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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. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
pedastrian crossing
blunt
wet blanket
slip off
2. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
funnel
porch
hit the ceeling/roof
rain set in for
3. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
give a slip
set in stone
snow job
kinky
4. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
revisit
at a pinch
doubt his chances
out of work
5. Tools to pull apart or twist
knock the socks off
garment bag
gangplank
pliers
6. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
tentative decision
knock the socks off
ointment
gangplank
7. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
porch
flunk
dress to kill
knock the socks off
8. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
do justice
hole in the wall
to be on sick leave
make a splash
9. Severe cold and fever
run your tail between your legs
pneumonia
braces
get a move on
10. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
patio
mum and pop
garment bag
go into shock
11. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
braces
hard up
glider
blunt
12. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
nine to five
keep your hair on
pressed for time
slip off
13. Be absent from school without permission
play hooky
lump
perilous
wet blanket
14. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
at a loss
pedastrian crossing
turn someone off
stranded
15. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
ease up
anti-establishment
get a move on
sleeping car
16. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
teething ring
shoot the breeze
clothes horse
biodegradable
17. 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?
measure up
glider
play hooky
greasy spoon
18. Chatter - babble - speak casually
brag
shoot the breeze
conscience
half-sister-brother
19. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
for a song
marooned
clothes horse
desensitize
20. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
bathtub
resort to
marooned
restless
21. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
doubt his chances
all ears
wash hand of
rain set in for
22. Escape being caught; avoid
shoot off one's mouth
pressed for time
give a slip
pneumonia
23. A large piece of something without definite shape
wound up
lump
at standstill
hallowed
24. Be noticed by someone.
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25. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
play hooky
gig
at sixes and sevens
stranded
26. 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
all thumbs
do justice
to be on sick leave
keep something under someone's hat
27. 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
shoot off one's mouth
flexitime
hard up
blunt
28. Partially melted snow
wash hand of
slush
patio
keep your hair on
29. Engineless aircraft
measure up
even-tempered
sleeping car
glider
30. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
rain set in for
at a pinch
jukebox
ticket collector
31. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
scruffy
you and what army
contingency
rainy day
32. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
restless
kinky
hypochondria
outlaw
33. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
gig
at standstill
kinky
at her wits end
34. Pay a high price - pay too much
pay through the nose
greasy spoon
blunt
joking aside
35. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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36. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
give a slip
gangplank
sleeping car
brag
37. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
hold him off
bathtub
contingency
oar
38. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
wash hand of
anti-establishment
sleet
half-sister-brother
39. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
shoot off one's mouth
make a splash
pay through the nose
nine to five
40. Depart; set off to sea
set sail
outlaw
get a move on
doubt his chances
41. Large boses for household things
at sixes and sevens
hit the ceeling/roof
trunks
ointment
42. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
slip off
gale
all thumbs
knock the socks off
43. Sense of right and wrong
mum and pop
jump the gun
wet blanket
conscience
44. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
brag
catch someone's eye
ease up
oar
45. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
hypochondria
norrow escape
walker
trunks
46. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
keep something under someone's hat
run your tail between your legs
fighting words
patio
47. Fighting alone
you and what army
slip off
brag
pressed for time
48. 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
give a slip
you and what army
jukebox
49. A small dark shop or restaurant
have a memory like a sieve
snowdrift
hallowed
hole in the wall
50. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
marooned
at loggerheads
conscience
braces