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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. Cheaply - inexpensively
snow job
anti-establishment
for a song
gig
2. 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
you and what army
at a loss
pressed for time
3. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
knock the socks off
snowdrift
scruffy
4. Severe cold and fever
catch someone's eye
even-tempered
give a slip
pneumonia
5. A small dark shop or restaurant
glider
at her wits end
nine to five
hole in the wall
6. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
sleeping car
flunk
shoot off one's mouth
wash hand of
7. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
flexitime
at her wits end
glider
pliers
8. 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.
infest
shower cap
jukebox
tentative decision
9. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
get caught in traffic jam
have a memory like a sieve
hit the ceeling/roof
outlaw
10. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
blunt
impeccable
nine to five
11. 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
flexitime
snowdrift
at a pinch
pliers
12. Take off with ease or speed
raise your spirit
hear a pin drop
slip off
rain set in for
13. 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
gale
garment bag
repel
pliers
14. Depart; set off to sea
pedastrian crossing
play hooky
set sail
braces
15. Shocked
sleeping car
go into shock
pay through the nose
conscience
16. Let us go outside and fight
even-tempered
set in stone
lets take it outside
oar
17. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
norrow escape
clothes horse
trunks
get a move on
18. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
hole in the wall
teething ring
hard up
shoot off one's mouth
19. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
bathtub
run your tail between your legs
to be on sick leave
fighting words
20. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
out of work
conscience
gig
scruffy
21. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
keep your hair on
repel
sleeping car
gangplank
22. Seriously - really - without joking -
set in stone
brag
make a splash
joking aside
23. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
porch
outlaw
thaw
funnel
24. Be cheerful and get on with life
raise your spirit
nine to five
marooned
pressed for time
25. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
anti-establishment
impeccable
chariot
knock the socks off
26. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
snow job
ointment
lump
half-sister-brother
27. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
patio
play hooky
gale
all ears
28. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
at standstill
oar
get a move on
pedastrian crossing
29. Silence
wet blanket
glider
hear a pin drop
raise your spirit
30. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
walker
patio
rainy day
whistleblower
31. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
wet blanket
pneumonia
revisit
rain set in for
32. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
revisit
stranded
out of work
make a splash
33. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
set in stone
gale
kinky
shoot the breeze
34. 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
set in stone
tentative decision
slush
bathtub
35. Making claims without any backup
talk through his hat
norrow escape
not make head or tail of
braces
36. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
knock the socks off
at her wits end
go into shock
half-sister-brother
37. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
chariot
desensitize
gangplank
marooned
38. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
doubt his chances
shower cap
garment bag
not make head or tail of
39. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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40. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
knock the socks off
pressed for time
run your tail between your legs
at a loss
41. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
jukebox
at a loss
walker
hold him off
42. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
thaw
bathtub
go into shock
turn someone off
43. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
outlaw
at loggerheads
thaw
sprain
44. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
at sixes and sevens
contingency
desensitize
teething ring
45. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
wet blanket
glider
sleeping car
nine to five
46. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
at a loss
bathtub
wound up
blunt
47. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
hit the ceeling/roof
patio
hole in the wall
gale
48. Adj. dangerous - risky
shoot the breeze
perilous
have a memory like a sieve
ease up
49. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
flexitime
at loggerheads
measure up
shoot the breeze
50. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
outlaw
hard up
patio
doubt his chances