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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. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
blunt
patio
wet blanket
oar
2. Movement blocked by traffic
perilous
dress to kill
out of work
get caught in traffic jam
3. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
walker
doubt his chances
marooned
repel
4. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
at her wits end
bonnet
porch
ticket collector
5. Get the ball rolling
chariot
get a move on
all ears
pedastrian crossing
6. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
marooned
doubt his chances
rain set in for
infest
7. Shocked
glider
go into shock
norrow escape
pulled muscle
8. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
walker
wet blanket
pliers
norrow escape
9. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
clothes horse
all ears
patio
even-tempered
10. Be absent from school without permission
bathtub
hard up
play hooky
garment bag
11. Making claims without any backup
talk through his hat
flunk
set sail
walker
12. Large boses for household things
ointment
gangplank
trunks
blunt
13. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
sprain
doubt his chances
rain set in for
go into shock
14. Adj. dangerous - risky
you and what army
give a slip
hear a pin drop
perilous
15. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
sleet
shoot the breeze
funnel
clothes horse
16. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
jukebox
not make head or tail of
blunt
perilous
17. Not understand at all.
not make head or tail of
pneumonia
keep your hair on
turn someone off
18. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
at a pinch
brag
snowdrift
at her wits end
19. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
flunk
chariot
all ears
at sixes and sevens
20. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
biodegradable
give a slip
keep something under someone's hat
jukebox
21. Hood
at standstill
bonnet
jump the gun
conscience
22. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
even-tempered
sell someone short
keep something under someone's hat
sprain
23. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
do justice
snowdrift
patio
set sail
24. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
wash hand of
hold him off
hard up
funnel
25. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
tentative decision
at loggerheads
restless
wash hand of
26. Don't think too much about it
keep your hair on
talk through his hat
hard up
contingency
27. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
even-tempered
gangplank
slush
scruffy
28. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
desensitize
conscience
nine to five
anti-establishment
29. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
whistleblower
marooned
at sixes and sevens
anti-establishment
30. Take off with ease or speed
slip off
bathtub
blunt
doubt his chances
31. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
outlaw
sleeping car
hypochondria
ease up
32. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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33. 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 .......
ease up
sleeping car
snow job
pick a fight
34. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
at sixes and sevens
shower cap
teething ring
biodegradable
35. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
gale
play hooky
ticket collector
sell someone short
36. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
hypochondria
rain set in for
all ears
revisit
37. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
porch
trunks
keep your hair on
stranded
38. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
anti-establishment
pulled muscle
revisit
pay through the nose
39. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ticket collector
bonnet
funnel
hypochondria
40. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
at loggerheads
contingency
to be on sick leave
walker
41. Seriously - really - without joking -
pressed for time
joking aside
ease up
repel
42. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
get caught in traffic jam
fighting words
snow job
at standstill
43. Pay a high price - pay too much
gig
have a memory like a sieve
pay through the nose
all thumbs
44. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
thaw
gig
wound up
sprain
45. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
give a slip
make a splash
conscience
pay through the nose
46. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
slip off
scruffy
hallowed
half-sister-brother
47. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
sprain
mum and pop
scruffy
repel
48. 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
marooned
half-sister-brother
repel
oar
49. Engineless aircraft
glider
at standstill
make a splash
pick a fight
50. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
brag
desensitize
give a slip
impeccable