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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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english
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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 .......
at loggerheads
trunks
garment bag
ease up
2. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
contingency
sell someone short
at a loss
half-sister-brother
3. 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
pay through the nose
anti-establishment
have a memory like a sieve
desensitize
4. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
you and what army
all ears
walker
knock the socks off
5. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
shoot off one's mouth
at a pinch
perilous
snowdrift
6. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
out of work
have a memory like a sieve
rain set in for
rainy day
7. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
biodegradable
even-tempered
sleet
flunk
8. Large boses for household things
trunks
go into shock
run your tail between your legs
for a song
9. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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10. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
gangplank
wet blanket
teething ring
wound up
11. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
patio
flunk
knock the socks off
at a loss
12. A large piece of something without definite shape
pick a fight
wound up
lump
hallowed
13. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
play hooky
glider
clothes horse
hit the ceeling/roof
14. Be noticed by someone.
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15. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
repel
at standstill
gale
outlaw
16. Making claims without any backup
slip off
kinky
talk through his hat
gig
17. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
fighting words
hard up
revisit
jump the gun
18. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
not make head or tail of
gangplank
hypochondria
mum and pop
19. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
kinky
restless
marooned
snow job
20. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
shoot off one's mouth
nine to five
hit the ceeling/roof
shower head
21. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
pedastrian crossing
run your tail between your legs
all thumbs
at a pinch
22. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
tentative decision
sleeping car
rainy day
23. Dance; hurry
shoot off one's mouth
you and what army
set sail
shake a leg
24. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
at sixes and sevens
shoot the breeze
lets take it outside
rain set in for
25. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
all thumbs
at a pinch
kinky
sleet
26. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
get caught in traffic jam
pedastrian crossing
ticket collector
ointment
27. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
pressed for time
bonnet
all ears
shoot off one's mouth
28. Be absent from school without permission
slush
pick a fight
hypochondria
play hooky
29. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
sprain
all thumbs
trunks
at a loss
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
to be on sick leave
at loggerheads
hole in the wall
31. Partially melted snow
oar
slush
pulled muscle
patio
32. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
all thumbs
pedastrian crossing
hallowed
at a loss
33. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
get a move on
ointment
do justice
at sixes and sevens
34. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
not make head or tail of
sleeping car
outlaw
oar
35. Unfounded fear of being unwell
all ears
hypochondria
make a splash
fighting words
36. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
restless
keep something under someone's hat
fighting words
keep your hair on
37. Shocked
go into shock
ease up
gangplank
measure up
38. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
gig
revisit
at loggerheads
tentative decision
39. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
shower head
whistleblower
hold him off
set in stone
40. Getting too angry
gangplank
get caught in traffic jam
sell someone short
hit the ceeling/roof
41. 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?
outlaw
hold him off
pick a fight
measure up
42. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
measure up
kinky
brag
at sixes and sevens
43. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
pressed for time
ticket collector
marooned
make a splash
44. Let us go outside and fight
at a loss
for a song
shake a leg
lets take it outside
45. 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
at sixes and sevens
do justice
hole in the wall
teething ring
46. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
not make head or tail of
pulled muscle
pressed for time
outlaw
47. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
contingency
hallowed
brag
at sixes and sevens
48. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
keep your hair on
jump the gun
snowdrift
anti-establishment
49. Pay a high price - pay too much
pay through the nose
kinky
contingency
porch
50. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
porch
hole in the wall
keep something under someone's hat
gale