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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
tentative decision
raise your spirit
at a loss
wet blanket
2. A large piece of something without definite shape
ticket collector
gale
get caught in traffic jam
lump
3. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
at loggerheads
give a slip
clothes horse
porch
4. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
raise your spirit
snow job
jump the gun
gangplank
5. Escape being caught; avoid
shake a leg
gangplank
do justice
give a slip
6. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
scruffy
bathtub
stranded
pliers
7. Let us go outside and fight
lets take it outside
knock the socks off
hold him off
talk through his hat
8. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
pulled muscle
sleet
out of work
at loggerheads
9. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
patio
wound up
whistleblower
have a memory like a sieve
10. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
resort to
hole in the wall
gig
infest
11. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
pay through the nose
all thumbs
hard up
impeccable
12. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
set in stone
gangplank
rain set in for
have a memory like a sieve
13. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
hear a pin drop
scruffy
sleet
teething ring
14. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
kinky
shoot the breeze
scruffy
sprain
15. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
at sixes and sevens
pick a fight
half-sister-brother
hold him off
16. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
impeccable
walker
perilous
all ears
17. Adj. dangerous - risky
turn someone off
perilous
tentative decision
catch someone's eye
18. Partially melted snow
go into shock
slush
set in stone
hole in the wall
19. Making claims without any backup
gig
lets take it outside
talk through his hat
keep something under someone's hat
20. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
you and what army
for a song
knock the socks off
pulled muscle
21. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
thaw
go into shock
stranded
get a move on
22. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
biodegradable
chariot
set sail
hallowed
23. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
dress to kill
slush
contingency
restless
24. Don't think too much about it
keep your hair on
sell someone short
biodegradable
shower head
25. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
biodegradable
hold him off
gangplank
infest
26. Large boses for household things
flunk
not make head or tail of
trunks
blunt
27. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
flunk
do justice
make a splash
pliers
28. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
jump the gun
nine to five
ease up
mum and pop
29. Chatter - babble - speak casually
pick a fight
pressed for time
shoot the breeze
perilous
30. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
sleeping car
talk through his hat
rainy day
pick a fight
31. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
have a memory like a sieve
at standstill
doubt his chances
dress to kill
32. 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
shower cap
shake a leg
dress to kill
tentative decision
33. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
shoot the breeze
all thumbs
wash hand of
at her wits end
34. 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
hypochondria
ticket collector
flexitime
shoot the breeze
35. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
nine to five
pedastrian crossing
pick a fight
contingency
36. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
go into shock
patio
pick a fight
at a pinch
37. A small dark shop or restaurant
braces
shower cap
gale
hole in the wall
38. Be noticed by someone.
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39. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
for a song
at a pinch
even-tempered
talk through his hat
40. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
marooned
hit the ceeling/roof
shoot off one's mouth
ointment
41. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
slush
scruffy
at standstill
knock the socks off
42. Silence
hear a pin drop
perilous
mum and pop
get caught in traffic jam
43. Sense of right and wrong
raise your spirit
bonnet
set in stone
conscience
44. To quarrel
blunt
at sixes and sevens
pick a fight
have a memory like a sieve
45. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
oar
shower head
you and what army
gig
46. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
wet blanket
ticket collector
you and what army
get caught in traffic jam
47. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
trunks
keep your hair on
revisit
get a move on
48. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
dress to kill
desensitize
hard up
patio
49. 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
wash hand of
do justice
brag
desensitize
50. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
rainy day
ointment
gale
contingency