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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
all thumbs
catch someone's eye
at loggerheads
hold him off
2. Partially melted snow
slush
keep your hair on
trunks
at standstill
3. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
play hooky
bathtub
mum and pop
set in stone
4. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
lets take it outside
nine to five
chariot
sprain
5. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
chariot
trunks
at a loss
impeccable
6. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
slush
flunk
at a pinch
stranded
7. Chatter - babble - speak casually
shoot the breeze
wound up
measure up
sleeping car
8. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
sleeping car
shower cap
thaw
turn someone off
9. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
flunk
at loggerheads
shake a leg
hold him off
10. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ticket collector
play hooky
do justice
slush
11. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
raise your spirit
gale
oar
funnel
12. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
flexitime
thaw
contingency
you and what army
13. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
tentative decision
at standstill
joking aside
jukebox
14. Act before the appropriate time.
you and what army
not make head or tail of
pressed for time
jump the gun
15. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
pay through the nose
rainy day
have a memory like a sieve
stranded
16. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
you and what army
make a splash
at sixes and sevens
scruffy
17. Engineless aircraft
gale
glider
doubt his chances
patio
18. Cheaply - inexpensively
fighting words
anti-establishment
tentative decision
for a song
19. Get the ball rolling
get a move on
shower cap
at loggerheads
half-sister-brother
20. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
nine to five
mum and pop
sprain
hard up
21. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
biodegradable
jukebox
funnel
greasy spoon
22. Silence
hear a pin drop
norrow escape
walker
shake a leg
23. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
shower cap
turn someone off
teething ring
resort to
24. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
rainy day
shoot off one's mouth
stranded
marooned
25. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
hard up
restless
dress to kill
impeccable
26. 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
do justice
greasy spoon
all ears
gangplank
27. 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
jump the gun
desensitize
pressed for time
knock the socks off
28. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
shower cap
dress to kill
gig
chariot
29. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
set sail
all ears
wet blanket
lets take it outside
30. Be absent from school without permission
for a song
hit the ceeling/roof
play hooky
ticket collector
31. Fighting alone
out of work
rainy day
you and what army
clothes horse
32. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
thaw
wash hand of
play hooky
jump the gun
33. Sense of right and wrong
hallowed
sell someone short
all thumbs
conscience
34. It is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it - or it makes you feel ill - The smell r........ him. 2. [transitive] to make someone who is attacking you go away - by fighting them: The army was ready to ....... an attack. 3. [transitive] to
repel
ease up
anti-establishment
tentative decision
35. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
run your tail between your legs
at sixes and sevens
shower head
nine to five
36. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
teething ring
gale
biodegradable
walker
37. Not understand at all.
for a song
shoot the breeze
jump the gun
not make head or tail of
38. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hallowed
impeccable
shoot the breeze
chariot
39. 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
revisit
doubt his chances
flexitime
ointment
40. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
restless
oar
flexitime
sleeping car
41. Make way through a narrow path
funnel
gig
patio
shower cap
42. Be cheerful and get on with life
raise your spirit
stranded
marooned
set in stone
43. Jobless
half-sister-brother
scruffy
out of work
flunk
44. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
shake a leg
pulled muscle
snow job
at her wits end
45. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
gale
at her wits end
rain set in for
catch someone's eye
46. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
hypochondria
sleet
impeccable
brag
47. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
half-sister-brother
at sixes and sevens
hear a pin drop
at her wits end
48. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
pressed for time
raise your spirit
sell someone short
slip off
49. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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50. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
slip off
all ears
pressed for time
brag