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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. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
sell someone short
doubt his chances
biodegradable
measure up
2. A small dark shop or restaurant
hole in the wall
desensitize
ticket collector
bonnet
3. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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4. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
pulled muscle
greasy spoon
at sixes and sevens
resort to
5. Hood
bonnet
shake a leg
dress to kill
rain set in for
6. Severe cold and fever
pneumonia
garment bag
impeccable
pay through the nose
7. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
biodegradable
pulled muscle
sleeping car
you and what army
8. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
anti-establishment
at a loss
run your tail between your legs
marooned
9. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
ticket collector
gangplank
shower cap
blunt
10. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
brag
half-sister-brother
do justice
all ears
11. Don't think too much about it
pay through the nose
wet blanket
keep your hair on
sell someone short
12. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
funnel
doubt his chances
at standstill
at loggerheads
13. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
slip off
snow job
pedastrian crossing
mum and pop
14. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
pressed for time
out of work
snow job
hold him off
15. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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16. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
trunks
hypochondria
shower head
kinky
17. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
contingency
garment bag
half-sister-brother
run your tail between your legs
18. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
impeccable
keep something under someone's hat
sell someone short
snowdrift
19. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
braces
bathtub
porch
hallowed
20. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
at a pinch
garment bag
shower head
half-sister-brother
21. Unfounded fear of being unwell
hypochondria
rain set in for
snow job
all ears
22. If insects - rats etc ..... a place - there are a lot of them and they usually cause damage - be ............ with something - The kitchen was ......with cockroaches.
do justice
infest
braces
at a loss
23. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
repel
greasy spoon
pressed for time
snow job
24. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
even-tempered
hallowed
at loggerheads
at standstill
25. Partially melted snow
shoot off one's mouth
perilous
sell someone short
slush
26. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
conscience
hallowed
trunks
marooned
27. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
all ears
out of work
sleet
ticket collector
28. Make way through a narrow path
funnel
hole in the wall
slip off
tentative decision
29. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
knock the socks off
slip off
get caught in traffic jam
pulled muscle
30. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
at her wits end
play hooky
mum and pop
do justice
31. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
stranded
at her wits end
gangplank
jump the gun
32. Jobless
for a song
have a memory like a sieve
wash hand of
out of work
33. Make someone bored or repelled.
oar
hallowed
turn someone off
pay through the nose
34. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
pressed for time
all thumbs
anti-establishment
shake a leg
35. Act before the appropriate time.
hole in the wall
contingency
shoot off one's mouth
jump the gun
36. Escape being caught; avoid
slip off
give a slip
shake a leg
talk through his hat
37. 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
pedastrian crossing
clothes horse
gig
repel
38. Be cheerful and get on with life
raise your spirit
gale
gig
at standstill
39. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
shower head
hypochondria
even-tempered
turn someone off
40. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
lets take it outside
dress to kill
all thumbs
rain set in for
41. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
contingency
hit the ceeling/roof
do justice
pressed for time
42. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
catch someone's eye
greasy spoon
jukebox
infest
43. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
at her wits end
norrow escape
mum and pop
gig
44. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
at a loss
pick a fight
knock the socks off
snow job
45. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
rain set in for
make a splash
mum and pop
funnel
46. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
stranded
doubt his chances
jukebox
wound up
47. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
thaw
garment bag
gangplank
resort to
48. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
braces
whistleblower
half-sister-brother
slush
49. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
outlaw
knock the socks off
gangplank
joking aside
50. Let us go outside and fight
keep something under someone's hat
make a splash
lets take it outside
snow job