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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. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
raise your spirit
at a loss
catch someone's eye
at her wits end
2. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
conscience
gale
perilous
gig
3. 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
pneumonia
biodegradable
conscience
repel
4. Don't think too much about it
wet blanket
desensitize
for a song
keep your hair on
5. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
rain set in for
scruffy
impeccable
knock the socks off
6. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
anti-establishment
half-sister-brother
keep something under someone's hat
dress to kill
7. Chatter - babble - speak casually
doubt his chances
blunt
shoot the breeze
kinky
8. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
shoot off one's mouth
ease up
teething ring
set in stone
9. Getting too angry
kinky
braces
gangplank
hit the ceeling/roof
10. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
slush
oar
kinky
doubt his chances
11. Unfounded fear of being unwell
doubt his chances
hypochondria
teething ring
shoot the breeze
12. Dance; hurry
nine to five
set in stone
have a memory like a sieve
shake a leg
13. Make way through a narrow path
revisit
funnel
dress to kill
patio
14. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
teething ring
at loggerheads
go into shock
oar
15. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
norrow escape
knock the socks off
gangplank
garment bag
16. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
keep your hair on
gale
knock the socks off
gangplank
17. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ticket collector
gangplank
outlaw
hold him off
18. Not understand at all.
jump the gun
shower cap
not make head or tail of
shake a leg
19. Make someone bored or repelled.
out of work
shoot the breeze
turn someone off
clothes horse
20. 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
outlaw
chariot
do justice
fighting words
21. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
oar
not make head or tail of
to be on sick leave
brag
22. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
braces
not make head or tail of
talk through his hat
clothes horse
23. Cheaply - inexpensively
thaw
keep your hair on
sleeping car
for a song
24. Engineless aircraft
porch
glider
wash hand of
bonnet
25. 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 .......
porch
even-tempered
pliers
ease up
26. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
repel
sprain
gangplank
hit the ceeling/roof
27. Fighting alone
you and what army
jukebox
walker
shoot off one's mouth
28. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
sleeping car
at a loss
measure up
brag
29. Seriously - really - without joking -
at her wits end
joking aside
out of work
keep something under someone's hat
30. 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?
at her wits end
half-sister-brother
at sixes and sevens
measure up
31. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
hypochondria
outlaw
bathtub
jukebox
32. Adj. dangerous - risky
get a move on
pick a fight
perilous
impeccable
33. A large piece of something without definite shape
to be on sick leave
repel
flexitime
lump
34. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
porch
snow job
at standstill
infest
35. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
tentative decision
at a pinch
at a loss
nine to five
36. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
play hooky
whistleblower
restless
resort to
37. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
doubt his chances
shoot off one's mouth
walker
bonnet
38. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
all thumbs
trunks
rainy day
at her wits end
39. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
jukebox
contingency
joking aside
revisit
40. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
biodegradable
talk through his hat
pulled muscle
outlaw
41. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
flunk
hit the ceeling/roof
shake a leg
restless
42. Depart; set off to sea
set sail
gangplank
dress to kill
lets take it outside
43. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
for a song
rain set in for
knock the socks off
shower head
44. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
lets take it outside
blunt
do justice
ease up
45. Pay a high price - pay too much
hallowed
pay through the nose
shake a leg
teething ring
46. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
marooned
at sixes and sevens
scruffy
jukebox
47. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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48. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
resort to
sprain
slush
do justice
49. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
biodegradable
not make head or tail of
wound up
rain set in for
50. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
oar
wet blanket
wash hand of
mum and pop