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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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1. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
rain set in for
run your tail between your legs
doubt his chances
hold him off
2. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
marooned
hole in the wall
infest
make a splash
3. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
hold him off
talk through his hat
set sail
do justice
4. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
do justice
at a loss
whistleblower
oar
5. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
nine to five
stranded
jukebox
glider
6. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
hit the ceeling/roof
pedastrian crossing
perilous
knock the socks off
7. 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
clothes horse
tentative decision
marooned
shoot the breeze
8. Escape being caught; avoid
give a slip
sleeping car
pedastrian crossing
glider
9. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
all ears
oar
flexitime
slip off
10. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
gangplank
trunks
garment bag
sleeping car
11. Tools to pull apart or twist
not make head or tail of
doubt his chances
pliers
slip off
12. Large boses for household things
catch someone's eye
wash hand of
trunks
slush
13. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
mum and pop
run your tail between your legs
snow job
all thumbs
14. Unfounded fear of being unwell
gangplank
pressed for time
hypochondria
slush
15. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
outlaw
garment bag
out of work
pneumonia
16. Make someone bored or repelled.
lump
gale
half-sister-brother
turn someone off
17. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
kinky
get caught in traffic jam
gale
knock the socks off
18. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
sell someone short
not make head or tail of
sleet
all thumbs
19. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
sleeping car
braces
chariot
conscience
20. Take off with ease or speed
outlaw
slip off
anti-establishment
gangplank
21. Cheaply - inexpensively
hit the ceeling/roof
for a song
jump the gun
get a move on
22. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
turn someone off
wash hand of
ease up
joking aside
23. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
hard up
trunks
thaw
keep something under someone's hat
24. 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 .......
measure up
not make head or tail of
ease up
norrow escape
25. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
teething ring
dress to kill
all thumbs
clothes horse
26. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
wet blanket
blunt
fighting words
resort to
27. Hood
wet blanket
at standstill
gig
bonnet
28. A large piece of something without definite shape
flexitime
do justice
lump
even-tempered
29. Partially melted snow
pneumonia
slush
gale
nine to five
30. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
hit the ceeling/roof
stranded
mum and pop
tentative decision
31. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
play hooky
kinky
at a loss
hallowed
32. 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.
infest
hit the ceeling/roof
you and what army
hold him off
33. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
all thumbs
sprain
clothes horse
mum and pop
34. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
ticket collector
resort to
ease up
rainy day
35. A small dark shop or restaurant
at her wits end
not make head or tail of
dress to kill
hole in the wall
36. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
perilous
catch someone's eye
nine to five
thaw
37. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
tentative decision
wound up
resort to
biodegradable
38. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
marooned
restless
repel
at a loss
39. Be noticed by someone.
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40. 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?
measure up
anti-establishment
all thumbs
gig
41. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
jump the gun
flunk
funnel
at standstill
42. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
run your tail between your legs
scruffy
ticket collector
contingency
43. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
resort to
norrow escape
biodegradable
half-sister-brother
44. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
shoot the breeze
blunt
have a memory like a sieve
nine to five
45. Making claims without any backup
talk through his hat
bonnet
not make head or tail of
outlaw
46. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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47. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
snowdrift
shower head
all thumbs
jump the gun
48. Seriously - really - without joking -
slush
biodegradable
joking aside
fighting words
49. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
flunk
wound up
infest
at a pinch
50. Adj. dangerous - risky
hallowed
walker
trunks
perilous