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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. 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
sell someone short
not make head or tail of
shoot the breeze
2. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
sleeping car
pneumonia
pressed for time
patio
3. Depart; set off to sea
set sail
jump the gun
oar
shoot the breeze
4. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
shoot the breeze
funnel
biodegradable
go into shock
5. Shocked
talk through his hat
go into shock
hit the ceeling/roof
bathtub
6. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
hard up
whistleblower
lump
7. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
impeccable
repel
garment bag
funnel
8. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
funnel
tentative decision
braces
even-tempered
9. Make way through a narrow path
funnel
hit the ceeling/roof
get a move on
hole in the wall
10. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
shake a leg
bathtub
pressed for time
fighting words
11. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
wash hand of
give a slip
chariot
teething ring
12. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
pliers
garment bag
flunk
nine to five
13. Engineless aircraft
doubt his chances
clothes horse
wash hand of
glider
14. 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
go into shock
slush
sleeping car
15. Partially melted snow
slush
give a slip
wet blanket
brag
16. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
hard up
snowdrift
bathtub
tentative decision
17. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
clothes horse
shoot off one's mouth
at standstill
keep something under someone's hat
18. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
all thumbs
flunk
get caught in traffic jam
19. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
perilous
get caught in traffic jam
mum and pop
funnel
20. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
glider
joking aside
fighting words
run your tail between your legs
21. To quarrel
shoot off one's mouth
get caught in traffic jam
pick a fight
pay through the nose
22. Silence
ticket collector
desensitize
hear a pin drop
pneumonia
23. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
wet blanket
get a move on
pay through the nose
dress to kill
24. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
ointment
doubt his chances
greasy spoon
nine to five
25. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
not make head or tail of
pneumonia
restless
clothes horse
26. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
even-tempered
infest
all thumbs
desensitize
27. 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
whistleblower
infest
pliers
tentative decision
28. Adj. dangerous - risky
perilous
tentative decision
sprain
to be on sick leave
29. Let us go outside and fight
pedastrian crossing
shoot the breeze
lets take it outside
bathtub
30. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
to be on sick leave
knock the socks off
dress to kill
perilous
31. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
pick a fight
hole in the wall
rain set in for
gale
32. Be cheerful and get on with life
raise your spirit
pressed for time
you and what army
blunt
33. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
revisit
hit the ceeling/roof
sell someone short
get a move on
34. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
talk through his hat
brag
at a loss
revisit
35. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
at a loss
ointment
pay through the nose
greasy spoon
36. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
shower cap
sell someone short
wash hand of
for a song
37. Pay a high price - pay too much
pay through the nose
whistleblower
have a memory like a sieve
scruffy
38. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
hold him off
impeccable
infest
whistleblower
39. A large piece of something without definite shape
at sixes and sevens
pneumonia
shoot the breeze
lump
40. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
patio
half-sister-brother
clothes horse
shoot off one's mouth
41. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
greasy spoon
snowdrift
jukebox
desensitize
42. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
hallowed
infest
desensitize
anti-establishment
43. Take off with ease or speed
outlaw
set sail
slip off
infest
44. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
garment bag
shake a leg
sleet
hit the ceeling/roof
45. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
46. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
resort to
outlaw
restless
anti-establishment
47. Jobless
turn someone off
pedastrian crossing
revisit
out of work
48. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
teething ring
out of work
bonnet
sell someone short
49. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
hallowed
rain set in for
bathtub
mum and pop
50. Act before the appropriate time.
jump the gun
outlaw
hit the ceeling/roof
lets take it outside