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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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english
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
infest
pulled muscle
half-sister-brother
chariot
2. Partially melted snow
perilous
give a slip
slush
porch
3. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
lump
whistleblower
thaw
to be on sick leave
4. Large boses for household things
jump the gun
do justice
trunks
talk through his hat
5. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pedastrian crossing
bonnet
scruffy
sleeping car
6. Take off with ease or speed
funnel
rain set in for
slip off
you and what army
7. Get the ball rolling
get a move on
keep your hair on
pulled muscle
get caught in traffic jam
8. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
at a pinch
dress to kill
blunt
contingency
9. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
lump
catch someone's eye
get a move on
run your tail between your legs
10. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
gale
rainy day
oar
pulled muscle
11. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
shake a leg
give a slip
thaw
teething ring
12. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
snowdrift
mum and pop
shoot the breeze
walker
13. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
restless
gale
half-sister-brother
keep something under someone's hat
14. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
teething ring
pay through the nose
shower cap
jukebox
15. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
sell someone short
sleeping car
slip off
flunk
16. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
impeccable
revisit
give a slip
scruffy
17. Making claims without any backup
flexitime
talk through his hat
biodegradable
set in stone
18. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
rain set in for
pneumonia
blunt
impeccable
19. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
trunks
at sixes and sevens
biodegradable
brag
20. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
to be on sick leave
at standstill
keep your hair on
garment bag
21. 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.
set in stone
infest
knock the socks off
pliers
22. Tools to pull apart or twist
desensitize
hole in the wall
pliers
slip off
23. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
slip off
make a splash
doubt his chances
nine to five
24. Be absent from school without permission
play hooky
even-tempered
slip off
do justice
25. 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?
at loggerheads
doubt his chances
measure up
outlaw
26. 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 .......
flunk
thaw
make a splash
ease up
27. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
greasy spoon
wet blanket
gangplank
ointment
28. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
whistleblower
garment bag
sleeping car
pay through the nose
29. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
play hooky
whistleblower
rain set in for
jukebox
30. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
not make head or tail of
at loggerheads
at standstill
greasy spoon
31. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
32. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
porch
tentative decision
repel
shower cap
33. To quarrel
pick a fight
do justice
play hooky
shoot off one's mouth
34. Let us go outside and fight
flunk
you and what army
gangplank
lets take it outside
35. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
wash hand of
gangplank
dress to kill
hallowed
36. A small dark shop or restaurant
hole in the wall
turn someone off
nine to five
pay through the nose
37. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
play hooky
for a song
knock the socks off
conscience
38. Shocked
wet blanket
pedastrian crossing
go into shock
knock the socks off
39. Seriously - really - without joking -
not make head or tail of
you and what army
joking aside
shower head
40. Dance; hurry
shake a leg
glider
jukebox
to be on sick leave
41. 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
all ears
norrow escape
slip off
42. Be noticed by someone.
43. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
tentative decision
pliers
hold him off
play hooky
44. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
garment bag
hallowed
ticket collector
slush
45. Adj. dangerous - risky
flexitime
perilous
joking aside
impeccable
46. Not understand at all.
hole in the wall
do justice
wound up
not make head or tail of
47. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
anti-establishment
shower head
all thumbs
shower cap
48. Jobless
kinky
brag
out of work
bathtub
49. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
anti-establishment
ointment
give a slip
pneumonia
50. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
revisit
at sixes and sevens
snow job
you and what army