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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. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
anti-establishment
sleet
flunk
joking aside
2. To quarrel
pick a fight
not make head or tail of
marooned
repel
3. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
chariot
shoot the breeze
not make head or tail of
rain set in for
4. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
hypochondria
dress to kill
walker
conscience
5. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
even-tempered
gig
hole in the wall
hear a pin drop
6. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
stranded
at sixes and sevens
half-sister-brother
7. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
kinky
run your tail between your legs
knock the socks off
norrow escape
8. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
shoot the breeze
at a pinch
at a loss
wound up
9. Don't think too much about it
repel
oar
keep your hair on
talk through his hat
10. Jobless
walker
glider
dress to kill
out of work
11. Not understand at all.
walker
have a memory like a sieve
not make head or tail of
restless
12. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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13. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
biodegradable
garment bag
wet blanket
get a move on
14. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
talk through his hat
measure up
shoot off one's mouth
pulled muscle
15. Pay a high price - pay too much
pliers
thaw
sprain
pay through the nose
16. Getting too angry
at her wits end
flexitime
hit the ceeling/roof
do justice
17. Escape being caught; avoid
marooned
give a slip
have a memory like a sieve
lump
18. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
bathtub
garment bag
anti-establishment
greasy spoon
19. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
run your tail between your legs
brag
greasy spoon
talk through his hat
20. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
pick a fight
sell someone short
joking aside
patio
21. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
gangplank
set in stone
shake a leg
at standstill
22. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
sell someone short
shake a leg
half-sister-brother
keep your hair on
23. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
at a loss
knock the socks off
braces
gangplank
24. Engineless aircraft
impeccable
glider
lets take it outside
at a pinch
25. Be noticed by someone.
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26. Sense of right and wrong
joking aside
conscience
hard up
do justice
27. Chatter - babble - speak casually
shoot the breeze
hold him off
glider
do justice
28. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
sleet
lump
anti-establishment
blunt
29. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
pneumonia
run your tail between your legs
pressed for time
sell someone short
30. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
pick a fight
restless
kinky
at a loss
31. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
perilous
pick a fight
oar
all ears
32. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
trunks
jukebox
whistleblower
flunk
33. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
bathtub
sell someone short
shake a leg
marooned
34. Take off with ease or speed
scruffy
slip off
doubt his chances
even-tempered
35. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
kinky
contingency
even-tempered
brag
36. Make someone bored or repelled.
pay through the nose
chariot
turn someone off
do justice
37. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
at her wits end
even-tempered
gangplank
shoot the breeze
38. 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
ease up
flexitime
pulled muscle
desensitize
39. Get the ball rolling
get caught in traffic jam
tentative decision
biodegradable
get a move on
40. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
brag
rainy day
at sixes and sevens
hit the ceeling/roof
41. Tools to pull apart or twist
pliers
hypochondria
at standstill
mum and pop
42. 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?
you and what army
measure up
hard up
hit the ceeling/roof
43. Silence
gangplank
hear a pin drop
measure up
revisit
44. Seriously - really - without joking -
pressed for time
wound up
at a loss
joking aside
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
trunks
snow job
do justice
impeccable
46. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
whistleblower
pliers
anti-establishment
kinky
47. Fighting alone
you and what army
at her wits end
wash hand of
all ears
48. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
jukebox
pulled muscle
snowdrift
snow job
49. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
catch someone's eye
funnel
glider
doubt his chances
50. Depart; set off to sea
shoot the breeze
hallowed
set sail
get a move on