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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
pliers
slush
hard up
at loggerheads
2. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
pedastrian crossing
wound up
impeccable
to be on sick leave
3. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hallowed
turn someone off
even-tempered
clothes horse
4. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
greasy spoon
gangplank
pneumonia
wet blanket
5. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
turn someone off
at a pinch
mum and pop
patio
6. Partially melted snow
slush
resort to
stranded
slip off
7. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
walker
gangplank
desensitize
gale
8. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
have a memory like a sieve
restless
lump
funnel
9. Unfounded fear of being unwell
jukebox
clothes horse
hypochondria
chariot
10. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
lump
hole in the wall
nine to five
fighting words
11. 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?
dress to kill
measure up
anti-establishment
sprain
12. Take off with ease or speed
brag
slip off
raise your spirit
anti-establishment
13. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
sprain
play hooky
garment bag
shake a leg
14. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
gangplank
ticket collector
snow job
glider
15. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
ease up
thaw
conscience
teething ring
16. Make someone bored or repelled.
shower head
turn someone off
conscience
shower cap
17. Escape being caught; avoid
give a slip
scruffy
snow job
anti-establishment
18. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
dress to kill
patio
go into shock
set in stone
19. To quarrel
ointment
at a loss
snowdrift
pick a fight
20. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
stranded
thaw
at sixes and sevens
set sail
21. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
measure up
pedastrian crossing
for a song
shower head
22. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
turn someone off
hold him off
you and what army
bathtub
23. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
nine to five
teething ring
dress to kill
gangplank
24. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
knock the socks off
blunt
not make head or tail of
for a song
25. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
snow job
shoot off one's mouth
hole in the wall
go into shock
26. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
outlaw
at sixes and sevens
slush
lets take it outside
27. Movement blocked by traffic
get caught in traffic jam
shoot off one's mouth
infest
nine to five
28. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
resort to
chariot
walker
shake a leg
29. 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
pedastrian crossing
shower cap
jump the gun
desensitize
30. 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
slip off
hard up
braces
flexitime
31. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pedastrian crossing
set sail
rain set in for
desensitize
32. A small dark shop or restaurant
hole in the wall
hear a pin drop
oar
at sixes and sevens
33. Be cheerful and get on with life
ointment
do justice
raise your spirit
teething ring
34. Getting too angry
at a loss
hit the ceeling/roof
braces
slip off
35. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
slip off
gangplank
sleet
lump
36. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
pay through the nose
kinky
hear a pin drop
biodegradable
37. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
sprain
pay through the nose
braces
to be on sick leave
38. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
ointment
knock the socks off
jump the gun
at a pinch
39. Engineless aircraft
hallowed
glider
brag
marooned
40. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
flunk
sprain
hit the ceeling/roof
not make head or tail of
41. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
keep something under someone's hat
perilous
bonnet
even-tempered
42. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
wet blanket
raise your spirit
half-sister-brother
chariot
43. Don't think too much about it
shake a leg
ticket collector
hallowed
keep your hair on
44. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
tentative decision
knock the socks off
scruffy
impeccable
45. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
half-sister-brother
scruffy
walker
braces
46. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
half-sister-brother
sell someone short
shower cap
shoot the breeze
47. Not understand at all.
shake a leg
not make head or tail of
fighting words
porch
48. Fighting alone
hit the ceeling/roof
you and what army
hole in the wall
desensitize
49. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
gale
all ears
revisit
stranded
50. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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