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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A large piece of something without definite shape
lump
hallowed
slip off
oar
2. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
wash hand of
wet blanket
contingency
resort to
3. Large boses for household things
snow job
contingency
trunks
desensitize
4. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
snow job
catch someone's eye
gangplank
shower cap
5. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
hit the ceeling/roof
flexitime
oar
sleeping car
6. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
give a slip
set sail
at a loss
out of work
7. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
slip off
pressed for time
shoot off one's mouth
contingency
8. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
biodegradable
even-tempered
teething ring
hole in the wall
9. 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.
blunt
make a splash
infest
doubt his chances
10. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
porch
revisit
to be on sick leave
gale
11. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
nine to five
jukebox
whistleblower
garment bag
12. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
talk through his hat
half-sister-brother
resort to
teething ring
13. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
mum and pop
flunk
out of work
infest
14. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
thaw
make a splash
get a move on
pressed for time
15. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
ointment
keep something under someone's hat
shoot the breeze
sprain
16. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
shake a leg
keep something under someone's hat
knock the socks off
wound up
17. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
braces
measure up
teething ring
go into shock
18. Escape being caught; avoid
not make head or tail of
catch someone's eye
give a slip
repel
19. Be noticed by someone.
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20. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
shoot off one's mouth
at a loss
have a memory like a sieve
run your tail between your legs
21. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
hear a pin drop
lump
funnel
outlaw
22. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
measure up
hallowed
patio
pick a fight
23. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
conscience
sprain
to be on sick leave
snow job
24. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
resort to
shower cap
pliers
talk through his hat
25. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
whistleblower
gale
snow job
set in stone
26. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
marooned
mum and pop
jump the gun
blunt
27. Don't think too much about it
ease up
keep your hair on
funnel
do justice
28. Shocked
go into shock
raise your spirit
blunt
infest
29. Fighting alone
you and what army
doubt his chances
oar
jukebox
30. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
wet blanket
bathtub
snow job
ticket collector
31. Not understand at all.
wet blanket
perilous
gale
not make head or tail of
32. Seriously - really - without joking -
porch
resort to
joking aside
flunk
33. Make way through a narrow path
turn someone off
funnel
mum and pop
at sixes and sevens
34. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
all thumbs
hold him off
to be on sick leave
hard up
35. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
hard up
mum and pop
ointment
shower head
36. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
greasy spoon
sell someone short
bonnet
slip off
37. Getting too angry
greasy spoon
perilous
wet blanket
hit the ceeling/roof
38. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hallowed
get a move on
restless
sell someone short
39. A small dark shop or restaurant
shower head
go into shock
out of work
hole in the wall
40. Let us go outside and fight
teething ring
sleet
patio
lets take it outside
41. Silence
out of work
resort to
talk through his hat
hear a pin drop
42. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
thaw
all thumbs
pick a fight
hold him off
43. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
funnel
rainy day
shake a leg
talk through his hat
44. Engineless aircraft
glider
keep something under someone's hat
teething ring
for a song
45. To quarrel
get caught in traffic jam
out of work
pick a fight
brag
46. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
at standstill
at a loss
kinky
pulled muscle
47. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
pressed for time
lets take it outside
play hooky
doubt his chances
48. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ticket collector
lump
greasy spoon
gangplank
49. Making claims without any backup
porch
shoot off one's mouth
at a pinch
talk through his hat
50. Jobless
lump
out of work
hit the ceeling/roof
rainy day