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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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toefl
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english
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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. Making claims without any backup
talk through his hat
shoot the breeze
jukebox
norrow escape
2. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
hear a pin drop
half-sister-brother
raise your spirit
even-tempered
3. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
make a splash
lets take it outside
ticket collector
contingency
4. Make someone bored or repelled.
shower cap
infest
turn someone off
kinky
5. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
even-tempered
desensitize
hallowed
raise your spirit
6. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
pliers
teething ring
to be on sick leave
hear a pin drop
7. Pay a high price - pay too much
pay through the nose
keep something under someone's hat
hold him off
at standstill
8. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
shoot the breeze
have a memory like a sieve
chariot
kinky
9. Dance; hurry
have a memory like a sieve
at a pinch
brag
shake a leg
10. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
sleeping car
have a memory like a sieve
slush
clothes horse
11. 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
go into shock
play hooky
at loggerheads
12. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
teething ring
stranded
blunt
funnel
13. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
all ears
shower cap
gig
bonnet
14. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
all thumbs
shower head
funnel
snowdrift
15. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
wet blanket
shoot off one's mouth
slip off
dress to kill
16. Silence
sleeping car
braces
have a memory like a sieve
hear a pin drop
17. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
for a song
sprain
marooned
make a splash
18. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
outlaw
impeccable
at loggerheads
pedastrian crossing
19. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
at her wits end
desensitize
marooned
set sail
20. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
give a slip
set in stone
make a splash
restless
21. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
revisit
chariot
infest
hole in the wall
22. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
braces
shoot off one's mouth
gangplank
flexitime
23. Be noticed by someone.
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24. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
keep something under someone's hat
marooned
at a loss
whistleblower
25. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ticket collector
restless
blunt
doubt his chances
26. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
jukebox
repel
mum and pop
at her wits end
27. Adj. dangerous - risky
hard up
perilous
repel
for a song
28. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
shower head
shake a leg
biodegradable
for a song
29. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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30. 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
set in stone
ticket collector
fighting words
31. 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
revisit
wash hand of
jukebox
32. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
for a song
flunk
whistleblower
tentative decision
33. 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
slip off
oar
flexitime
even-tempered
34. 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 .......
keep your hair on
mum and pop
repel
ease up
35. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
you and what army
sprain
porch
garment bag
36. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
repel
gale
keep your hair on
stranded
37. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
measure up
talk through his hat
even-tempered
all ears
38. 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
sell someone short
play hooky
do justice
restless
39. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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40. Large boses for household things
trunks
play hooky
fighting words
to be on sick leave
41. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
jukebox
stranded
oar
doubt his chances
42. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
mum and pop
keep your hair on
bathtub
jukebox
43. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
dress to kill
brag
gangplank
patio
44. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
shower cap
run your tail between your legs
keep your hair on
sell someone short
45. Get the ball rolling
gale
even-tempered
braces
get a move on
46. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
wet blanket
hallowed
garment bag
sleeping car
47. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
at standstill
make a splash
play hooky
marooned
48. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
hold him off
lump
hole in the wall
shoot off one's mouth
49. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
stranded
dress to kill
brag
chariot
50. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
at her wits end
hypochondria
snowdrift
funnel