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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. Engineless aircraft
kinky
keep something under someone's hat
glider
all ears
2. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
slip off
keep your hair on
resort to
gig
3. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
set sail
contingency
turn someone off
wash hand of
4. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
revisit
bonnet
snow job
hole in the wall
5. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
gig
stranded
walker
gangplank
6. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
measure up
gale
at a loss
perilous
7. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
resort to
all thumbs
get caught in traffic jam
greasy spoon
8. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
half-sister-brother
at standstill
pressed for time
norrow escape
9. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
you and what army
brag
trunks
turn someone off
10. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
contingency
shoot off one's mouth
out of work
all thumbs
11. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
even-tempered
run your tail between your legs
conscience
at loggerheads
12. 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
jukebox
sprain
out of work
desensitize
13. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ease up
talk through his hat
ticket collector
jump the gun
14. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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15. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
wash hand of
norrow escape
doubt his chances
desensitize
16. Partially melted snow
slush
do justice
gale
rainy day
17. Getting too angry
pliers
blunt
hit the ceeling/roof
conscience
18. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
shoot the breeze
at a loss
wound up
get caught in traffic jam
19. A small dark shop or restaurant
lets take it outside
hole in the wall
sell someone short
keep your hair on
20. Escape being caught; avoid
give a slip
jump the gun
repel
at loggerheads
21. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
pick a fight
tentative decision
sell someone short
sprain
22. Dance; hurry
pliers
lets take it outside
glider
shake a leg
23. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
gig
revisit
wound up
sprain
24. 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?
gangplank
measure up
at standstill
sell someone short
25. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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26. Act before the appropriate time.
wet blanket
set sail
jump the gun
gangplank
27. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
resort to
for a song
sleeping car
give a slip
28. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
jukebox
wash hand of
hold him off
all ears
29. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
norrow escape
ointment
pick a fight
whistleblower
30. Making claims without any backup
talk through his hat
flexitime
flunk
scruffy
31. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
gangplank
braces
ointment
pedastrian crossing
32. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
patio
greasy spoon
clothes horse
shower cap
33. 1. not definite or certain - and may be changed later SYN provisional OPP definite: I passed on my t...... conclusions to the police. The government is taking t......... steps towards tackling the country's economic problems. 2. done without confiden
tentative decision
catch someone's eye
keep something under someone's hat
garment bag
34. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
oar
wash hand of
go into shock
funnel
35. Be noticed by someone.
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36. Let us go outside and fight
run your tail between your legs
lets take it outside
keep your hair on
at her wits end
37. Chatter - babble - speak casually
shoot the breeze
out of work
brag
scruffy
38. Adj. dangerous - risky
at sixes and sevens
perilous
biodegradable
keep your hair on
39. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
gangplank
teething ring
perilous
knock the socks off
40. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
measure up
anti-establishment
mum and pop
you and what army
41. Severe cold and fever
trunks
pneumonia
hypochondria
tentative decision
42. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
raise your spirit
go into shock
resort to
gangplank
43. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
rainy day
slush
stranded
glider
44. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
nine to five
fighting words
jukebox
stranded
45. Make someone bored or repelled.
turn someone off
run your tail between your legs
lets take it outside
repel
46. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
marooned
all ears
shoot the breeze
restless
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
snow job
flexitime
out of work
raise your spirit
48. 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
pay through the nose
joking aside
hit the ceeling/roof
49. Movement blocked by traffic
measure up
get caught in traffic jam
gale
gangplank
50. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
get caught in traffic jam
at her wits end
talk through his hat
hold him off