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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. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
doubt his chances
give a slip
hear a pin drop
anti-establishment
2. Cheaply - inexpensively
for a song
have a memory like a sieve
measure up
oar
3. Silence
outlaw
hit the ceeling/roof
perilous
hear a pin drop
4. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
pneumonia
revisit
oar
rainy day
5. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
at a pinch
repel
get a move on
hallowed
6. Dance; hurry
gangplank
make a splash
wet blanket
shake a leg
7. Partially melted snow
pliers
slush
shower head
perilous
8. A small dark shop or restaurant
hole in the wall
sprain
give a slip
whistleblower
9. Making claims without any backup
pick a fight
hear a pin drop
talk through his hat
wash hand of
10. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
bonnet
porch
get caught in traffic jam
all thumbs
11. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
resort to
run your tail between your legs
pressed for time
shower cap
12. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
out of work
raise your spirit
sleet
bathtub
13. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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14. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
knock the socks off
walker
conscience
sprain
15. Large boses for household things
blunt
conscience
to be on sick leave
trunks
16. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
have a memory like a sieve
impeccable
rain set in for
at standstill
17. Shocked
go into shock
outlaw
trunks
at a pinch
18. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
pulled muscle
biodegradable
whistleblower
you and what army
19. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
to be on sick leave
at loggerheads
play hooky
measure up
20. Engineless aircraft
all ears
pliers
glider
hold him off
21. 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
gig
get a move on
walker
22. Adj. dangerous - risky
hypochondria
at standstill
chariot
perilous
23. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
desensitize
wet blanket
jump the gun
chariot
24. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
biodegradable
anti-establishment
all thumbs
outlaw
25. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
funnel
oar
hear a pin drop
ticket collector
26. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pedastrian crossing
play hooky
measure up
hole in the wall
27. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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28. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
gangplank
bonnet
all ears
have a memory like a sieve
29. 1. to work less hard or do something with less energy than before: Just relax and ......... a little. 2. to start doing something less - You should ......... on the whisky. 3. to improve or get less - The snow was .......
ease up
snow job
wash hand of
hypochondria
30. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
funnel
ointment
braces
pick a fight
31. Get the ball rolling
all ears
ticket collector
get a move on
patio
32. Act before the appropriate time.
pedastrian crossing
do justice
bonnet
jump the gun
33. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
hallowed
get caught in traffic jam
shower cap
catch someone's eye
34. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
ointment
fighting words
wet blanket
all thumbs
35. Don't think too much about it
brag
keep your hair on
make a splash
shake a leg
36. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
not make head or tail of
ease up
wound up
shower cap
37. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
fighting words
half-sister-brother
scruffy
chariot
38. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
sprain
glider
at her wits end
flunk
39. Hood
hallowed
measure up
bonnet
at a loss
40. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
shower head
rainy day
pedastrian crossing
teething ring
41. 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
thaw
snowdrift
teething ring
repel
42. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
shower cap
snow job
rain set in for
hypochondria
43. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
give a slip
biodegradable
hypochondria
at sixes and sevens
44. Seriously - really - without joking -
joking aside
bonnet
shoot the breeze
ticket collector
45. Make someone bored or repelled.
turn someone off
play hooky
flunk
ticket collector
46. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
sell someone short
all ears
pressed for time
teething ring
47. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
gig
even-tempered
wet blanket
kinky
48. Sense of right and wrong
biodegradable
shake a leg
conscience
hole in the wall
49. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
braces
at standstill
set in stone
50. Chatter - babble - speak casually
at sixes and sevens
shoot the breeze
out of work
pliers