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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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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. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
contingency
flunk
at a loss
out of work
2. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pay through the nose
hear a pin drop
funnel
pedastrian crossing
3. Sense of right and wrong
go into shock
conscience
sleeping car
ticket collector
4. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
pliers
contingency
at her wits end
keep something under someone's hat
5. If insects - rats etc ..... a place - there are a lot of them and they usually cause damage - be ............ with something - The kitchen was ......with cockroaches.
walker
out of work
clothes horse
infest
6. Shocked
glider
go into shock
out of work
raise your spirit
7. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
shoot off one's mouth
dress to kill
mum and pop
hypochondria
8. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
oar
set in stone
revisit
contingency
9. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
gangplank
impeccable
bathtub
oar
10. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
flunk
tentative decision
brag
run your tail between your legs
11. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
biodegradable
scruffy
pay through the nose
resort to
12. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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13. Be cheerful and get on with life
flunk
gale
set sail
raise your spirit
14. 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
anti-establishment
kinky
do justice
gale
15. Chatter - babble - speak casually
restless
to be on sick leave
shoot the breeze
out of work
16. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
wash hand of
doubt his chances
to be on sick leave
repel
17. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
sell someone short
clothes horse
half-sister-brother
anti-establishment
18. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
gig
at loggerheads
gale
braces
19. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
hard up
set in stone
rainy day
glider
20. Dance; hurry
to be on sick leave
clothes horse
shake a leg
catch someone's eye
21. Movement blocked by traffic
get caught in traffic jam
rainy day
lump
perilous
22. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
jukebox
oar
porch
snowdrift
23. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
pulled muscle
all thumbs
brag
slush
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?
measure up
get caught in traffic jam
hypochondria
gangplank
25. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
hypochondria
gangplank
gale
bonnet
26. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
teething ring
restless
sprain
out of work
27. Take off with ease or speed
slip off
shake a leg
hear a pin drop
flunk
28. Severe cold and fever
pneumonia
conscience
go into shock
ease up
29. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
knock the socks off
clothes horse
hear a pin drop
set in stone
30. 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
get a move on
perilous
half-sister-brother
tentative decision
31. A small dark shop or restaurant
wound up
hole in the wall
go into shock
jump the gun
32. Jobless
ease up
slush
out of work
give a slip
33. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
flunk
slip off
run your tail between your legs
biodegradable
34. Not understand at all.
at loggerheads
not make head or tail of
go into shock
lets take it outside
35. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
impeccable
sleeping car
chariot
snow job
36. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
jukebox
thaw
pliers
gangplank
37. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
clothes horse
restless
porch
walker
38. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
anti-establishment
raise your spirit
fighting words
half-sister-brother
39. Adj. dangerous - risky
perilous
clothes horse
sprain
pay through the nose
40. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
pliers
patio
desensitize
make a splash
41. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
porch
jukebox
pulled muscle
norrow escape
42. 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
keep your hair on
flexitime
sleet
slush
43. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
clothes horse
sleet
dress to kill
at standstill
44. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
at a pinch
thaw
out of work
patio
45. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
trunks
sleet
infest
ease up
46. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
rain set in for
shake a leg
gale
have a memory like a sieve
47. Make someone bored or repelled.
revisit
wound up
patio
turn someone off
48. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
biodegradable
shower cap
get caught in traffic jam
outlaw
49. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
talk through his hat
even-tempered
stranded
rain set in for
50. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
have a memory like a sieve
scruffy
go into shock
sleeping car