big wig

deadline

slave driver

get cracking

pounding the pavement

called on the carpet

work graveyard

canned

pulls his weight

paper-pusher

TO: TREY SOMOLAN

FROM: COLLEEN SUREY

SUBJECT: THANKS!

Dear Trey,

It was great to talk to you yesterday! I hate to and be up

until 3 a.m., but I also don’t want to get by the boss

because this project isn’t finished! I hope I wasn’t too much of a

yesterday when I was setting the schedule and

determining when the should be for the project.

I just knew that if we didn’t , we’d both

be looking for new jobs! And with my

luck, I’d end up as a in some data entry job

instead of working with great, creative people like you. I really believe one day

you’ll be a for our little company. Then you’ll never be again for being late with a project!

See you at the meeting,

Colleen