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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
biodegradable
resort to
stranded
snow job
2. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
brag
flunk
get caught in traffic jam
hold him off
3. Take off with ease or speed
marooned
sprain
at sixes and sevens
slip off
4. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
give a slip
dress to kill
at a pinch
perilous
5. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
lets take it outside
jukebox
hard up
garment bag
6. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
trunks
set in stone
wound up
raise your spirit
7. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
have a memory like a sieve
sprain
shoot the breeze
measure up
8. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
oar
walker
all ears
restless
9. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
tentative decision
hear a pin drop
conscience
wet blanket
10. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
flexitime
doubt his chances
resort to
ointment
11. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
marooned
doubt his chances
snowdrift
ointment
12. A small dark shop or restaurant
kinky
get a move on
snow job
hole in the wall
13. Seriously - really - without joking -
doubt his chances
garment bag
joking aside
all ears
14. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
mum and pop
revisit
chariot
hear a pin drop
15. Getting too angry
hit the ceeling/roof
gig
glider
resort to
16. Dance; hurry
pulled muscle
shake a leg
snowdrift
go into shock
17. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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18. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
hold him off
norrow escape
at her wits end
sleet
19. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
at her wits end
lets take it outside
perilous
wash hand of
20. 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?
do justice
measure up
gig
braces
21. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
shoot the breeze
half-sister-brother
you and what army
make a splash
22. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
kinky
have a memory like a sieve
play hooky
nine to five
23. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
set sail
bathtub
joking aside
blunt
24. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
raise your spirit
repel
chariot
bonnet
25. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
have a memory like a sieve
kinky
stranded
hear a pin drop
26. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
out of work
ease up
at loggerheads
resort to
27. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
shower cap
revisit
all ears
sell someone short
28. 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
pliers
wash hand of
do justice
set sail
29. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
at sixes and sevens
shoot off one's mouth
whistleblower
porch
30. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
sell someone short
flexitime
all ears
keep something under someone's hat
31. Depart; set off to sea
set sail
snowdrift
braces
tentative decision
32. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
at a loss
not make head or tail of
hallowed
perilous
33. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
ticket collector
rainy day
ease up
hard up
34. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
at standstill
play hooky
make a splash
35. Partially melted snow
you and what army
teething ring
slush
tentative decision
36. Sense of right and wrong
have a memory like a sieve
sleet
measure up
conscience
37. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
revisit
braces
pedastrian crossing
hold him off
38. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
to be on sick leave
slip off
shower head
outlaw
39. Cheaply - inexpensively
for a song
joking aside
shoot the breeze
at a loss
40. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
rainy day
marooned
knock the socks off
outlaw
41. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
sprain
shoot the breeze
teething ring
biodegradable
42. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
gig
wash hand of
gale
sleeping car
43. Act before the appropriate time.
jump the gun
catch someone's eye
ticket collector
garment bag
44. Don't think too much about it
infest
perilous
for a song
keep your hair on
45. Engineless aircraft
funnel
even-tempered
glider
hypochondria
46. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
not make head or tail of
funnel
pressed for time
contingency
47. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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48. 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
hypochondria
at loggerheads
keep something under someone's hat
tentative decision
49. Escape being caught; avoid
talk through his hat
give a slip
blunt
play hooky
50. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
dress to kill
greasy spoon
turn someone off
nine to five