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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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1. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
revisit
marooned
all ears
run your tail between your legs
2. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
scruffy
ease up
at a pinch
sprain
3. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
shower cap
revisit
restless
all ears
4. Escape being caught; avoid
impeccable
give a slip
dress to kill
slush
5. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
go into shock
run your tail between your legs
fighting words
flexitime
6. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
at her wits end
knock the socks off
at loggerheads
flexitime
7. Tools to pull apart or twist
run your tail between your legs
sleet
jump the gun
pliers
8. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
doubt his chances
shower cap
kinky
set sail
9. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
you and what army
all thumbs
gangplank
wet blanket
10. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
pressed for time
marooned
wound up
pick a fight
11. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
hard up
trunks
snow job
all thumbs
12. Make someone bored or repelled.
doubt his chances
hold him off
dress to kill
turn someone off
13. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
greasy spoon
hole in the wall
funnel
hard up
14. Be cheerful and get on with life
even-tempered
patio
raise your spirit
gig
15. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
funnel
you and what army
pneumonia
half-sister-brother
16. A small dark shop or restaurant
flunk
pedastrian crossing
hole in the wall
at a loss
17. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
snowdrift
stranded
pick a fight
restless
18. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
gig
at her wits end
to be on sick leave
nine to five
19. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
jukebox
to be on sick leave
gangplank
get caught in traffic jam
20. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
lets take it outside
sleet
dress to kill
rain set in for
21. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
porch
ticket collector
sleet
slush
22. Engineless aircraft
pick a fight
oar
measure up
glider
23. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
shoot the breeze
gangplank
keep something under someone's hat
impeccable
24. Unfounded fear of being unwell
shower cap
kinky
at a pinch
hypochondria
25. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
gangplank
catch someone's eye
rainy day
keep your hair on
26. Let us go outside and fight
shake a leg
lets take it outside
ease up
fighting words
27. Depart; set off to sea
tentative decision
hallowed
set sail
joking aside
28. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
oar
ticket collector
raise your spirit
sprain
29. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
hold him off
thaw
biodegradable
ointment
30. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
wash hand of
braces
hallowed
even-tempered
31. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
snow job
gangplank
pedastrian crossing
pliers
32. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
shower head
pliers
ticket collector
greasy spoon
33. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
go into shock
impeccable
thaw
sleeping car
34. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
wet blanket
biodegradable
lump
greasy spoon
35. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
pay through the nose
make a splash
revisit
sleet
36. Sense of right and wrong
wash hand of
resort to
conscience
hear a pin drop
37. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
outlaw
knock the socks off
slip off
teething ring
38. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
rain set in for
ticket collector
blunt
gig
39. Movement blocked by traffic
patio
snowdrift
get caught in traffic jam
slush
40. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
hallowed
scruffy
gangplank
norrow escape
41. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
bonnet
pedastrian crossing
at her wits end
to be on sick leave
42. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
porch
all ears
kinky
hallowed
43. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
biodegradable
slip off
at standstill
perilous
44. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
set sail
thaw
patio
contingency
45. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
sell someone short
shoot off one's mouth
at sixes and sevens
turn someone off
46. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
fighting words
conscience
keep something under someone's hat
half-sister-brother
47. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pedastrian crossing
slip off
at loggerheads
gangplank
48. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
shoot off one's mouth
resort to
garment bag
sprain
49. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
keep your hair on
biodegradable
impeccable
make a splash
50. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
talk through his hat
nine to five
gale
jump the gun