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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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toefl
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Get the ball rolling
get a move on
talk through his hat
gangplank
shower cap
2. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
catch someone's eye
stranded
at her wits end
walker
3. Movement blocked by traffic
thaw
pressed for time
get caught in traffic jam
sleet
4. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
get caught in traffic jam
jukebox
clothes horse
wet blanket
5. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
restless
measure up
hypochondria
rainy day
6. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
wet blanket
hold him off
fighting words
knock the socks off
7. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
sprain
doubt his chances
out of work
conscience
8. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
catch someone's eye
jukebox
walker
revisit
9. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
braces
rain set in for
out of work
hallowed
10. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
hear a pin drop
stranded
anti-establishment
biodegradable
11. Be absent from school without permission
rain set in for
play hooky
half-sister-brother
pressed for time
12. 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
talk through his hat
hit the ceeling/roof
conscience
repel
13. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
snow job
gangplank
at sixes and sevens
lets take it outside
14. Shocked
at a loss
go into shock
blunt
perilous
15. 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.
go into shock
measure up
infest
get a move on
16. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
revisit
flunk
contingency
hold him off
17. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
outlaw
revisit
make a splash
conscience
18. Be noticed by someone.
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19. Tools to pull apart or twist
impeccable
shoot the breeze
rainy day
pliers
20. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
gale
slip off
do justice
not make head or tail of
21. Large boses for household things
pedastrian crossing
flexitime
bonnet
trunks
22. Sense of right and wrong
sleeping car
hold him off
anti-establishment
conscience
23. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
at her wits end
get a move on
tentative decision
ointment
24. Engineless aircraft
hit the ceeling/roof
glider
for a song
rain set in for
25. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
trunks
nine to five
walker
snowdrift
26. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
hallowed
you and what army
out of work
wound up
27. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
stranded
trunks
shower head
at her wits end
28. Getting too angry
shoot off one's mouth
gale
do justice
hit the ceeling/roof
29. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
garment bag
lets take it outside
resort to
at loggerheads
30. Jobless
hear a pin drop
out of work
hole in the wall
impeccable
31. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
shake a leg
all thumbs
chariot
ointment
32. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
snow job
wound up
to be on sick leave
flexitime
33. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
gale
for a song
restless
half-sister-brother
34. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
trunks
impeccable
joking aside
ticket collector
35. Pay a high price - pay too much
pay through the nose
snowdrift
pedastrian crossing
fighting words
36. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
norrow escape
turn someone off
greasy spoon
joking aside
37. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
flexitime
oar
turn someone off
hear a pin drop
38. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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39. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
patio
greasy spoon
hallowed
bathtub
40. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
pulled muscle
to be on sick leave
snow job
shoot off one's mouth
41. Silence
nine to five
at a pinch
at a loss
hear a pin drop
42. Unfounded fear of being unwell
hypochondria
turn someone off
outlaw
ease up
43. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
to be on sick leave
ease up
braces
turn someone off
44. Be cheerful and get on with life
pick a fight
snowdrift
wound up
raise your spirit
45. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
talk through his hat
to be on sick leave
sleet
shower cap
46. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
gangplank
joking aside
walker
sprain
47. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
desensitize
rain set in for
garment bag
shake a leg
48. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
shower cap
outlaw
garment bag
gangplank
49. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
jump the gun
at standstill
contingency
catch someone's eye
50. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
marooned
bonnet
set in stone