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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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english
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vocabulary
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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. Act before the appropriate time.
norrow escape
set in stone
jump the gun
desensitize
2. 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
oar
gale
whistleblower
3. Chatter - babble - speak casually
blunt
ease up
clothes horse
shoot the breeze
4. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
porch
even-tempered
restless
gig
5. Make way through a narrow path
go into shock
funnel
mum and pop
patio
6. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
rain set in for
get caught in traffic jam
at loggerheads
out of work
7. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
hypochondria
contingency
run your tail between your legs
norrow escape
8. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
dress to kill
go into shock
greasy spoon
impeccable
9. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
run your tail between your legs
set sail
restless
all thumbs
10. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
pneumonia
out of work
anti-establishment
stranded
11. 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
pedastrian crossing
thaw
desensitize
impeccable
12. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
wash hand of
thaw
set sail
run your tail between your legs
13. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
wash hand of
oar
snow job
get caught in traffic jam
14. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
hit the ceeling/roof
funnel
at sixes and sevens
teething ring
15. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
at a loss
walker
jukebox
dress to kill
16. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
chariot
at a loss
marooned
even-tempered
17. Seriously - really - without joking -
joking aside
funnel
ease up
whistleblower
18. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
biodegradable
gangplank
shower head
get a move on
19. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
gale
wound up
hold him off
anti-establishment
20. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hallowed
clothes horse
at a pinch
tentative decision
21. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
pick a fight
bonnet
doubt his chances
22. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
do justice
fighting words
make a splash
stranded
23. Make someone bored or repelled.
braces
turn someone off
whistleblower
at a loss
24. Silence
hear a pin drop
keep something under someone's hat
restless
gale
25. Don't think too much about it
gangplank
snow job
keep your hair on
hard up
26. Adj. dangerous - risky
perilous
gig
outlaw
you and what army
27. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
stranded
do justice
snowdrift
gangplank
28. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
at loggerheads
gig
snowdrift
porch
29. Movement blocked by traffic
all thumbs
shower head
get caught in traffic jam
biodegradable
30. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
wound up
set in stone
to be on sick leave
jump the gun
31. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
tentative decision
desensitize
even-tempered
gig
32. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
ointment
shake a leg
give a slip
resort to
33. Jobless
give a slip
patio
chariot
out of work
34. Cheaply - inexpensively
gangplank
measure up
all ears
for a song
35. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
hear a pin drop
rainy day
hallowed
to be on sick leave
36. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
even-tempered
garment bag
rainy day
at sixes and sevens
37. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
pedastrian crossing
at standstill
bathtub
funnel
38. Not understand at all.
not make head or tail of
mum and pop
shower cap
greasy spoon
39. 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
do justice
garment bag
ticket collector
glider
40. It is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it - or it makes you feel ill - The smell r........ him. 2. [transitive] to make someone who is attacking you go away - by fighting them: The army was ready to ....... an attack. 3. [transitive] to
repel
scruffy
oar
gangplank
41. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
hold him off
bathtub
blunt
brag
42. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
perilous
ticket collector
anti-establishment
measure up
43. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
measure up
conscience
even-tempered
thaw
44. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
gig
kinky
sleeping car
wash hand of
45. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
bonnet
snow job
at her wits end
impeccable
46. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
flexitime
perilous
whistleblower
at standstill
47. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
contingency
at a loss
snow job
bathtub
48. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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49. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
at loggerheads
hear a pin drop
sell someone short
rain set in for
50. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
shoot the breeze
sprain
anti-establishment
bonnet