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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. Engineless aircraft
you and what army
wet blanket
glider
all thumbs
2. A large piece of something without definite shape
for a song
lump
raise your spirit
resort to
3. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
nine to five
measure up
ointment
fighting words
4. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
brag
kinky
tentative decision
all ears
5. Tools to pull apart or twist
dress to kill
pliers
set in stone
walker
6. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
bonnet
outlaw
infest
nine to five
7. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
hard up
run your tail between your legs
pliers
gangplank
8. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
keep something under someone's hat
blunt
at sixes and sevens
funnel
9. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
patio
chariot
pay through the nose
at loggerheads
10. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
gangplank
whistleblower
keep your hair on
turn someone off
11. Jobless
norrow escape
out of work
pick a fight
whistleblower
12. 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
flexitime
garment bag
measure up
not make head or tail of
13. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
at her wits end
marooned
porch
snowdrift
14. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
pay through the nose
snow job
porch
hard up
15. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
greasy spoon
at a pinch
thaw
oar
16. Dance; hurry
keep your hair on
at her wits end
shake a leg
at standstill
17. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
doubt his chances
contingency
wash hand of
thaw
18. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
chariot
at standstill
pedastrian crossing
porch
19. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
impeccable
oar
raise your spirit
sell someone short
20. Pay a high price - pay too much
measure up
pay through the nose
get a move on
funnel
21. Getting too angry
hole in the wall
hear a pin drop
go into shock
hit the ceeling/roof
22. Making claims without any backup
hallowed
stranded
talk through his hat
fighting words
23. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
patio
gig
set in stone
catch someone's eye
24. 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
get caught in traffic jam
repel
pay through the nose
conscience
25. Escape being caught; avoid
shower cap
ticket collector
kinky
give a slip
26. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
ease up
lets take it outside
dress to kill
gangplank
27. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
for a song
fighting words
nine to five
at sixes and sevens
28. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
snowdrift
you and what army
biodegradable
impeccable
29. 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
teething ring
garment bag
make a splash
tentative decision
30. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
run your tail between your legs
go into shock
keep something under someone's hat
blunt
31. Don't think too much about it
oar
hard up
keep your hair on
garment bag
32. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
measure up
knock the socks off
whistleblower
contingency
33. Large boses for household things
jump the gun
trunks
set sail
revisit
34. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
walker
flunk
nine to five
gangplank
35. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
biodegradable
all ears
greasy spoon
fighting words
36. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
snowdrift
oar
resort to
rainy day
37. Fighting alone
gangplank
hypochondria
you and what army
jump the gun
38. Make way through a narrow path
rainy day
funnel
pulled muscle
give a slip
39. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
jukebox
bathtub
wound up
hypochondria
40. Hood
hard up
joking aside
flunk
bonnet
41. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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42. Shocked
stranded
go into shock
lets take it outside
bathtub
43. Take off with ease or speed
all thumbs
gale
set sail
slip off
44. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
conscience
ticket collector
braces
patio
45. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
norrow escape
revisit
shoot off one's mouth
anti-establishment
46. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
give a slip
snowdrift
marooned
hold him off
47. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
turn someone off
measure up
marooned
porch
48. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
lump
all ears
wound up
shower head
49. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
ticket collector
trunks
pick a fight
to be on sick leave
50. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
shoot off one's mouth
restless
bathtub
conscience