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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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english
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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. Not understand at all.
pedastrian crossing
not make head or tail of
at a pinch
raise your spirit
2. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
pay through the nose
impeccable
norrow escape
not make head or tail of
3. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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4. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
walker
gangplank
teething ring
half-sister-brother
5. Let us go outside and fight
pulled muscle
shoot off one's mouth
lets take it outside
at loggerheads
6. To quarrel
pick a fight
kinky
dress to kill
pedastrian crossing
7. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
slush
wash hand of
fighting words
pick a fight
8. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
fighting words
at sixes and sevens
nine to five
tentative decision
9. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
greasy spoon
at a loss
marooned
shower cap
10. Large boses for household things
trunks
you and what army
pedastrian crossing
at a loss
11. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
knock the socks off
hold him off
half-sister-brother
ointment
12. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
pay through the nose
ointment
set sail
walker
13. Get the ball rolling
get a move on
shake a leg
at a loss
dress to kill
14. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pedastrian crossing
impeccable
garment bag
repel
15. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
scruffy
desensitize
anti-establishment
at standstill
16. Partially melted snow
slush
hit the ceeling/roof
nine to five
contingency
17. Act before the appropriate time.
jump the gun
biodegradable
keep your hair on
infest
18. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
shake a leg
impeccable
marooned
hold him off
19. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
at loggerheads
porch
patio
shoot off one's mouth
20. 1. to work less hard or do something with less energy than before: Just relax and ......... a little. 2. to start doing something less - You should ......... on the whisky. 3. to improve or get less - The snow was .......
you and what army
make a splash
knock the socks off
ease up
21. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
oar
set in stone
set sail
rainy day
22. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
at a loss
pressed for time
norrow escape
catch someone's eye
23. 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
greasy spoon
tentative decision
make a splash
patio
24. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
norrow escape
sleet
run your tail between your legs
keep something under someone's hat
25. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
funnel
raise your spirit
make a splash
restless
26. Depart; set off to sea
set sail
pressed for time
fighting words
stranded
27. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
flexitime
anti-establishment
keep your hair on
impeccable
28. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
walker
blunt
infest
revisit
29. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
turn someone off
lump
run your tail between your legs
go into shock
30. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
shower head
teething ring
wound up
brag
31. Seriously - really - without joking -
set sail
at her wits end
joking aside
flexitime
32. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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33. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
all ears
lump
nine to five
pay through the nose
34. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
hallowed
hit the ceeling/roof
get a move on
to be on sick leave
35. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
dress to kill
bathtub
sprain
half-sister-brother
36. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
gale
norrow escape
conscience
even-tempered
37. Adj. dangerous - risky
out of work
shoot the breeze
perilous
have a memory like a sieve
38. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
not make head or tail of
shower head
anti-establishment
hypochondria
39. Making claims without any backup
biodegradable
slip off
lets take it outside
talk through his hat
40. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
sleeping car
perilous
set in stone
do justice
41. Jobless
for a song
hard up
out of work
gangplank
42. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
teething ring
at a pinch
pulled muscle
knock the socks off
43. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
bathtub
dress to kill
walker
pressed for time
44. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
have a memory like a sieve
whistleblower
jukebox
scruffy
45. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
set in stone
sleet
braces
doubt his chances
46. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
at a pinch
set sail
patio
run your tail between your legs
47. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
pulled muscle
tentative decision
walker
get caught in traffic jam
48. Be absent from school without permission
play hooky
walker
brag
at a loss
49. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
biodegradable
set sail
at sixes and sevens
do justice
50. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
at a loss
blunt
wet blanket
rain set in for