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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 flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
oar
all thumbs
teething ring
patio
2. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
all thumbs
brag
blunt
doubt his chances
3. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
even-tempered
biodegradable
greasy spoon
desensitize
4. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
greasy spoon
set sail
clothes horse
at standstill
5. Dance; hurry
slush
shake a leg
dress to kill
give a slip
6. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
have a memory like a sieve
give a slip
anti-establishment
restless
7. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
anti-establishment
shower head
impeccable
rain set in for
8. Jobless
out of work
brag
lets take it outside
keep something under someone's hat
9. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
patio
walker
gangplank
half-sister-brother
10. Act before the appropriate time.
perilous
jump the gun
at loggerheads
measure up
11. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
contingency
wound up
shower cap
ease up
12. Silence
hear a pin drop
gale
raise your spirit
whistleblower
13. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
braces
shower cap
rain set in for
gig
14. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
get caught in traffic jam
keep your hair on
slush
porch
15. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
norrow escape
revisit
sleet
keep your hair on
16. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
trunks
perilous
rainy day
revisit
17. Make way through a narrow path
funnel
chariot
blunt
get caught in traffic jam
18. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
chariot
bonnet
scruffy
give a slip
19. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
even-tempered
jukebox
shower head
hard up
20. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
patio
sprain
bonnet
fighting words
21. Tools to pull apart or twist
scruffy
porch
pliers
stranded
22. Getting too angry
ointment
mum and pop
hit the ceeling/roof
catch someone's eye
23. Take off with ease or speed
slip off
make a splash
ointment
bonnet
24. Pay a high price - pay too much
play hooky
kinky
pay through the nose
whistleblower
25. Making claims without any backup
wet blanket
talk through his hat
turn someone off
at a pinch
26. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
at sixes and sevens
thaw
all ears
desensitize
27. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
ointment
garment bag
funnel
hit the ceeling/roof
28. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
outlaw
hard up
raise your spirit
blunt
29. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
pick a fight
give a slip
raise your spirit
snowdrift
30. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
rain set in for
ticket collector
pressed for time
at loggerheads
31. 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?
marooned
measure up
bonnet
not make head or tail of
32. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
repel
shower head
go into shock
gangplank
33. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
hallowed
run your tail between your legs
hold him off
give a slip
34. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
keep your hair on
greasy spoon
whistleblower
get a move on
35. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
half-sister-brother
contingency
run your tail between your legs
rain set in for
36. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
all ears
to be on sick leave
glider
pay through the nose
37. Movement blocked by traffic
bathtub
hard up
slush
get caught in traffic jam
38. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
gig
make a splash
wet blanket
whistleblower
39. 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
ointment
gig
tentative decision
go into shock
40. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
hit the ceeling/roof
bonnet
teething ring
get a move on
41. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
get a move on
brag
clothes horse
pay through the nose
42. To treat or represent someone or something good - beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve: The photo doesn't .... her ........ - No words can ...........to the experience. do something such as a test well enough to show your real abili
do justice
gangplank
measure up
joking aside
43. Be absent from school without permission
sprain
play hooky
pneumonia
hit the ceeling/roof
44. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
gale
half-sister-brother
for a song
at standstill
45. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
ease up
hit the ceeling/roof
tentative decision
bathtub
46. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
hit the ceeling/roof
wet blanket
ointment
teething ring
47. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
hallowed
have a memory like a sieve
make a splash
pedastrian crossing
48. Severe cold and fever
play hooky
pneumonia
thaw
biodegradable
49. 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 .......
teething ring
ease up
tentative decision
shake a leg
50. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
whistleblower
shower head
kinky
knock the socks off