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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Be noticed by someone.
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2. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
turn someone off
shower cap
oar
you and what army
3. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
bathtub
have a memory like a sieve
at a pinch
teething ring
4. Take off with ease or speed
snowdrift
slip off
gig
hole in the wall
5. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
bathtub
ease up
gale
pedastrian crossing
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
flexitime
at her wits end
sleet
for a song
7. Pay a high price - pay too much
pay through the nose
funnel
slip off
pliers
8. Not understand at all.
shoot off one's mouth
oar
restless
not make head or tail of
9. If insects - rats etc ..... a place - there are a lot of them and they usually cause damage - be ............ with something - The kitchen was ......with cockroaches.
outlaw
infest
garment bag
all ears
10. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
ease up
hallowed
wash hand of
whistleblower
11. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
thaw
patio
whistleblower
revisit
12. Movement blocked by traffic
get caught in traffic jam
ticket collector
perilous
infest
13. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
all thumbs
pedastrian crossing
snow job
biodegradable
14. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
tentative decision
sell someone short
marooned
pay through the nose
15. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
brag
jukebox
conscience
impeccable
16. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
pressed for time
wash hand of
at loggerheads
sleeping car
17. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
rain set in for
blunt
make a splash
conscience
18. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
raise your spirit
mum and pop
at a loss
keep something under someone's hat
19. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
gangplank
to be on sick leave
flexitime
clothes horse
20. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
hold him off
desensitize
ointment
norrow escape
21. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
fighting words
give a slip
doubt his chances
hallowed
22. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
shower head
blunt
shake a leg
hit the ceeling/roof
23. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
shoot the breeze
knock the socks off
brag
rainy day
24. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
catch someone's eye
shower cap
infest
run your tail between your legs
25. Let us go outside and fight
all thumbs
chariot
snowdrift
lets take it outside
26. Hood
bonnet
lets take it outside
set sail
at a pinch
27. To be good enough to do a particular job or to reach a particular standard: We'll give you a week's trial in the job to see how you ........... - .......... to - How will the Secretary General ......... to his new responsibilities?
bathtub
measure up
dress to kill
shoot the breeze
28. Fighting alone
slush
sprain
you and what army
resort to
29. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
contingency
at her wits end
braces
make a splash
30. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
go into shock
conscience
pay through the nose
wound up
31. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
kinky
have a memory like a sieve
do justice
greasy spoon
32. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
lets take it outside
raise your spirit
get caught in traffic jam
knock the socks off
33. A large piece of something without definite shape
lump
shower cap
rainy day
oar
34. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
wet blanket
trunks
set in stone
pedastrian crossing
35. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
restless
greasy spoon
flunk
out of work
36. Don't think too much about it
keep something under someone's hat
keep your hair on
rainy day
kinky
37. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
knock the socks off
at a loss
oar
pulled muscle
38. 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 .......
mum and pop
clothes horse
ease up
conscience
39. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
sell someone short
pulled muscle
gale
40. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
hear a pin drop
to be on sick leave
impeccable
sleeping car
41. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
walker
ticket collector
go into shock
rain set in for
42. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
catch someone's eye
all thumbs
teething ring
gale
43. Severe cold and fever
stranded
pneumonia
oar
contingency
44. Act before the appropriate time.
get a move on
rain set in for
raise your spirit
jump the gun
45. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
hard up
repel
all thumbs
doubt his chances
46. Getting too angry
impeccable
stranded
hit the ceeling/roof
sleet
47. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
repel
pick a fight
braces
lets take it outside
48. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
nine to five
you and what army
hear a pin drop
porch
49. Engineless aircraft
glider
sleet
hard up
shoot off one's mouth
50. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
pay through the nose
scruffy
set in stone
ointment