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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
clothes horse
pedastrian crossing
set in stone
ointment
2. 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
bonnet
rain set in for
set sail
3. Don't think too much about it
pneumonia
wound up
keep your hair on
restless
4. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
brag
hold him off
fighting words
pliers
5. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
bonnet
at a pinch
conscience
mum and pop
6. Pay a high price - pay too much
wash hand of
whistleblower
impeccable
pay through the nose
7. Chatter - babble - speak casually
shoot the breeze
pedastrian crossing
measure up
do justice
8. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
hit the ceeling/roof
have a memory like a sieve
sell someone short
infest
9. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
keep something under someone's hat
mum and pop
ticket collector
even-tempered
10. Engineless aircraft
glider
patio
keep something under someone's hat
keep your hair on
11. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
sell someone short
go into shock
out of work
whistleblower
12. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
snow job
thaw
out of work
keep something under someone's hat
13. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
shake a leg
have a memory like a sieve
brag
conscience
14. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
outlaw
out of work
norrow escape
wet blanket
15. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
patio
hold him off
hard up
repel
16. Be cheerful and get on with life
shower head
braces
raise your spirit
bonnet
17. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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18. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
biodegradable
pulled muscle
slip off
impeccable
19. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
at sixes and sevens
gig
joking aside
give a slip
20. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
pulled muscle
shoot off one's mouth
gig
out of work
21. 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.
bathtub
pliers
infest
desensitize
22. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
jump the gun
pedastrian crossing
braces
blunt
23. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
all ears
stranded
to be on sick leave
measure up
24. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
doubt his chances
hard up
rain set in for
25. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
rainy day
desensitize
set sail
wet blanket
26. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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27. Adj. dangerous - risky
at a loss
snow job
biodegradable
perilous
28. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
lump
rainy day
shoot the breeze
at standstill
29. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
marooned
lets take it outside
walker
at her wits end
30. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pedastrian crossing
dress to kill
outlaw
set sail
31. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
hallowed
rainy day
catch someone's eye
restless
32. Tools to pull apart or twist
run your tail between your legs
at sixes and sevens
pliers
bonnet
33. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
kinky
bonnet
shower cap
lets take it outside
34. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
desensitize
raise your spirit
half-sister-brother
at loggerheads
35. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
flexitime
greasy spoon
norrow escape
run your tail between your legs
36. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
flunk
kinky
anti-establishment
brag
37. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
doubt his chances
gangplank
bathtub
teething ring
38. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
get caught in traffic jam
shower head
make a splash
porch
39. Unfounded fear of being unwell
hypochondria
half-sister-brother
norrow escape
at standstill
40. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
half-sister-brother
rainy day
walker
out of work
41. To quarrel
at her wits end
raise your spirit
catch someone's eye
pick a fight
42. A small dark shop or restaurant
hold him off
hole in the wall
shower cap
bathtub
43. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
rain set in for
lump
all ears
at her wits end
44. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
set in stone
outlaw
gale
impeccable
45. Partially melted snow
pick a fight
slush
for a song
do justice
46. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
shower head
hold him off
lets take it outside
all thumbs
47. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
contingency
mum and pop
go into shock
sprain
48. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
trunks
conscience
at a loss
snowdrift
49. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
brag
catch someone's eye
shower head
tentative decision
50. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
hypochondria
do justice
greasy spoon
talk through his hat