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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. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
play hooky
pressed for time
at a loss
patio
2. Be noticed by someone.
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3. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
patio
mum and pop
desensitize
trunks
4. To make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it - ......... somebody to something - Does TV ........ people to violence? — d.........zation
even-tempered
desensitize
ticket collector
braces
5. Seriously - really - without joking -
walker
raise your spirit
joking aside
rain set in for
6. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
hard up
teething ring
gangplank
even-tempered
7. Be cheerful and get on with life
pressed for time
snowdrift
run your tail between your legs
raise your spirit
8. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
rain set in for
shower cap
catch someone's eye
hallowed
9. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
walker
get caught in traffic jam
kinky
pneumonia
10. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
shower head
play hooky
sprain
give a slip
11. Fighting alone
you and what army
dress to kill
anti-establishment
doubt his chances
12. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
oar
get caught in traffic jam
at loggerheads
make a splash
13. Chatter - babble - speak casually
bonnet
wash hand of
shoot the breeze
hear a pin drop
14. Don't think too much about it
keep your hair on
pulled muscle
flunk
oar
15. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
raise your spirit
stranded
wash hand of
teething ring
16. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
all thumbs
whistleblower
at a pinch
mum and pop
17. Hood
joking aside
bonnet
doubt his chances
keep your hair on
18. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
pneumonia
give a slip
jukebox
restless
19. A large piece of something without definite shape
not make head or tail of
desensitize
lump
clothes horse
20. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
desensitize
all ears
kinky
snowdrift
21. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
doubt his chances
jump the gun
infest
at standstill
22. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
marooned
desensitize
infest
for a song
23. Pay a high price - pay too much
to be on sick leave
pay through the nose
greasy spoon
hole in the wall
24. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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25. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
flunk
pulled muscle
at her wits end
not make head or tail of
26. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
wash hand of
half-sister-brother
measure up
at loggerheads
27. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
wound up
desensitize
for a song
sell someone short
28. Large boses for household things
hear a pin drop
funnel
pulled muscle
trunks
29. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
sleet
ointment
gangplank
resort to
30. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
pay through the nose
dress to kill
whistleblower
teething ring
31. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
set sail
kinky
blunt
knock the socks off
32. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
norrow escape
even-tempered
desensitize
bathtub
33. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
anti-establishment
snowdrift
patio
hold him off
34. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
hit the ceeling/roof
not make head or tail of
snow job
get a move on
35. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
funnel
sleet
shake a leg
whistleblower
36. 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?
pick a fight
porch
measure up
set in stone
37. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
gig
brag
fighting words
desensitize
38. To quarrel
sprain
at a pinch
sleet
pick a fight
39. Make someone bored or repelled.
tentative decision
turn someone off
shoot the breeze
gangplank
40. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
wash hand of
shoot the breeze
at a loss
fighting words
41. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
pulled muscle
revisit
set in stone
at standstill
42. Engineless aircraft
glider
anti-establishment
keep your hair on
at sixes and sevens
43. A small dark shop or restaurant
make a splash
mum and pop
sprain
hole in the wall
44. Not understand at all.
not make head or tail of
flexitime
at standstill
pneumonia
45. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
hard up
get caught in traffic jam
not make head or tail of
at sixes and sevens
46. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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47. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
funnel
scruffy
rain set in for
bathtub
48. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
ease up
wash hand of
bathtub
pulled muscle
49. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
shoot off one's mouth
kinky
doubt his chances
gig
50. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
impeccable
even-tempered
blunt
hypochondria