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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
resort to
set in stone
impeccable
flunk
2. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
perilous
hole in the wall
to be on sick leave
chariot
3. Make someone bored or repelled.
turn someone off
pliers
at standstill
fighting words
4. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
porch
marooned
raise your spirit
thaw
5. Take off with ease or speed
at a pinch
slip off
contingency
keep something under someone's hat
6. Sense of right and wrong
conscience
oar
restless
outlaw
7. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
half-sister-brother
anti-establishment
wash hand of
sleeping car
8. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
you and what army
ticket collector
kinky
whistleblower
9. 1. to work less hard or do something with less energy than before: Just relax and ......... a little. 2. to start doing something less - You should ......... on the whisky. 3. to improve or get less - The snow was .......
jump the gun
walker
ease up
brag
10. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
at standstill
get caught in traffic jam
rainy day
marooned
11. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
bonnet
hole in the wall
play hooky
pedastrian crossing
12. Unfounded fear of being unwell
clothes horse
hypochondria
flexitime
lump
13. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
at a pinch
all ears
mum and pop
clothes horse
14. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
rainy day
braces
gale
sleeping car
15. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
keep something under someone's hat
whistleblower
jukebox
at a loss
16. 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
snow job
tentative decision
impeccable
pulled muscle
17. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
shoot the breeze
ticket collector
ease up
at standstill
18. Make way through a narrow path
joking aside
lets take it outside
pulled muscle
funnel
19. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
to be on sick leave
turn someone off
lump
hold him off
20. Act before the appropriate time.
bathtub
blunt
jump the gun
all thumbs
21. Severe cold and fever
knock the socks off
pneumonia
set in stone
gangplank
22. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
jukebox
doubt his chances
whistleblower
23. Seriously - really - without joking -
shower cap
joking aside
porch
rainy day
24. Partially melted snow
slush
teething ring
you and what army
set sail
25. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
bathtub
half-sister-brother
measure up
lump
26. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
fighting words
to be on sick leave
stranded
impeccable
27. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
marooned
blunt
gig
fighting words
28. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
hard up
at a loss
shower cap
catch someone's eye
29. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
brag
pay through the nose
bathtub
slush
30. Get the ball rolling
shake a leg
dress to kill
ease up
get a move on
31. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
rain set in for
joking aside
outlaw
wash hand of
32. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
even-tempered
measure up
make a splash
thaw
33. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
doubt his chances
garment bag
contingency
porch
34. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
brag
wash hand of
biodegradable
gangplank
35. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
biodegradable
funnel
revisit
even-tempered
36. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
porch
braces
sleet
conscience
37. A small dark shop or restaurant
gangplank
hole in the wall
trunks
nine to five
38. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
at a pinch
walker
rain set in for
nine to five
39. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
oar
shoot off one's mouth
wash hand of
gangplank
40. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
shoot the breeze
half-sister-brother
teething ring
go into shock
41. Shocked
raise your spirit
go into shock
doubt his chances
jukebox
42. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
impeccable
clothes horse
hypochondria
you and what army
43. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
biodegradable
norrow escape
knock the socks off
perilous
44. Not understand at all.
not make head or tail of
hold him off
sleet
doubt his chances
45. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
flexitime
jukebox
patio
ointment
46. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
marooned
infest
lets take it outside
hit the ceeling/roof
47. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
slip off
ticket collector
outlaw
pliers
48. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
even-tempered
trunks
keep your hair on
wet blanket
49. Large boses for household things
get a move on
trunks
stranded
turn someone off
50. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
garment bag
rainy day
infest
pulled muscle
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