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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
anti-establishment
flunk
get caught in traffic jam
impeccable
2. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
measure up
wound up
outlaw
biodegradable
3. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
turn someone off
blunt
shoot the breeze
all ears
4. It is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it - or it makes you feel ill - The smell r........ him. 2. [transitive] to make someone who is attacking you go away - by fighting them: The army was ready to ....... an attack. 3. [transitive] to
knock the socks off
brag
repel
set in stone
5. Sense of right and wrong
conscience
have a memory like a sieve
at sixes and sevens
hole in the wall
6. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
rain set in for
hard up
measure up
pressed for time
7. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
revisit
shake a leg
restless
at a loss
8. Fighting alone
gangplank
you and what army
get caught in traffic jam
revisit
9. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
sleet
gig
rain set in for
ointment
10. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
walker
give a slip
not make head or tail of
dress to kill
11. Shocked
go into shock
flunk
not make head or tail of
anti-establishment
12. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
all ears
to be on sick leave
wash hand of
slip off
13. Chatter - babble - speak casually
shoot the breeze
keep your hair on
snowdrift
chariot
14. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
sell someone short
at sixes and sevens
hard up
tentative decision
15. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
gig
chariot
all thumbs
slush
16. Seriously - really - without joking -
pliers
talk through his hat
joking aside
hole in the wall
17. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
pay through the nose
shower head
at loggerheads
18. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
brag
garment bag
desensitize
nine to five
19. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ticket collector
whistleblower
ease up
funnel
20. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
slush
half-sister-brother
to be on sick leave
resort to
21. Large boses for household things
out of work
trunks
resort to
flexitime
22. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
contingency
at standstill
shower cap
sleeping car
23. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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24. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
bonnet
scruffy
biodegradable
perilous
25. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
knock the socks off
dress to kill
pedastrian crossing
jump the gun
26. A large piece of something without definite shape
brag
lump
stranded
at standstill
27. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
gangplank
ointment
half-sister-brother
kinky
28. Pay a high price - pay too much
pay through the nose
raise your spirit
gangplank
bathtub
29. 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
pulled muscle
oar
desensitize
gig
30. Not understand at all.
half-sister-brother
not make head or tail of
slush
sleeping car
31. Tools to pull apart or twist
pliers
raise your spirit
sleeping car
pulled muscle
32. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
at loggerheads
get caught in traffic jam
pressed for time
outlaw
33. Making claims without any backup
flexitime
perilous
hold him off
talk through his hat
34. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
glider
sprain
all ears
shoot the breeze
35. To quarrel
resort to
knock the socks off
bathtub
pick a fight
36. 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?
hallowed
turn someone off
measure up
contingency
37. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
wound up
hear a pin drop
jukebox
snow job
38. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
not make head or tail of
at a loss
run your tail between your legs
bathtub
39. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
chariot
gangplank
wet blanket
marooned
40. Make someone bored or repelled.
doubt his chances
turn someone off
hypochondria
shoot the breeze
41. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
scruffy
garment bag
all thumbs
catch someone's eye
42. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
make a splash
teething ring
at sixes and sevens
fighting words
43. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
flunk
whistleblower
gale
ointment
44. Unfounded fear of being unwell
pick a fight
hypochondria
oar
pliers
45. Depart; set off to sea
set sail
walker
glider
have a memory like a sieve
46. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
thaw
ointment
shoot the breeze
biodegradable
47. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
shower head
nine to five
at standstill
sell someone short
48. Be absent from school without permission
scruffy
you and what army
play hooky
chariot
49. Severe cold and fever
bathtub
anti-establishment
keep something under someone's hat
pneumonia
50. Hood
doubt his chances
lump
bonnet
pedastrian crossing
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