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English Slang Idioms (372)

"How did you learn what plants would do well here?" Ashley asked. Nancy replied, "By trial and .......... I tried lots of different kinds; some died and the rest are what you see."
"I don't think I'd buy an SUV right now if I were you. They have next to no trade-......... value because of the price of gas now," Jeff said to Al.
"In the long run, there seems to be no trade-......... between unemployment and inflation," the Economics professor told her class.
"Do you have all the camping gear packed in your backpack? Good. Let's ......... a trail!" Ryan said to Alyssa as they started across the unmarked desert.
"Let's try not to pack too much stuff. If we travel ........., we'll have a much easier time walking to the hostel once we get off the plane," Jim said to Gavin.
"Wow, walking up that hill was pretty .......... I'm exhausted!" Luke exclaimed to Jenny.
"I figure if we help Jim replace his hardwood flooring, we'll pick up some of the tricks of the ........., and then we'll know how to do easier and faster," Kyle confided to Hannah.
"The guy in the training department keeps trying to ......... me up, and I don't know why. He gives me ambiguous information and then laughs when I do it the wrong way," Jeff told Holly.
"I'm not sure Ben's a good choice for the management position. He's too trigger .......... If someone proposes a course of action, he implements it without thinking about the consequences," Jim said to his co-worker.
"Did you hear the crazy things that guy was saying? He's pretty ......... out. He must be on drugs," John whispered to Francis.