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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
restless
resort to
give a slip
shoot off one's mouth
2. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
braces
keep your hair on
shoot off one's mouth
blunt
3. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
bonnet
thaw
shower cap
flexitime
4. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
sleet
hit the ceeling/roof
at sixes and sevens
for a song
5. Make someone bored or repelled.
hard up
half-sister-brother
turn someone off
shower cap
6. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
revisit
at standstill
have a memory like a sieve
pressed for time
7. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
ease up
gangplank
chariot
blunt
8. Jobless
ointment
perilous
at a pinch
out of work
9. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
bonnet
anti-establishment
teething ring
wet blanket
10. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
bathtub
catch someone's eye
play hooky
at loggerheads
11. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
revisit
kinky
pressed for time
get caught in traffic jam
12. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
perilous
chariot
lump
not make head or tail of
13. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
conscience
funnel
not make head or tail of
brag
14. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
snow job
braces
mum and pop
norrow escape
15. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
sell someone short
at her wits end
funnel
lump
16. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
hypochondria
contingency
ointment
hit the ceeling/roof
17. Pay a high price - pay too much
pay through the nose
outlaw
hole in the wall
have a memory like a sieve
18. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
sleet
jump the gun
mum and pop
shake a leg
19. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
slush
all thumbs
impeccable
pliers
20. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
infest
clothes horse
tentative decision
all ears
21. Silence
impeccable
talk through his hat
shower cap
hear a pin drop
22. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
clothes horse
talk through his hat
patio
keep something under someone's hat
23. Shocked
go into shock
stranded
catch someone's eye
funnel
24. Severe cold and fever
chariot
pliers
pneumonia
stranded
25. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
gangplank
at standstill
braces
biodegradable
26. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
flunk
hallowed
biodegradable
greasy spoon
27. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
scruffy
shower cap
joking aside
gangplank
28. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
pulled muscle
oar
pick a fight
doubt his chances
29. Dance; hurry
shake a leg
run your tail between your legs
hypochondria
all ears
30. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
perilous
conscience
anti-establishment
snowdrift
31. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
biodegradable
contingency
give a slip
pedastrian crossing
32. Unfounded fear of being unwell
measure up
bathtub
pay through the nose
hypochondria
33. A large piece of something without definite shape
lump
get a move on
out of work
tentative decision
34. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
shoot the breeze
whistleblower
even-tempered
do justice
35. Fighting alone
shake a leg
you and what army
restless
pulled muscle
36. Chatter - babble - speak casually
glider
hold him off
raise your spirit
shoot the breeze
37. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
pneumonia
hallowed
knock the socks off
pulled muscle
38. Not understand at all.
to be on sick leave
sprain
get a move on
not make head or tail of
39. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
gale
you and what army
catch someone's eye
biodegradable
40. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
sprain
stranded
at her wits end
all ears
41. Depart; set off to sea
set in stone
gig
set sail
pay through the nose
42. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
porch
snow job
gangplank
half-sister-brother
43. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
conscience
fighting words
go into shock
stranded
44. Engineless aircraft
walker
glider
outlaw
shake a leg
45. Act before the appropriate time.
all ears
jump the gun
give a slip
greasy spoon
46. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
wound up
jump the gun
jukebox
wash hand of
47. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
oar
whistleblower
snow job
wound up
48. Get the ball rolling
set sail
get a move on
fighting words
impeccable
49. 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
gale
do justice
catch someone's eye
50. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
snowdrift
gale
funnel
sleeping car
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