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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Getting too angry
sleeping car
contingency
hit the ceeling/roof
pressed for time
2. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
wet blanket
at a loss
all thumbs
shoot the breeze
3. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
perilous
sell someone short
pliers
snow job
4. Making claims without any backup
sell someone short
patio
bathtub
talk through his hat
5. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
conscience
run your tail between your legs
rainy day
wash hand of
6. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
scruffy
all thumbs
desensitize
hole in the wall
7. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
set in stone
sleet
snowdrift
keep something under someone's hat
8. Get the ball rolling
perilous
get a move on
hold him off
slush
9. Jobless
sell someone short
go into shock
out of work
you and what army
10. 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
contingency
shoot the breeze
catch someone's eye
11. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
rainy day
at standstill
jukebox
shake a leg
12. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
pulled muscle
shoot off one's mouth
have a memory like a sieve
rain set in for
13. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
snow job
measure up
impeccable
teething ring
14. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
wound up
rainy day
lump
slip off
15. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
keep something under someone's hat
do justice
shake a leg
doubt his chances
16. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
porch
at standstill
sleet
ointment
17. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
even-tempered
lets take it outside
run your tail between your legs
hard up
18. Pay a high price - pay too much
shower cap
pay through the nose
gale
snowdrift
19. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
lump
half-sister-brother
raise your spirit
brag
20. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
pneumonia
snowdrift
pulled muscle
make a splash
21. Silence
not make head or tail of
hear a pin drop
catch someone's eye
clothes horse
22. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
braces
restless
chariot
you and what army
23. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
lets take it outside
mum and pop
norrow escape
shower head
24. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
contingency
lump
sell someone short
norrow escape
25. Escape being caught; avoid
give a slip
whistleblower
conscience
pneumonia
26. To treat or represent someone or something good - beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve: The photo doesn't .... her ........ - No words can ...........to the experience. do something such as a test well enough to show your real abili
talk through his hat
porch
ointment
do justice
27. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
have a memory like a sieve
scruffy
pressed for time
at sixes and sevens
28. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
shower head
out of work
patio
lump
29. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
flunk
to be on sick leave
bathtub
whistleblower
30. Engineless aircraft
all thumbs
glider
teething ring
do justice
31. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
hit the ceeling/roof
get caught in traffic jam
make a splash
pliers
32. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
thaw
out of work
jukebox
to be on sick leave
33. Sense of right and wrong
pedastrian crossing
conscience
rainy day
hypochondria
34. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
dress to kill
raise your spirit
run your tail between your legs
chariot
35. Unfounded fear of being unwell
have a memory like a sieve
go into shock
hypochondria
slush
36. Hood
half-sister-brother
bonnet
sell someone short
out of work
37. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
chariot
lump
thaw
knock the socks off
38. Depart; set off to sea
set sail
funnel
get caught in traffic jam
hold him off
39. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
shake a leg
sell someone short
gale
all ears
40. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hallowed
perilous
at a pinch
patio
41. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
even-tempered
bathtub
marooned
braces
42. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
for a song
wash hand of
desensitize
fighting words
43. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
gangplank
teething ring
whistleblower
ticket collector
44. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
funnel
patio
mum and pop
sprain
45. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
flexitime
anti-establishment
sleeping car
gangplank
46. Not understand at all.
gangplank
hypochondria
doubt his chances
not make head or tail of
47. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
kinky
rainy day
stranded
pick a fight
48. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
out of work
sprain
resort to
infest
49. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
impeccable
scruffy
pressed for time
slip off
50. Fighting alone
ease up
snowdrift
you and what army
teething ring