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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. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
pay through the nose
perilous
hole in the wall
wash hand of
2. Escape being caught; avoid
flexitime
give a slip
blunt
tentative decision
3. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
conscience
hole in the wall
impeccable
at standstill
4. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
patio
garment bag
pressed for time
teething ring
5. Act before the appropriate time.
hear a pin drop
jump the gun
pick a fight
wash hand of
6. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
make a splash
keep your hair on
walker
talk through his hat
7. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
to be on sick leave
perilous
sleeping car
have a memory like a sieve
8. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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9. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pedastrian crossing
lets take it outside
flunk
porch
10. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
doubt his chances
turn someone off
whistleblower
pulled muscle
11. Be cheerful and get on with life
raise your spirit
lets take it outside
garment bag
set in stone
12. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
hole in the wall
half-sister-brother
at her wits end
sleeping car
13. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
anti-establishment
norrow escape
wet blanket
jukebox
14. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
hole in the wall
pay through the nose
conscience
bathtub
15. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
wound up
catch someone's eye
hard up
shoot off one's mouth
16. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
mum and pop
greasy spoon
shower head
norrow escape
17. Sense of right and wrong
shoot the breeze
blunt
outlaw
conscience
18. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
dress to kill
walker
nine to five
chariot
19. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
raise your spirit
fighting words
at standstill
teething ring
20. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
greasy spoon
raise your spirit
anti-establishment
slush
21. Seriously - really - without joking -
joking aside
oar
set in stone
sleet
22. Be noticed by someone.
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23. 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
catch someone's eye
jukebox
flexitime
wound up
24. A large piece of something without definite shape
keep your hair on
hallowed
lump
glider
25. Engineless aircraft
glider
lets take it outside
pneumonia
give a slip
26. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
set sail
to be on sick leave
not make head or tail of
contingency
27. Shocked
shower cap
not make head or tail of
go into shock
stranded
28. Partially melted snow
slush
conscience
walker
pressed for time
29. Be absent from school without permission
porch
turn someone off
play hooky
gangplank
30. Pay a high price - pay too much
garment bag
pay through the nose
wash hand of
do justice
31. 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.
rainy day
pulled muscle
knock the socks off
infest
32. Make someone bored or repelled.
stranded
shower head
jukebox
turn someone off
33. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
play hooky
talk through his hat
pressed for time
at her wits end
34. 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
braces
get caught in traffic jam
dress to kill
35. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
to be on sick leave
hypochondria
nine to five
walker
36. Let us go outside and fight
whistleblower
porch
lets take it outside
keep your hair on
37. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
trunks
tentative decision
infest
rain set in for
38. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
run your tail between your legs
gig
dress to kill
ease up
39. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
half-sister-brother
repel
you and what army
outlaw
40. Severe cold and fever
sleet
pneumonia
outlaw
pressed for time
41. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
anti-establishment
walker
joking aside
desensitize
42. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
even-tempered
oar
pliers
stranded
43. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
sleet
restless
set sail
snowdrift
44. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
shower cap
funnel
half-sister-brother
ointment
45. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
all ears
bonnet
hold him off
snow job
46. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
all ears
gangplank
knock the socks off
pedastrian crossing
47. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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48. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
sleeping car
biodegradable
measure up
hear a pin drop
49. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
pedastrian crossing
thaw
even-tempered
bathtub
50. Large boses for household things
trunks
shake a leg
walker
conscience