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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. Escape being caught; avoid
give a slip
anti-establishment
garment bag
to be on sick leave
2. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
pay through the nose
garment bag
mum and pop
at loggerheads
3. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
bonnet
shoot the breeze
thaw
at a pinch
4. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
restless
get a move on
stranded
set in stone
5. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
keep your hair on
rainy day
chariot
nine to five
6. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
have a memory like a sieve
jukebox
nine to five
pressed for time
7. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
flunk
lump
nine to five
hard up
8. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
hear a pin drop
hold him off
clothes horse
measure up
9. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
shower cap
sprain
blunt
jukebox
10. Dance; hurry
at her wits end
shake a leg
shoot the breeze
nine to five
11. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
at her wits end
pedastrian crossing
revisit
resort to
12. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
gig
jukebox
raise your spirit
wound up
13. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
marooned
porch
conscience
gangplank
14. A small dark shop or restaurant
sell someone short
for a song
hole in the wall
stranded
15. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
at a loss
stranded
talk through his hat
scruffy
16. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
hole in the wall
have a memory like a sieve
hit the ceeling/roof
at standstill
17. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
for a song
garment bag
bathtub
raise your spirit
18. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
biodegradable
gangplank
all ears
brag
19. Make someone bored or repelled.
to be on sick leave
at sixes and sevens
nine to five
turn someone off
20. A large piece of something without definite shape
perilous
lump
set in stone
conscience
21. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
gale
blunt
hypochondria
wet blanket
22. Shocked
make a splash
jump the gun
hole in the wall
go into shock
23. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
at her wits end
doubt his chances
outlaw
conscience
24. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
at a pinch
rainy day
turn someone off
conscience
25. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
desensitize
biodegradable
hypochondria
tentative decision
26. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
at her wits end
turn someone off
at sixes and sevens
fighting words
27. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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28. 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
at a loss
jump the gun
pulled muscle
29. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
sprain
nine to five
porch
thaw
30. Pay a high price - pay too much
bonnet
catch someone's eye
hole in the wall
pay through the nose
31. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
snow job
hold him off
hard up
give a slip
32. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
thaw
ticket collector
sprain
at standstill
33. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
contingency
flunk
bathtub
out of work
34. Let us go outside and fight
marooned
at standstill
lets take it outside
pay through the nose
35. Take off with ease or speed
doubt his chances
slip off
at standstill
conscience
36. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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37. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
at standstill
knock the socks off
pneumonia
shake a leg
38. Engineless aircraft
glider
shake a leg
get caught in traffic jam
resort to
39. Movement blocked by traffic
at standstill
get caught in traffic jam
out of work
hypochondria
40. 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
ticket collector
shake a leg
desensitize
thaw
41. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
slip off
to be on sick leave
ease up
doubt his chances
42. Fighting alone
at her wits end
keep your hair on
you and what army
ointment
43. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
sprain
run your tail between your legs
keep your hair on
raise your spirit
44. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
mum and pop
sleeping car
rain set in for
walker
45. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
jukebox
all thumbs
norrow escape
bathtub
46. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
set in stone
nine to five
walker
make a splash
47. 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
biodegradable
hold him off
flexitime
pliers
48. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
slip off
sleeping car
have a memory like a sieve
all ears
49. Get the ball rolling
fighting words
catch someone's eye
rain set in for
get a move on
50. Making claims without any backup
talk through his hat
slush
sleeping car
oar