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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. Adj. dangerous - risky
perilous
have a memory like a sieve
desensitize
marooned
2. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
at a pinch
hole in the wall
thaw
sprain
3. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
impeccable
flunk
hear a pin drop
you and what army
4. Partially melted snow
slush
raise your spirit
rain set in for
joking aside
5. Depart; set off to sea
set sail
pressed for time
get caught in traffic jam
ointment
6. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
set in stone
restless
wet blanket
marooned
7. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
at a loss
garment bag
hallowed
perilous
8. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
play hooky
repel
hole in the wall
marooned
9. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
patio
resort to
wash hand of
at a pinch
10. Movement blocked by traffic
measure up
get caught in traffic jam
marooned
not make head or tail of
11. To quarrel
norrow escape
sleeping car
pliers
pick a fight
12. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
oar
shower cap
revisit
half-sister-brother
13. Getting too angry
hit the ceeling/roof
pick a fight
you and what army
keep something under someone's hat
14. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
clothes horse
kinky
lets take it outside
at her wits end
15. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
ointment
teething ring
at sixes and sevens
desensitize
16. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
shoot the breeze
anti-establishment
shower cap
brag
17. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
wash hand of
pressed for time
set in stone
at sixes and sevens
18. Be absent from school without permission
play hooky
ointment
give a slip
even-tempered
19. Be noticed by someone.
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20. 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
desensitize
give a slip
gangplank
wash hand of
21. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
pressed for time
nine to five
shower head
impeccable
22. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
rain set in for
play hooky
walker
at loggerheads
23. Shocked
bathtub
hard up
go into shock
wet blanket
24. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
revisit
biodegradable
funnel
whistleblower
25. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
pliers
jump the gun
mum and pop
blunt
26. A small dark shop or restaurant
sleeping car
hole in the wall
bathtub
at standstill
27. Don't think too much about it
doubt his chances
pressed for time
keep your hair on
shower head
28. Take off with ease or speed
jukebox
slip off
rainy day
sell someone short
29. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
clothes horse
fighting words
out of work
rain set in for
30. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
funnel
knock the socks off
do justice
set sail
31. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
for a song
hit the ceeling/roof
shake a leg
run your tail between your legs
32. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
you and what army
catch someone's eye
shake a leg
pressed for time
33. A large piece of something without definite shape
walker
lump
gale
you and what army
34. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
all thumbs
ticket collector
fighting words
keep something under someone's hat
35. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
wound up
talk through his hat
not make head or tail of
36. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
at a pinch
measure up
sell someone short
scruffy
37. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
doubt his chances
greasy spoon
ointment
blunt
38. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
sleet
gangplank
you and what army
kinky
39. Get the ball rolling
stranded
brag
bathtub
get a move on
40. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
anti-establishment
at sixes and sevens
flunk
ticket collector
41. 1. to work less hard or do something with less energy than before: Just relax and ......... a little. 2. to start doing something less - You should ......... on the whisky. 3. to improve or get less - The snow was .......
gig
ease up
desensitize
raise your spirit
42. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
hold him off
gale
half-sister-brother
norrow escape
43. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
kinky
knock the socks off
pliers
anti-establishment
44. Make way through a narrow path
chariot
sell someone short
funnel
repel
45. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
out of work
impeccable
oar
gale
46. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
braces
gangplank
keep your hair on
thaw
47. Escape being caught; avoid
pliers
flunk
give a slip
gale
48. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
gangplank
bathtub
perilous
catch someone's eye
49. Make someone bored or repelled.
dress to kill
turn someone off
raise your spirit
trunks
50. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
measure up
scruffy
out of work
give a slip