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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. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
you and what army
wet blanket
do justice
conscience
2. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
talk through his hat
perilous
bathtub
kinky
3. Seriously - really - without joking -
joking aside
kinky
hallowed
snowdrift
4. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
hold him off
have a memory like a sieve
pressed for time
anti-establishment
5. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
at sixes and sevens
gangplank
at loggerheads
sleet
6. Sense of right and wrong
infest
conscience
ticket collector
biodegradable
7. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
teething ring
conscience
ease up
whistleblower
8. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
brag
shower cap
revisit
flunk
9. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
do justice
hit the ceeling/roof
have a memory like a sieve
lets take it outside
10. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
pressed for time
even-tempered
teething ring
impeccable
11. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
ease up
flexitime
scruffy
contingency
12. Let us go outside and fight
thaw
lets take it outside
funnel
doubt his chances
13. Making claims without any backup
talk through his hat
gig
gangplank
patio
14. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
marooned
snowdrift
hold him off
hit the ceeling/roof
15. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
ticket collector
gale
sprain
all ears
16. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
thaw
pay through the nose
gangplank
pressed for time
17. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
rainy day
norrow escape
pliers
patio
18. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
porch
slush
set in stone
pulled muscle
19. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
wash hand of
knock the socks off
run your tail between your legs
pressed for time
20. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
at loggerheads
not make head or tail of
lets take it outside
at a loss
21. 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
sleet
flexitime
give a slip
shoot the breeze
22. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
oar
play hooky
porch
shake a leg
23. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
revisit
snowdrift
whistleblower
glider
24. Jobless
out of work
shower cap
kinky
flunk
25. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
porch
revisit
greasy spoon
hold him off
26. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
glider
run your tail between your legs
talk through his hat
pressed for time
27. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hole in the wall
hallowed
jukebox
greasy spoon
28. Movement blocked by traffic
set in stone
knock the socks off
contingency
get caught in traffic jam
29. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
jukebox
doubt his chances
outlaw
conscience
30. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
slush
even-tempered
sleeping car
snowdrift
31. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
wash hand of
ticket collector
hit the ceeling/roof
gangplank
32. If insects - rats etc ..... a place - there are a lot of them and they usually cause damage - be ............ with something - The kitchen was ......with cockroaches.
contingency
wound up
pedastrian crossing
infest
33. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
at standstill
scruffy
glider
thaw
34. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
at a pinch
hold him off
fighting words
norrow escape
35. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
out of work
contingency
brag
nine to five
36. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
jump the gun
brag
measure up
gig
37. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
at sixes and sevens
walker
lets take it outside
brag
38. Cheaply - inexpensively
restless
pulled muscle
for a song
get caught in traffic jam
39. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
for a song
norrow escape
slip off
pay through the nose
40. Tools to pull apart or twist
gig
pliers
biodegradable
gale
41. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
pulled muscle
slush
conscience
make a splash
42. Large boses for household things
trunks
patio
desensitize
gangplank
43. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
desensitize
flunk
lets take it outside
mum and pop
44. Silence
snowdrift
hole in the wall
hear a pin drop
porch
45. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
stranded
porch
set sail
hear a pin drop
46. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
impeccable
even-tempered
biodegradable
contingency
47. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
thaw
go into shock
hole in the wall
doubt his chances
48. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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49. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
shower cap
at sixes and sevens
shake a leg
to be on sick leave
50. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
pressed for time
resort to
catch someone's eye
all thumbs