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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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2. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
wet blanket
give a slip
garment bag
brag
3. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
hit the ceeling/roof
at a pinch
mum and pop
jukebox
4. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
wound up
go into shock
resort to
mum and pop
5. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
lump
pay through the nose
walker
ticket collector
6. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
not make head or tail of
talk through his hat
make a splash
get caught in traffic jam
7. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
nine to five
outlaw
rainy day
doubt his chances
8. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
teething ring
mum and pop
infest
jukebox
9. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
to be on sick leave
rain set in for
braces
fighting words
10. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
bonnet
snow job
nine to five
teething ring
11. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
sleet
norrow escape
restless
hear a pin drop
12. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
turn someone off
set in stone
talk through his hat
you and what army
13. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
porch
hallowed
ticket collector
patio
14. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
infest
for a song
do justice
wash hand of
15. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
sleet
trunks
pick a fight
keep something under someone's hat
16. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
dress to kill
pliers
whistleblower
even-tempered
17. Silence
pedastrian crossing
gale
dress to kill
hear a pin drop
18. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
snowdrift
hard up
desensitize
infest
19. Movement blocked by traffic
pedastrian crossing
go into shock
measure up
get caught in traffic jam
20. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
impeccable
joking aside
dress to kill
tentative decision
21. Jobless
bonnet
kinky
out of work
porch
22. Adj. dangerous - risky
dress to kill
slush
perilous
catch someone's eye
23. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
ointment
play hooky
raise your spirit
gale
24. Hood
jukebox
flexitime
bonnet
run your tail between your legs
25. A small dark shop or restaurant
hole in the wall
do justice
teething ring
funnel
26. Fighting alone
flunk
braces
conscience
you and what army
27. Getting too angry
at sixes and sevens
hit the ceeling/roof
gig
not make head or tail of
28. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
sell someone short
hard up
slip off
conscience
29. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
doubt his chances
fighting words
hear a pin drop
shoot off one's mouth
30. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
garment bag
desensitize
turn someone off
hit the ceeling/roof
31. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
garment bag
knock the socks off
biodegradable
at standstill
32. Make way through a narrow path
funnel
sell someone short
pliers
dress to kill
33. Shocked
keep your hair on
ticket collector
go into shock
pedastrian crossing
34. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
gale
talk through his hat
shake a leg
shower cap
35. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
run your tail between your legs
repel
oar
garment bag
36. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
hold him off
patio
pulled muscle
conscience
37. Severe cold and fever
hallowed
pneumonia
ointment
oar
38. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
thaw
pedastrian crossing
pneumonia
all ears
39. Get the ball rolling
get a move on
rainy day
blunt
run your tail between your legs
40. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
infest
slush
braces
tentative decision
41. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
measure up
clothes horse
scruffy
chariot
42. Tools to pull apart or twist
lump
hole in the wall
pliers
at her wits end
43. A large piece of something without definite shape
gale
lump
oar
sleeping car
44. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
at her wits end
rain set in for
go into shock
gale
45. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
chariot
set in stone
outlaw
bathtub
46. Sense of right and wrong
you and what army
conscience
wet blanket
greasy spoon
47. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
even-tempered
set sail
brag
get caught in traffic jam
48. Be noticed by someone.
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49. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
out of work
all ears
restless
pulled muscle
50. 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.
greasy spoon
repel
wound up
infest