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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. 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
go into shock
hard up
infest
desensitize
2. A large piece of something without definite shape
pneumonia
lump
gangplank
garment bag
3. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
hallowed
jump the gun
knock the socks off
bonnet
4. Make way through a narrow path
doubt his chances
catch someone's eye
at loggerheads
funnel
5. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
rainy day
hallowed
pulled muscle
shower head
6. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
snowdrift
set sail
thaw
scruffy
7. Hood
pliers
bonnet
sleeping car
trunks
8. Adj. dangerous - risky
perilous
do justice
rain set in for
get caught in traffic jam
9. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
at sixes and sevens
play hooky
at her wits end
rainy day
10. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
hallowed
for a song
gale
desensitize
11. Jobless
out of work
at a pinch
hallowed
lets take it outside
12. Engineless aircraft
sell someone short
brag
bonnet
glider
13. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
shake a leg
at sixes and sevens
blunt
patio
14. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
wash hand of
dress to kill
shoot off one's mouth
run your tail between your legs
15. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
catch someone's eye
snow job
patio
pliers
16. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
bathtub
wet blanket
pressed for time
porch
17. Making claims without any backup
talk through his hat
resort to
hit the ceeling/roof
gig
18. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
measure up
even-tempered
conscience
pliers
19. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
wound up
chariot
hear a pin drop
oar
20. Sense of right and wrong
gig
glider
hear a pin drop
conscience
21. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
stranded
hear a pin drop
gangplank
slip off
22. Don't think too much about it
ticket collector
keep your hair on
talk through his hat
all thumbs
23. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
shower head
even-tempered
pay through the nose
garment bag
24. Not understand at all.
slip off
measure up
make a splash
not make head or tail of
25. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
outlaw
flunk
braces
doubt his chances
26. Take off with ease or speed
slip off
oar
play hooky
dress to kill
27. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
brag
hold him off
pedastrian crossing
sell someone short
28. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
clothes horse
hold him off
keep something under someone's hat
resort to
29. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
garment bag
at a pinch
chariot
blunt
30. 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?
knock the socks off
whistleblower
rainy day
measure up
31. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
mum and pop
revisit
flexitime
pliers
32. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
do justice
shoot off one's mouth
pressed for time
set in stone
33. Large boses for household things
do justice
pressed for time
trunks
for a song
34. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
hear a pin drop
at standstill
braces
trunks
35. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
gig
restless
go into shock
pressed for time
36. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
rainy day
at a loss
sprain
pedastrian crossing
37. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
wet blanket
anti-establishment
keep your hair on
catch someone's eye
38. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
kinky
jukebox
even-tempered
at her wits end
39. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
jump the gun
slip off
anti-establishment
hit the ceeling/roof
40. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
do justice
ointment
gangplank
kinky
41. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
repel
sleet
lump
restless
42. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
at sixes and sevens
set in stone
contingency
lets take it outside
43. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
shower head
glider
all thumbs
lump
44. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
trunks
marooned
do justice
have a memory like a sieve
45. To quarrel
hole in the wall
braces
pick a fight
scruffy
46. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
get caught in traffic jam
keep your hair on
biodegradable
desensitize
47. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
oar
hole in the wall
gangplank
make a splash
48. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
even-tempered
pay through the nose
measure up
thaw
49. Dance; hurry
at loggerheads
shake a leg
greasy spoon
stranded
50. Be cheerful and get on with life
raise your spirit
glider
contingency
not make head or tail of