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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
shower cap
gangplank
keep something under someone's hat
nine to five
2. Get the ball rolling
all ears
teething ring
infest
get a move on
3. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
shoot off one's mouth
hold him off
contingency
joking aside
4. To treat or represent someone or something good - beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve: The photo doesn't .... her ........ - No words can ...........to the experience. do something such as a test well enough to show your real abili
keep something under someone's hat
do justice
set sail
ease up
5. Chatter - babble - speak casually
pedastrian crossing
shoot the breeze
lump
pay through the nose
6. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
oar
walker
bathtub
trunks
7. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
snowdrift
blunt
thaw
hypochondria
8. Movement blocked by traffic
even-tempered
get caught in traffic jam
scruffy
hallowed
9. Hood
all thumbs
tentative decision
stranded
bonnet
10. Don't think too much about it
shake a leg
ease up
shoot the breeze
keep your hair on
11. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
talk through his hat
get a move on
even-tempered
marooned
12. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
anti-establishment
wet blanket
resort to
shoot off one's mouth
13. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
all ears
ointment
gig
at standstill
14. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
sprain
at a loss
get caught in traffic jam
trunks
15. Act before the appropriate time.
flunk
jump the gun
patio
nine to five
16. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
at a pinch
not make head or tail of
at her wits end
blunt
17. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
funnel
at sixes and sevens
hypochondria
teething ring
18. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
garment bag
to be on sick leave
slush
walker
19. Unfounded fear of being unwell
pedastrian crossing
hypochondria
sleet
nine to five
20. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
flunk
outlaw
infest
norrow escape
21. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
pedastrian crossing
knock the socks off
go into shock
wash hand of
22. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
catch someone's eye
even-tempered
keep something under someone's hat
pulled muscle
23. It is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it - or it makes you feel ill - The smell r........ him. 2. [transitive] to make someone who is attacking you go away - by fighting them: The army was ready to ....... an attack. 3. [transitive] to
anti-establishment
go into shock
wash hand of
repel
24. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pedastrian crossing
desensitize
slip off
thaw
25. Partially melted snow
at a pinch
keep something under someone's hat
slush
shoot off one's mouth
26. 1. not definite or certain - and may be changed later SYN provisional OPP definite: I passed on my t...... conclusions to the police. The government is taking t......... steps towards tackling the country's economic problems. 2. done without confiden
tentative decision
keep something under someone's hat
shake a leg
thaw
27. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
go into shock
nine to five
at a loss
contingency
28. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
sleeping car
shake a leg
you and what army
pay through the nose
29. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
hypochondria
nine to five
pulled muscle
hard up
30. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
dress to kill
sprain
kinky
to be on sick leave
31. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
hallowed
all thumbs
braces
greasy spoon
32. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ticket collector
at standstill
desensitize
lets take it outside
33. If insects - rats etc ..... a place - there are a lot of them and they usually cause damage - be ............ with something - The kitchen was ......with cockroaches.
sleeping car
infest
impeccable
hear a pin drop
34. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
snow job
wash hand of
slush
wound up
35. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
norrow escape
at sixes and sevens
ointment
desensitize
36. Getting too angry
stranded
sleeping car
hit the ceeling/roof
mum and pop
37. A large piece of something without definite shape
lump
pneumonia
shower cap
snow job
38. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
at sixes and sevens
make a splash
ointment
knock the socks off
39. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
hallowed
pressed for time
set in stone
at a pinch
40. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
dress to kill
thaw
snowdrift
set in stone
41. Large boses for household things
lump
trunks
walker
pulled muscle
42. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
half-sister-brother
brag
stranded
hold him off
43. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
not make head or tail of
lump
pedastrian crossing
at loggerheads
44. Dance; hurry
bonnet
shake a leg
all thumbs
keep your hair on
45. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
patio
at a loss
catch someone's eye
biodegradable
46. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
garment bag
go into shock
flunk
teething ring
47. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
fighting words
sell someone short
hit the ceeling/roof
rain set in for
48. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
glider
ticket collector
hallowed
patio
49. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
get a move on
ointment
norrow escape
set sail
50. Jobless
gig
hallowed
trunks
out of work