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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A large piece of something without definite shape
infest
measure up
lump
play hooky
2. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
joking aside
braces
bathtub
catch someone's eye
3. Make someone bored or repelled.
infest
slip off
turn someone off
joking aside
4. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
brag
shower cap
kinky
snowdrift
5. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
sleeping car
lets take it outside
porch
hard up
6. Jobless
lump
not make head or tail of
repel
out of work
7. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
impeccable
patio
gale
all ears
8. Get the ball rolling
slip off
turn someone off
get a move on
pay through the nose
9. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
have a memory like a sieve
norrow escape
bathtub
greasy spoon
10. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
have a memory like a sieve
pliers
chariot
gale
11. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
garment bag
pressed for time
at a pinch
teething ring
12. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
hold him off
jukebox
all ears
out of work
13. Cheaply - inexpensively
ointment
pliers
do justice
for a song
14. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
wet blanket
joking aside
at a loss
gangplank
15. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
whistleblower
set in stone
knock the socks off
perilous
16. Silence
gangplank
whistleblower
hear a pin drop
resort to
17. Chatter - babble - speak casually
joking aside
at standstill
shoot the breeze
have a memory like a sieve
18. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
garment bag
jump the gun
gale
dress to kill
19. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
hypochondria
sprain
nine to five
biodegradable
20. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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21. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
run your tail between your legs
wash hand of
nine to five
braces
22. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
doubt his chances
slip off
conscience
ease up
23. Making claims without any backup
porch
all ears
talk through his hat
snow job
24. Large boses for household things
trunks
gig
for a song
hypochondria
25. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
braces
flunk
jukebox
chariot
26. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
sleeping car
patio
get a move on
joking aside
27. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
ointment
hold him off
thaw
shower head
28. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
outlaw
marooned
stranded
pay through the nose
29. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
hole in the wall
at loggerheads
sleet
biodegradable
30. Adj. dangerous - risky
perilous
pulled muscle
shower cap
at her wits end
31. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
norrow escape
knock the socks off
wash hand of
kinky
32. Be noticed by someone.
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33. Fighting alone
knock the socks off
bathtub
tentative decision
you and what army
34. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
gig
garment bag
make a splash
rainy day
35. Act before the appropriate time.
gig
jump the gun
oar
funnel
36. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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37. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
blunt
half-sister-brother
shoot the breeze
rain set in for
38. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
revisit
wash hand of
hallowed
keep your hair on
39. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
shower cap
pulled muscle
norrow escape
fighting words
40. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
joking aside
whistleblower
outlaw
stranded
41. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
at a loss
at her wits end
keep something under someone's hat
pay through the nose
42. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
even-tempered
repel
pulled muscle
joking aside
43. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
sprain
walker
outlaw
catch someone's eye
44. Pay a high price - pay too much
marooned
pneumonia
sleet
pay through the nose
45. Engineless aircraft
braces
hole in the wall
glider
oar
46. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
slip off
ointment
chariot
resort to
47. Tools to pull apart or twist
greasy spoon
give a slip
even-tempered
pliers
48. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
biodegradable
catch someone's eye
shower head
pedastrian crossing
49. Movement blocked by traffic
get caught in traffic jam
catch someone's eye
walker
at a loss
50. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
biodegradable
nine to five
give a slip
talk through his hat