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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. Don't think too much about it
all thumbs
kinky
keep your hair on
set in stone
2. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
pay through the nose
at standstill
at her wits end
snow job
3. To quarrel
play hooky
tentative decision
pick a fight
rain set in for
4. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
impeccable
run your tail between your legs
give a slip
norrow escape
5. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
snow job
gig
measure up
hole in the wall
6. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
wash hand of
even-tempered
whistleblower
thaw
7. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
gale
fighting words
scruffy
oar
8. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
gale
wash hand of
porch
at her wits end
9. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ticket collector
garment bag
catch someone's eye
outlaw
10. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
turn someone off
mum and pop
blunt
garment bag
11. Jobless
wash hand of
bonnet
revisit
out of work
12. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
greasy spoon
have a memory like a sieve
pay through the nose
biodegradable
13. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
even-tempered
all thumbs
gangplank
have a memory like a sieve
14. 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
resort to
slush
tentative decision
15. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
shower head
ease up
have a memory like a sieve
talk through his hat
16. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
you and what army
hold him off
norrow escape
at standstill
17. Dance; hurry
shake a leg
shower cap
impeccable
hallowed
18. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
blunt
hit the ceeling/roof
jukebox
kinky
19. Making claims without any backup
gangplank
talk through his hat
jump the gun
flunk
20. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
at a loss
chariot
half-sister-brother
flexitime
21. Hood
bonnet
for a song
half-sister-brother
to be on sick leave
22. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
fighting words
hole in the wall
play hooky
talk through his hat
23. A system in which people work a particular number of hours each week or month - but can change the times at which they start and finish each day
flexitime
pedastrian crossing
gangplank
jukebox
24. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
all ears
gangplank
walker
fighting words
25. 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
for a song
stranded
desensitize
kinky
26. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
sleet
hard up
get caught in traffic jam
thaw
27. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
marooned
rain set in for
set sail
have a memory like a sieve
28. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
set in stone
shower cap
greasy spoon
anti-establishment
29. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
flexitime
glider
restless
scruffy
30. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
outlaw
gangplank
slip off
give a slip
31. Engineless aircraft
shoot the breeze
set sail
glider
shower head
32. 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 .......
to be on sick leave
ease up
pliers
gangplank
33. 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
tentative decision
biodegradable
knock the socks off
sprain
34. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
revisit
set in stone
clothes horse
resort to
35. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
mum and pop
for a song
rainy day
give a slip
36. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
jump the gun
mum and pop
trunks
at her wits end
37. Escape being caught; avoid
give a slip
lump
hallowed
pliers
38. Unfounded fear of being unwell
rain set in for
pay through the nose
hypochondria
hold him off
39. Getting too angry
wet blanket
at sixes and sevens
hit the ceeling/roof
perilous
40. Movement blocked by traffic
scruffy
doubt his chances
snowdrift
get caught in traffic jam
41. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
blunt
pressed for time
sell someone short
patio
42. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
clothes horse
gig
hallowed
patio
43. Shocked
talk through his hat
at standstill
go into shock
fighting words
44. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
sleet
hold him off
marooned
at loggerheads
45. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
shower cap
wet blanket
greasy spoon
measure up
46. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
patio
gangplank
porch
ointment
47. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
rainy day
garment bag
desensitize
sell someone short
48. Chatter - babble - speak casually
ease up
even-tempered
shoot the breeze
trunks
49. Take off with ease or speed
slip off
repel
have a memory like a sieve
biodegradable
50. A large piece of something without definite shape
out of work
at sixes and sevens
set in stone
lump
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