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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. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
keep something under someone's hat
contingency
pressed for time
restless
2. Jobless
measure up
wet blanket
out of work
flexitime
3. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
norrow escape
pulled muscle
set sail
all ears
4. Engineless aircraft
revisit
trunks
talk through his hat
glider
5. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
set in stone
wound up
shoot the breeze
outlaw
6. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
oar
all ears
pedastrian crossing
patio
7. Act before the appropriate time.
ease up
give a slip
greasy spoon
jump the gun
8. Chatter - babble - speak casually
catch someone's eye
run your tail between your legs
get caught in traffic jam
shoot the breeze
9. Take off with ease or speed
slip off
get a move on
shoot the breeze
fighting words
10. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
infest
oar
play hooky
garment bag
11. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hallowed
wet blanket
greasy spoon
even-tempered
12. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
chariot
shake a leg
set in stone
for a song
13. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
anti-establishment
ticket collector
ease up
pick a fight
14. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
jump the gun
hallowed
ticket collector
sleeping car
15. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
gale
knock the socks off
thaw
at sixes and sevens
16. 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
at a loss
ointment
repel
get a move on
17. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
sleeping car
measure up
ticket collector
walker
18. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
garment bag
stranded
play hooky
thaw
19. 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
raise your spirit
do justice
set in stone
gig
20. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
outlaw
at a loss
out of work
not make head or tail of
21. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
wound up
mum and pop
outlaw
gangplank
22. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
not make head or tail of
nine to five
tentative decision
anti-establishment
23. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
at sixes and sevens
slip off
greasy spoon
catch someone's eye
24. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
outlaw
glider
hallowed
norrow escape
25. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
tentative decision
pliers
to be on sick leave
sell someone short
26. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
at standstill
set in stone
all ears
sleeping car
27. Cheaply - inexpensively
keep something under someone's hat
even-tempered
shower cap
for a song
28. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
anti-establishment
fighting words
wet blanket
tentative decision
29. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
go into shock
wound up
even-tempered
run your tail between your legs
30. Dance; hurry
mum and pop
talk through his hat
desensitize
shake a leg
31. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
you and what army
to be on sick leave
impeccable
joking aside
32. Getting too angry
lump
measure up
hit the ceeling/roof
pay through the nose
33. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
even-tempered
slip off
wet blanket
lets take it outside
34. Don't think too much about it
hard up
keep your hair on
norrow escape
contingency
35. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
at standstill
oar
get a move on
brag
36. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
ointment
all thumbs
funnel
bonnet
37. 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 .......
nine to five
thaw
ease up
flexitime
38. 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
flexitime
at loggerheads
pay through the nose
ease up
39. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
at sixes and sevens
pay through the nose
walker
lets take it outside
40. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
at loggerheads
snow job
gangplank
ointment
41. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
rainy day
sprain
outlaw
clothes horse
42. 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
even-tempered
walker
at standstill
desensitize
43. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
have a memory like a sieve
rainy day
gangplank
shower head
44. Silence
hear a pin drop
sleet
sprain
snowdrift
45. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
sleet
pressed for time
gig
braces
46. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
set in stone
teething ring
pay through the nose
hard up
47. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
jukebox
greasy spoon
patio
shake a leg
48. Hood
greasy spoon
stranded
give a slip
bonnet
49. Making claims without any backup
at loggerheads
talk through his hat
pressed for time
mum and pop
50. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
talk through his hat
gangplank
lets take it outside
knock the socks off