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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. Fighting alone
snowdrift
wound up
you and what army
set in stone
2. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
porch
pedastrian crossing
restless
norrow escape
3. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
whistleblower
funnel
pliers
thaw
4. Get the ball rolling
patio
get a move on
hit the ceeling/roof
give a slip
5. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
raise your spirit
stranded
anti-establishment
flunk
6. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
gangplank
conscience
flexitime
hallowed
7. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
raise your spirit
not make head or tail of
hypochondria
teething ring
8. Dance; hurry
chariot
keep something under someone's hat
shake a leg
shoot off one's mouth
9. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
garment bag
pulled muscle
at a loss
you and what army
10. 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?
get a move on
ticket collector
measure up
desensitize
11. Act before the appropriate time.
sleeping car
bonnet
jump the gun
porch
12. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
go into shock
wet blanket
whistleblower
all ears
13. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
keep something under someone's hat
at a pinch
gale
out of work
14. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
norrow escape
sprain
anti-establishment
conscience
15. Take off with ease or speed
doubt his chances
hold him off
slip off
trunks
16. Be absent from school without permission
hear a pin drop
ointment
nine to five
play hooky
17. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
marooned
revisit
for a song
set in stone
18. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
pulled muscle
repel
lets take it outside
walker
19. Make someone bored or repelled.
turn someone off
keep something under someone's hat
wound up
pliers
20. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
shower head
gale
hypochondria
brag
21. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
doubt his chances
infest
resort to
at loggerheads
22. Not understand at all.
marooned
greasy spoon
glider
not make head or tail of
23. Silence
scruffy
out of work
at a loss
hear a pin drop
24. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
keep your hair on
hard up
funnel
make a splash
25. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
out of work
restless
blunt
bathtub
26. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
doubt his chances
to be on sick leave
rain set in for
shoot the breeze
27. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
slip off
stranded
whistleblower
shake a leg
28. 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.
shower cap
infest
oar
for a song
29. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
outlaw
keep something under someone's hat
dress to kill
give a slip
30. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
get a move on
whistleblower
not make head or tail of
contingency
31. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
greasy spoon
to be on sick leave
get a move on
brag
32. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
have a memory like a sieve
hallowed
shoot the breeze
pay through the nose
33. Seriously - really - without joking -
patio
joking aside
anti-establishment
dress to kill
34. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
trunks
nine to five
out of work
sleet
35. Make way through a narrow path
funnel
pedastrian crossing
teething ring
fighting words
36. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
brag
measure up
pliers
gangplank
37. Large boses for household things
doubt his chances
fighting words
trunks
hallowed
38. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
gangplank
resort to
whistleblower
rainy day
39. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
run your tail between your legs
contingency
pressed for time
rainy day
40. 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
keep your hair on
outlaw
tentative decision
get caught in traffic jam
41. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
perilous
hallowed
all thumbs
rain set in for
42. Getting too angry
half-sister-brother
oar
hit the ceeling/roof
set sail
43. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
anti-establishment
shoot the breeze
thaw
ointment
44. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
trunks
at a pinch
at a loss
joking aside
45. Tools to pull apart or twist
pliers
biodegradable
for a song
contingency
46. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
measure up
to be on sick leave
lump
porch
47. 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
rainy day
flexitime
keep something under someone's hat
not make head or tail of
48. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
braces
lump
shower cap
half-sister-brother
49. Unfounded fear of being unwell
hypochondria
at sixes and sevens
turn someone off
keep something under someone's hat
50. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
even-tempered
scruffy
go into shock
resort to