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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. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
to be on sick leave
at standstill
hallowed
gig
2. Don't think too much about it
resort to
keep your hair on
sell someone short
whistleblower
3. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
keep something under someone's hat
hit the ceeling/roof
chariot
snow job
4. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
flunk
anti-establishment
repel
stranded
5. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
make a splash
nine to five
porch
trunks
6. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
to be on sick leave
shoot off one's mouth
joking aside
jukebox
7. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
out of work
keep your hair on
give a slip
fighting words
8. Jobless
out of work
pay through the nose
gangplank
shower cap
9. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
gig
at a pinch
norrow escape
hear a pin drop
10. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
thaw
desensitize
impeccable
shower head
11. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
outlaw
whistleblower
teething ring
hold him off
12. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
go into shock
half-sister-brother
joking aside
gangplank
13. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
at standstill
catch someone's eye
pulled muscle
go into shock
14. Movement blocked by traffic
wound up
get caught in traffic jam
gale
tentative decision
15. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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16. Let us go outside and fight
lets take it outside
ease up
turn someone off
pedastrian crossing
17. Hood
outlaw
bonnet
slush
blunt
18. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
conscience
greasy spoon
joking aside
shake a leg
19. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
gale
wet blanket
not make head or tail of
run your tail between your legs
20. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
measure up
conscience
bathtub
have a memory like a sieve
21. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
sell someone short
give a slip
outlaw
pliers
22. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
all thumbs
wet blanket
set in stone
wash hand of
23. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
pay through the nose
bathtub
mum and pop
get a move on
24. Cheaply - inexpensively
bathtub
for a song
shower head
porch
25. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
thaw
snow job
garment bag
doubt his chances
26. Be absent from school without permission
play hooky
half-sister-brother
set in stone
brag
27. Make someone bored or repelled.
turn someone off
glider
lump
ticket collector
28. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
catch someone's eye
jukebox
stranded
lump
29. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
nine to five
hard up
teething ring
at a pinch
30. Partially melted snow
slush
lets take it outside
repel
wound up
31. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
pneumonia
sleet
snowdrift
at a loss
32. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
rainy day
bathtub
make a splash
brag
33. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
go into shock
pressed for time
lump
resort to
34. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
nine to five
slip off
chariot
garment bag
35. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
revisit
you and what army
sleeping car
jump the gun
36. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
rainy day
to be on sick leave
wash hand of
patio
37. A large piece of something without definite shape
thaw
to be on sick leave
hear a pin drop
lump
38. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
mum and pop
wet blanket
glider
pulled muscle
39. Sense of right and wrong
brag
dress to kill
conscience
raise your spirit
40. A small dark shop or restaurant
tentative decision
hole in the wall
hear a pin drop
kinky
41. 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
you and what army
shoot the breeze
bathtub
flexitime
42. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
to be on sick leave
for a song
at loggerheads
lump
43. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
ticket collector
gig
at loggerheads
ease up
44. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
all ears
funnel
shower cap
sleet
45. Pay a high price - pay too much
blunt
shower cap
repel
pay through the nose
46. Seriously - really - without joking -
joking aside
hold him off
marooned
impeccable
47. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
contingency
shoot off one's mouth
dress to kill
even-tempered
48. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
tentative decision
garment bag
clothes horse
at standstill
49. Chatter - babble - speak casually
pedastrian crossing
gangplank
shoot the breeze
bathtub
50. Engineless aircraft
glider
revisit
trunks
nine to five