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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. A large piece of something without definite shape
lump
oar
ticket collector
garment bag
2. 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
shake a leg
slush
gale
3. 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
give a slip
all thumbs
nine to five
flexitime
4. 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
shake a leg
even-tempered
resort to
5. Getting too angry
hit the ceeling/roof
bathtub
biodegradable
do justice
6. Be noticed by someone.
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7. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
dress to kill
bathtub
snow job
all thumbs
8. Chatter - babble - speak casually
at sixes and sevens
shoot the breeze
brag
hole in the wall
9. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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10. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
talk through his hat
rain set in for
gig
hypochondria
11. Be absent from school without permission
hallowed
gig
go into shock
play hooky
12. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
kinky
make a splash
rainy day
gangplank
13. 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
knock the socks off
desensitize
ointment
at sixes and sevens
14. Adj. dangerous - risky
jukebox
porch
sleeping car
perilous
15. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
knock the socks off
walker
half-sister-brother
talk through his hat
16. 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.
garment bag
infest
all ears
revisit
17. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
sprain
fighting words
sell someone short
measure up
18. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
perilous
pressed for time
impeccable
get caught in traffic jam
19. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
flunk
at standstill
play hooky
set sail
20. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
hole in the wall
play hooky
sleeping car
walker
21. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
garment bag
gangplank
contingency
flunk
22. Depart; set off to sea
set sail
conscience
shoot the breeze
slush
23. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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24. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
hole in the wall
keep your hair on
garment bag
slush
25. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
whistleblower
give a slip
conscience
half-sister-brother
26. Hood
bonnet
slush
do justice
restless
27. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
jump the gun
hypochondria
oar
keep something under someone's hat
28. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
infest
snowdrift
at a pinch
thaw
29. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
gale
knock the socks off
at loggerheads
thaw
30. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
pulled muscle
greasy spoon
teething ring
ointment
31. Unfounded fear of being unwell
whistleblower
jump the gun
hypochondria
out of work
32. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
teething ring
patio
fighting words
all thumbs
33. Sense of right and wrong
conscience
ease up
walker
infest
34. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
gale
jump the gun
hold him off
even-tempered
35. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
perilous
not make head or tail of
desensitize
gale
36. A small dark shop or restaurant
hole in the wall
lump
garment bag
dress to kill
37. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
shake a leg
marooned
hard up
doubt his chances
38. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
shower cap
stranded
scruffy
gangplank
39. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
revisit
snow job
pulled muscle
pedastrian crossing
40. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
snowdrift
funnel
rainy day
trunks
41. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
dress to kill
shoot off one's mouth
ticket collector
at her wits end
42. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
patio
flunk
funnel
at sixes and sevens
43. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
give a slip
at a loss
conscience
to be on sick leave
44. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
norrow escape
raise your spirit
gale
pneumonia
45. Be cheerful and get on with life
raise your spirit
half-sister-brother
gig
glider
46. Severe cold and fever
ease up
pneumonia
scruffy
pay through the nose
47. Take off with ease or speed
all thumbs
even-tempered
kinky
slip off
48. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
thaw
half-sister-brother
even-tempered
greasy spoon
49. Act before the appropriate time.
blunt
tentative decision
jump the gun
gale
50. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
thaw
keep your hair on
walker