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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. Act before the appropriate time.
jump the gun
joking aside
at her wits end
stranded
2. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
greasy spoon
all ears
pulled muscle
pressed for time
3. A large piece of something without definite shape
get caught in traffic jam
tentative decision
lump
kinky
4. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
teething ring
blunt
desensitize
at sixes and sevens
5. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
braces
shake a leg
perilous
even-tempered
6. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
jukebox
walker
ticket collector
hold him off
7. Not understand at all.
not make head or tail of
wash hand of
for a song
play hooky
8. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
not make head or tail of
run your tail between your legs
ointment
sleet
9. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
give a slip
contingency
repel
hold him off
10. Large boses for household things
porch
trunks
talk through his hat
bathtub
11. 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.
sprain
joking aside
even-tempered
infest
12. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
13. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
at standstill
conscience
knock the socks off
all ears
14. A small dark shop or restaurant
resort to
slip off
hole in the wall
glider
15. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pedastrian crossing
resort to
for a song
snowdrift
16. Unfounded fear of being unwell
knock the socks off
stranded
run your tail between your legs
hypochondria
17. Pay a high price - pay too much
pay through the nose
turn someone off
sell someone short
bonnet
18. 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
tentative decision
funnel
slush
flexitime
19. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
whistleblower
revisit
blunt
bonnet
20. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
ointment
have a memory like a sieve
gale
jump the gun
21. Dance; hurry
shake a leg
bathtub
pick a fight
infest
22. 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 .......
jump the gun
pedastrian crossing
at her wits end
ease up
23. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
measure up
set in stone
make a splash
pedastrian crossing
24. Make way through a narrow path
funnel
pay through the nose
kinky
revisit
25. Escape being caught; avoid
snow job
slip off
all ears
give a slip
26. Be cheerful and get on with life
raise your spirit
do justice
nine to five
thaw
27. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
bonnet
trunks
fighting words
even-tempered
28. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
all ears
shower cap
hit the ceeling/roof
29. To quarrel
hear a pin drop
get a move on
dress to kill
pick a fight
30. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
pressed for time
at sixes and sevens
hear a pin drop
half-sister-brother
31. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
at sixes and sevens
mum and pop
raise your spirit
oar
32. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
infest
revisit
resort to
at standstill
33. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
sleet
flexitime
hear a pin drop
trunks
34. Partially melted snow
slush
pressed for time
keep something under someone's hat
do justice
35. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
walker
pay through the nose
snow job
contingency
36. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
clothes horse
repel
all ears
whistleblower
37. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
at a loss
braces
desensitize
shower head
38. Depart; set off to sea
set sail
pay through the nose
rainy day
patio
39. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
do justice
brag
wound up
scruffy
40. Engineless aircraft
restless
walker
glider
have a memory like a sieve
41. Get the ball rolling
get a move on
flunk
all ears
revisit
42. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
keep your hair on
hold him off
biodegradable
gangplank
43. Getting too angry
at loggerheads
out of work
set sail
hit the ceeling/roof
44. Make someone bored or repelled.
at sixes and sevens
keep something under someone's hat
turn someone off
at a pinch
45. 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?
ointment
biodegradable
shoot off one's mouth
measure up
46. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
knock the socks off
catch someone's eye
at her wits end
wet blanket
47. Seriously - really - without joking -
contingency
blunt
repel
joking aside
48. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
shake a leg
hard up
shoot off one's mouth
all ears
49. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
out of work
resort to
blunt
norrow escape
50. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
brag
doubt his chances
go into shock
turn someone off