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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
wash hand of
at sixes and sevens
patio
pliers
2. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
lump
shower head
wash hand of
shoot off one's mouth
3. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
lump
sprain
shoot the breeze
at a loss
4. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
impeccable
clothes horse
hear a pin drop
sleet
5. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
fighting words
outlaw
impeccable
out of work
6. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
anti-establishment
garment bag
whistleblower
stranded
7. Shocked
lets take it outside
gangplank
go into shock
turn someone off
8. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
play hooky
at her wits end
pneumonia
set in stone
9. Engineless aircraft
pedastrian crossing
kinky
sell someone short
glider
10. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
contingency
rainy day
sprain
conscience
11. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
hold him off
to be on sick leave
conscience
infest
12. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
tentative decision
wet blanket
rainy day
at sixes and sevens
13. Cheaply - inexpensively
blunt
at her wits end
patio
for a song
14. Let us go outside and fight
hallowed
slush
pedastrian crossing
lets take it outside
15. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
shoot off one's mouth
contingency
half-sister-brother
snowdrift
16. Escape being caught; avoid
make a splash
scruffy
lump
give a slip
17. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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18. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
bonnet
hole in the wall
half-sister-brother
shower cap
19. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
bonnet
flunk
rainy day
braces
20. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
trunks
at a pinch
hard up
oar
21. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
gangplank
teething ring
outlaw
set in stone
22. To be good enough to do a particular job or to reach a particular standard: We'll give you a week's trial in the job to see how you ........... - .......... to - How will the Secretary General ......... to his new responsibilities?
dress to kill
shower head
measure up
get caught in traffic jam
23. A large piece of something without definite shape
glider
joking aside
doubt his chances
lump
24. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
norrow escape
anti-establishment
greasy spoon
biodegradable
25. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
wound up
thaw
kinky
fighting words
26. Adj. dangerous - risky
perilous
get caught in traffic jam
keep your hair on
hard up
27. Fighting alone
bathtub
you and what army
perilous
nine to five
28. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
kinky
keep something under someone's hat
chariot
braces
29. 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 .......
hard up
ease up
sprain
hole in the wall
30. Getting too angry
rain set in for
hit the ceeling/roof
lets take it outside
biodegradable
31. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
marooned
stranded
gale
nine to five
32. Be noticed by someone.
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33. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
outlaw
sleeping car
pedastrian crossing
ticket collector
34. Get the ball rolling
brag
at a loss
jukebox
get a move on
35. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
trunks
ease up
outlaw
greasy spoon
36. Not understand at all.
not make head or tail of
get a move on
bonnet
at her wits end
37. Be absent from school without permission
desensitize
shoot off one's mouth
fighting words
play hooky
38. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
doubt his chances
gale
hard up
gangplank
39. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
set sail
nine to five
scruffy
keep your hair on
40. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
at a pinch
raise your spirit
for a song
shower cap
41. Make someone bored or repelled.
desensitize
ointment
turn someone off
stranded
42. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
snow job
run your tail between your legs
you and what army
repel
43. Sense of right and wrong
knock the socks off
jukebox
conscience
doubt his chances
44. Severe cold and fever
garment bag
flexitime
pneumonia
desensitize
45. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
at loggerheads
slush
nine to five
anti-establishment
46. To quarrel
pick a fight
bonnet
scruffy
contingency
47. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
knock the socks off
hypochondria
hold him off
ticket collector
48. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
chariot
hole in the wall
shower head
fighting words
49. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
hit the ceeling/roof
bathtub
ticket collector
shower head
50. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
dress to kill
gangplank
brag
even-tempered
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