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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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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. Depart; set off to sea
set sail
wash hand of
scruffy
even-tempered
2. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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3. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
hit the ceeling/roof
snow job
for a song
keep something under someone's hat
4. Make way through a narrow path
teething ring
funnel
play hooky
dress to kill
5. Severe cold and fever
pneumonia
nine to five
funnel
tentative decision
6. Unfounded fear of being unwell
blunt
ointment
hypochondria
keep your hair on
7. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
restless
rainy day
pay through the nose
at standstill
8. Chatter - babble - speak casually
gale
infest
snowdrift
shoot the breeze
9. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
pulled muscle
infest
walker
give a slip
10. Large boses for household things
get a move on
even-tempered
trunks
doubt his chances
11. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
gale
pressed for time
flunk
conscience
12. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
hard up
hypochondria
norrow escape
funnel
13. Hood
hold him off
ticket collector
not make head or tail of
bonnet
14. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
shoot the breeze
hallowed
pick a fight
at loggerheads
15. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
bonnet
shower cap
pneumonia
rainy day
16. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
oar
tentative decision
biodegradable
mum and pop
17. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
braces
pedastrian crossing
kinky
hard up
18. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
slush
all ears
hold him off
biodegradable
19. To be good enough to do a particular job or to reach a particular standard: We'll give you a week's trial in the job to see how you ........... - .......... to - How will the Secretary General ......... to his new responsibilities?
measure up
revisit
joking aside
all thumbs
20. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
porch
infest
shower cap
pay through the nose
21. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
desensitize
gangplank
for a song
blunt
22. Dance; hurry
shake a leg
snow job
do justice
blunt
23. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
contingency
ticket collector
biodegradable
have a memory like a sieve
24. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
impeccable
catch someone's eye
sprain
patio
25. A small dark shop or restaurant
contingency
jukebox
hole in the wall
stranded
26. Adj. dangerous - risky
make a splash
tentative decision
at loggerheads
perilous
27. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
pressed for time
knock the socks off
shower head
ointment
28. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
brag
mum and pop
not make head or tail of
knock the socks off
29. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
restless
stranded
at loggerheads
infest
30. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
gangplank
tentative decision
hold him off
set sail
31. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
half-sister-brother
garment bag
set sail
sleeping car
32. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
shower cap
talk through his hat
slush
make a splash
33. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
pay through the nose
doubt his chances
ticket collector
at standstill
34. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
raise your spirit
brag
garment bag
marooned
35. Escape being caught; avoid
fighting words
sprain
slush
give a slip
36. Let us go outside and fight
shower head
lets take it outside
snowdrift
perilous
37. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
teething ring
outlaw
ointment
gangplank
38. Engineless aircraft
even-tempered
give a slip
keep your hair on
glider
39. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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40. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
half-sister-brother
glider
to be on sick leave
make a splash
41. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
gangplank
oar
ointment
marooned
42. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
pulled muscle
outlaw
all ears
patio
43. 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
desensitize
brag
joking aside
pliers
44. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
porch
doubt his chances
run your tail between your legs
wash hand of
45. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
flexitime
to be on sick leave
braces
joking aside
46. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
hit the ceeling/roof
at her wits end
play hooky
lump
47. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
flunk
bonnet
all thumbs
hear a pin drop
48. Make someone bored or repelled.
tentative decision
turn someone off
walker
flexitime
49. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
pick a fight
hold him off
run your tail between your legs
bonnet
50. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
bathtub
porch
wound up
clothes horse