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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
patio
flunk
gangplank
snow job
2. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
gangplank
get a move on
oar
porch
3. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
stranded
desensitize
dress to kill
gangplank
4. 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
pick a fight
impeccable
slush
5. A small dark shop or restaurant
infest
shoot off one's mouth
hole in the wall
hear a pin drop
6. 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
sleet
biodegradable
flexitime
run your tail between your legs
7. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
jukebox
sleeping car
wash hand of
turn someone off
8. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
snowdrift
jump the gun
hit the ceeling/roof
gale
9. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
joking aside
set in stone
outlaw
gale
10. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
for a song
half-sister-brother
hold him off
contingency
11. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
contingency
patio
chariot
funnel
12. A large piece of something without definite shape
nine to five
all ears
lump
gangplank
13. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
mum and pop
ticket collector
knock the socks off
anti-establishment
14. Depart; set off to sea
trunks
not make head or tail of
rain set in for
set sail
15. Severe cold and fever
hypochondria
pneumonia
jump the gun
wet blanket
16. Large boses for household things
thaw
trunks
revisit
greasy spoon
17. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
sleeping car
sleet
raise your spirit
get caught in traffic jam
18. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
sleeping car
all ears
mum and pop
norrow escape
19. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
shake a leg
flunk
sell someone short
porch
20. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
marooned
repel
norrow escape
conscience
21. Seriously - really - without joking -
resort to
have a memory like a sieve
joking aside
mum and pop
22. Sense of right and wrong
ticket collector
you and what army
conscience
play hooky
23. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
turn someone off
raise your spirit
teething ring
perilous
24. Fighting alone
turn someone off
marooned
you and what army
revisit
25. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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26. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
resort to
fighting words
give a slip
pedastrian crossing
27. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
chariot
mum and pop
set sail
at a loss
28. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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29. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
talk through his hat
dress to kill
gale
shoot off one's mouth
30. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
doubt his chances
wash hand of
gangplank
funnel
31. Partially melted snow
perilous
play hooky
fighting words
slush
32. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
raise your spirit
snow job
gig
have a memory like a sieve
33. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
sleeping car
at sixes and sevens
brag
have a memory like a sieve
34. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
run your tail between your legs
ticket collector
bathtub
bonnet
35. Not understand at all.
not make head or tail of
norrow escape
knock the socks off
ointment
36. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
oar
half-sister-brother
sprain
jukebox
37. Silence
slush
hear a pin drop
shoot off one's mouth
bonnet
38. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
repel
rain set in for
even-tempered
patio
39. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
gale
snowdrift
sleeping car
get a move on
40. Let us go outside and fight
all ears
lets take it outside
knock the socks off
outlaw
41. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
tentative decision
sprain
at a pinch
thaw
42. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
at a pinch
contingency
biodegradable
go into shock
43. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
pick a fight
joking aside
at loggerheads
dress to kill
44. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
flexitime
marooned
stranded
set sail
45. To quarrel
at her wits end
set sail
glider
pick a fight
46. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
wet blanket
marooned
at sixes and sevens
keep something under someone's hat
47. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
keep something under someone's hat
go into shock
braces
teething ring
48. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
desensitize
porch
flunk
mum and pop
49. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
pliers
gangplank
at a loss
pulled muscle
50. 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 .......
have a memory like a sieve
oar
ease up
raise your spirit