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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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english
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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. Dance; hurry
half-sister-brother
chariot
hit the ceeling/roof
shake a leg
2. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
turn someone off
restless
gig
doubt his chances
3. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
sell someone short
resort to
oar
turn someone off
4. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
biodegradable
at sixes and sevens
make a splash
talk through his hat
5. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
desensitize
anti-establishment
out of work
6. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
half-sister-brother
run your tail between your legs
greasy spoon
at loggerheads
7. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
marooned
pressed for time
sprain
shower cap
8. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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9. Take off with ease or speed
slip off
shoot the breeze
conscience
hold him off
10. To make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it - ......... somebody to something - Does TV ........ people to violence? — d.........zation
half-sister-brother
pick a fight
desensitize
greasy spoon
11. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
walker
to be on sick leave
play hooky
at standstill
12. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
revisit
ointment
perilous
pick a fight
13. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
infest
contingency
hallowed
pneumonia
14. Be absent from school without permission
play hooky
rain set in for
wash hand of
wound up
15. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
ointment
slush
pulled muscle
doubt his chances
16. Unfounded fear of being unwell
snowdrift
chariot
hypochondria
slush
17. Fighting alone
marooned
gig
resort to
you and what army
18. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
dress to kill
nine to five
porch
teething ring
19. Severe cold and fever
pliers
pressed for time
repel
pneumonia
20. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
garment bag
impeccable
porch
get a move on
21. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
turn someone off
raise your spirit
walker
wound up
22. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
pay through the nose
measure up
braces
knock the socks off
23. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
even-tempered
brag
set in stone
joking aside
24. Making claims without any backup
set sail
lump
out of work
talk through his hat
25. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
go into shock
resort to
at loggerheads
at her wits end
26. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
biodegradable
gale
wet blanket
27. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
brag
hear a pin drop
rainy day
rain set in for
28. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
porch
oar
bonnet
shower head
29. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
hole in the wall
greasy spoon
go into shock
restless
30. Not understand at all.
not make head or tail of
shoot off one's mouth
restless
flexitime
31. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
rainy day
snowdrift
sprain
run your tail between your legs
32. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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33. 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
slush
ointment
go into shock
34. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
braces
snow job
all thumbs
ticket collector
35. Act before the appropriate time.
set in stone
jump the gun
do justice
impeccable
36. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
norrow escape
snow job
wound up
glider
37. Make way through a narrow path
pressed for time
hit the ceeling/roof
funnel
at loggerheads
38. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
at a loss
wound up
jump the gun
sleet
39. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
chariot
hold him off
tentative decision
keep something under someone's hat
40. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
dress to kill
hard up
rain set in for
bathtub
41. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
flunk
dress to kill
blunt
brag
42. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
doubt his chances
shoot the breeze
catch someone's eye
kinky
43. 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.
half-sister-brother
get a move on
infest
catch someone's eye
44. 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 .......
ticket collector
half-sister-brother
ease up
flexitime
45. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
anti-establishment
pliers
gale
not make head or tail of
46. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
outlaw
shoot off one's mouth
joking aside
bonnet
47. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
funnel
hold him off
braces
talk through his hat
48. Don't think too much about it
at a loss
keep your hair on
pulled muscle
nine to five
49. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
at standstill
hold him off
blunt
you and what army
50. To quarrel
pick a fight
all ears
pressed for time
at loggerheads