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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. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
teething ring
sprain
desensitize
hallowed
2. 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
stranded
shake a leg
hard up
3. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
wash hand of
braces
nine to five
you and what army
4. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
scruffy
at a pinch
for a song
revisit
5. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
glider
at sixes and sevens
at her wits end
do justice
6. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
hear a pin drop
resort to
at a pinch
shower head
7. Large boses for household things
bonnet
flunk
fighting words
trunks
8. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
bonnet
pressed for time
at a pinch
braces
9. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
ointment
flunk
hallowed
chariot
10. Fighting alone
gale
shower cap
wound up
you and what army
11. To make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it - ......... somebody to something - Does TV ........ people to violence? — d.........zation
desensitize
outlaw
pneumonia
trunks
12. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
you and what army
wet blanket
glider
measure up
13. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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14. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
joking aside
out of work
sprain
hard up
15. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
get caught in traffic jam
dress to kill
restless
walker
16. Seriously - really - without joking -
joking aside
run your tail between your legs
lump
set sail
17. Pay a high price - pay too much
pay through the nose
wash hand of
for a song
ease up
18. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
hypochondria
play hooky
teething ring
run your tail between your legs
19. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
chariot
tentative decision
hold him off
at loggerheads
20. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
flexitime
pliers
outlaw
chariot
21. To quarrel
catch someone's eye
pay through the nose
jump the gun
pick a fight
22. Shocked
go into shock
run your tail between your legs
shower head
catch someone's eye
23. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
shoot the breeze
gangplank
scruffy
pressed for time
24. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
keep your hair on
make a splash
jukebox
half-sister-brother
25. Adj. dangerous - risky
infest
braces
all ears
perilous
26. Get the ball rolling
get a move on
shoot off one's mouth
revisit
hole in the wall
27. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
at a loss
outlaw
desensitize
garment bag
28. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
raise your spirit
at loggerheads
at standstill
make a splash
29. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
teething ring
dress to kill
stranded
flunk
30. Cheaply - inexpensively
scruffy
pay through the nose
porch
for a song
31. Escape being caught; avoid
give a slip
sprain
catch someone's eye
nine to five
32. Take off with ease or speed
sell someone short
turn someone off
slip off
fighting words
33. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
oar
impeccable
flexitime
snowdrift
34. Depart; set off to sea
resort to
braces
snowdrift
set sail
35. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
outlaw
sleeping car
sleet
shower head
36. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
sleeping car
talk through his hat
gig
hallowed
37. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
snowdrift
ticket collector
rain set in for
do justice
38. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
half-sister-brother
out of work
restless
get a move on
39. Make way through a narrow path
sell someone short
funnel
get caught in traffic jam
to be on sick leave
40. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
conscience
pick a fight
all thumbs
catch someone's eye
41. Making claims without any backup
gangplank
talk through his hat
slip off
jump the gun
42. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
conscience
brag
hear a pin drop
chariot
43. Partially melted snow
get caught in traffic jam
slush
pressed for time
lets take it outside
44. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
jump the gun
hallowed
flexitime
gangplank
45. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
porch
for a song
trunks
whistleblower
46. Sense of right and wrong
for a song
hole in the wall
conscience
at her wits end
47. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
hit the ceeling/roof
set in stone
impeccable
brag
48. To treat or represent someone or something good - beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve: The photo doesn't .... her ........ - No words can ...........to the experience. do something such as a test well enough to show your real abili
do justice
ticket collector
get a move on
conscience
49. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
impeccable
gangplank
shake a leg
wet blanket
50. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
resort to
set in stone
ticket collector
biodegradable