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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
hard up
hallowed
anti-establishment
do justice
2. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
scruffy
pulled muscle
outlaw
3. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
braces
nine to five
gangplank
impeccable
4. Be noticed by someone.
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5. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
bonnet
all thumbs
slip off
hallowed
6. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
trunks
wash hand of
teething ring
nine to five
7. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
tentative decision
wound up
garment bag
to be on sick leave
8. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
bonnet
get a move on
biodegradable
ticket collector
9. Getting too angry
tentative decision
infest
hit the ceeling/roof
nine to five
10. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
shoot the breeze
doubt his chances
hypochondria
whistleblower
11. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
revisit
you and what army
set in stone
not make head or tail of
12. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
at standstill
snow job
flexitime
norrow escape
13. 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
set in stone
hallowed
shake a leg
14. Pay a high price - pay too much
pay through the nose
ointment
restless
mum and pop
15. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
play hooky
flunk
hallowed
teething ring
16. Don't think too much about it
porch
trunks
keep something under someone's hat
keep your hair on
17. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
shower head
infest
to be on sick leave
18. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
impeccable
wound up
give a slip
gig
19. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
jukebox
knock the socks off
flunk
shoot the breeze
20. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
out of work
clothes horse
pedastrian crossing
shower cap
21. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
stranded
run your tail between your legs
ticket collector
impeccable
22. Dance; hurry
pulled muscle
patio
rainy day
shake a leg
23. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
half-sister-brother
shoot off one's mouth
gale
flexitime
24. Get the ball rolling
wash hand of
gig
get a move on
lump
25. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
gangplank
wash hand of
sleet
to be on sick leave
26. Act before the appropriate time.
flunk
jump the gun
shoot the breeze
get a move on
27. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
snowdrift
sleeping car
have a memory like a sieve
patio
28. Movement blocked by traffic
rainy day
lump
jukebox
get caught in traffic jam
29. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
make a splash
wash hand of
keep something under someone's hat
keep your hair on
30. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
all thumbs
have a memory like a sieve
fighting words
run your tail between your legs
31. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
shower head
play hooky
nine to five
scruffy
32. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
sleet
at standstill
hard up
marooned
33. Making claims without any backup
talk through his hat
lets take it outside
gale
set sail
34. Silence
slush
wash hand of
outlaw
hear a pin drop
35. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
all ears
keep something under someone's hat
hold him off
play hooky
36. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
restless
give a slip
braces
pick a fight
37. Severe cold and fever
norrow escape
sell someone short
gangplank
pneumonia
38. Escape being caught; avoid
biodegradable
teething ring
give a slip
at her wits end
39. Large boses for household things
pulled muscle
conscience
snow job
trunks
40. 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
joking aside
conscience
all thumbs
41. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
sleet
walker
glider
keep your hair on
42. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
catch someone's eye
glider
shower head
rain set in for
43. Seriously - really - without joking -
joking aside
rain set in for
stranded
sleeping car
44. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
for a song
hold him off
jump the gun
wet blanket
45. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
oar
slip off
bathtub
whistleblower
46. Jobless
catch someone's eye
fighting words
wet blanket
out of work
47. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
slip off
turn someone off
sleeping car
sprain
48. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
gig
gale
resort to
jukebox
49. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
at sixes and sevens
walker
pulled muscle
infest
50. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
bonnet
gangplank
slush
braces
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