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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
shake a leg
dress to kill
ease up
rain set in for
2. Silence
make a splash
hear a pin drop
jump the gun
glider
3. 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
give a slip
tentative decision
go into shock
repel
4. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
gig
get caught in traffic jam
pliers
gale
5. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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6. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
jukebox
run your tail between your legs
sleet
wash hand of
7. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
gangplank
pick a fight
set in stone
wound up
8. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
norrow escape
greasy spoon
half-sister-brother
revisit
9. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
pressed for time
at a loss
contingency
gale
10. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
pick a fight
sleeping car
get caught in traffic jam
at a pinch
11. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
pulled muscle
catch someone's eye
walker
12. A small dark shop or restaurant
hallowed
sprain
hole in the wall
talk through his hat
13. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
ease up
not make head or tail of
braces
pay through the nose
14. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
flunk
have a memory like a sieve
rainy day
turn someone off
15. Getting too angry
whistleblower
hit the ceeling/roof
greasy spoon
hard up
16. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hallowed
raise your spirit
whistleblower
sell someone short
17. 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
for a song
have a memory like a sieve
shoot off one's mouth
18. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
blunt
porch
shower cap
shoot off one's mouth
19. Cheaply - inexpensively
for a song
mum and pop
braces
you and what army
20. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
doubt his chances
whistleblower
hit the ceeling/roof
dress to kill
21. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
all thumbs
at a loss
walker
jump the gun
22. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
bonnet
walker
greasy spoon
wound up
23. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
lets take it outside
oar
knock the socks off
perilous
24. To quarrel
scruffy
jukebox
give a slip
pick a fight
25. Severe cold and fever
set in stone
impeccable
anti-establishment
pneumonia
26. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
garment bag
perilous
ticket collector
trunks
27. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
ointment
hold him off
slush
pulled muscle
28. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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29. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
teething ring
hit the ceeling/roof
make a splash
doubt his chances
30. Be cheerful and get on with life
raise your spirit
hold him off
pay through the nose
gale
31. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
at her wits end
snow job
mum and pop
chariot
32. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
snowdrift
at her wits end
talk through his hat
get caught in traffic jam
33. Dance; hurry
shake a leg
turn someone off
contingency
get a move on
34. Shocked
hard up
flexitime
go into shock
chariot
35. Escape being caught; avoid
give a slip
revisit
play hooky
all thumbs
36. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
slip off
doubt his chances
biodegradable
hard up
37. Large boses for household things
trunks
raise your spirit
snowdrift
lump
38. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
get caught in traffic jam
at a loss
make a splash
measure up
39. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
restless
play hooky
hypochondria
all ears
40. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
marooned
funnel
at loggerheads
pulled muscle
41. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
set in stone
revisit
pick a fight
outlaw
42. Chatter - babble - speak casually
get a move on
shoot the breeze
slip off
shower head
43. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
oar
snowdrift
hole in the wall
tentative decision
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
pick a fight
perilous
measure up
45. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
sleet
tentative decision
sprain
pulled muscle
46. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
pliers
anti-establishment
hold him off
set in stone
47. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
desensitize
biodegradable
lump
out of work
48. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
lets take it outside
talk through his hat
garment bag
tentative decision
49. Fighting alone
catch someone's eye
hypochondria
you and what army
pulled muscle
50. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
infest
wound up
braces
brag
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