SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
toefl
,
english
,
vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
set in stone
at a loss
pliers
hit the ceeling/roof
2. 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
lump
shake a leg
not make head or tail of
flexitime
3. 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
get caught in traffic jam
gangplank
thaw
do justice
4. Be absent from school without permission
flexitime
ease up
play hooky
hallowed
5. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
pulled muscle
shoot off one's mouth
dress to kill
pedastrian crossing
6. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
knock the socks off
rain set in for
shower cap
keep your hair on
7. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
anti-establishment
patio
doubt his chances
contingency
8. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
pick a fight
all ears
wound up
joking aside
9. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
snow job
dress to kill
have a memory like a sieve
10. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
flexitime
kinky
patio
dress to kill
11. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
make a splash
restless
play hooky
mum and pop
12. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
jump the gun
norrow escape
patio
nine to five
13. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
nine to five
restless
flexitime
bathtub
14. Dance; hurry
mum and pop
greasy spoon
pick a fight
shake a leg
15. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
at standstill
at her wits end
half-sister-brother
shoot off one's mouth
16. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
even-tempered
hold him off
turn someone off
restless
17. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
outlaw
keep your hair on
run your tail between your legs
perilous
18. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
mum and pop
tentative decision
clothes horse
rain set in for
19. Hood
at sixes and sevens
hear a pin drop
flexitime
bonnet
20. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
hallowed
at sixes and sevens
all thumbs
walker
21. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
revisit
ticket collector
jump the gun
bathtub
22. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
oar
anti-establishment
sleet
hard up
23. Act before the appropriate time.
jump the gun
bonnet
fighting words
sell someone short
24. Let us go outside and fight
teething ring
lets take it outside
garment bag
pick a fight
25. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
to be on sick leave
hold him off
get a move on
marooned
26. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
hold him off
at loggerheads
flexitime
knock the socks off
27. Shocked
go into shock
shoot the breeze
at her wits end
contingency
28. Adj. dangerous - risky
garment bag
norrow escape
perilous
bonnet
29. Sense of right and wrong
conscience
sell someone short
thaw
snow job
30. 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.
wash hand of
hypochondria
infest
marooned
31. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
make a splash
walker
shower cap
stranded
32. Escape being caught; avoid
at loggerheads
keep your hair on
give a slip
pedastrian crossing
33. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
doubt his chances
set in stone
out of work
all thumbs
34. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
flunk
to be on sick leave
hold him off
shake a leg
35. Not understand at all.
not make head or tail of
gangplank
ease up
resort to
36. Getting too angry
hit the ceeling/roof
rainy day
half-sister-brother
get caught in traffic jam
37. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
flexitime
pay through the nose
teething ring
turn someone off
38. Making claims without any backup
go into shock
chariot
talk through his hat
braces
39. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
at loggerheads
to be on sick leave
do justice
knock the socks off
40. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
scruffy
pliers
hallowed
half-sister-brother
41. 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
shoot the breeze
at sixes and sevens
desensitize
lump
42. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
norrow escape
wound up
jukebox
scruffy
43. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
desensitize
oar
ticket collector
gangplank
44. Be cheerful and get on with life
revisit
raise your spirit
shower head
conscience
45. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
norrow escape
revisit
lets take it outside
make a splash
46. Tools to pull apart or twist
hear a pin drop
sleeping car
pliers
hole in the wall
47. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
shower head
knock the socks off
sprain
brag
48. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
wash hand of
jukebox
hallowed
keep your hair on
49. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
50. Fighting alone
shower cap
you and what army
bonnet
gangplank