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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases

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1. Silence
ointment
chariot
half-sister-brother
hear a pin drop

2. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
give a slip
rain set in for
gangplank
not make head or tail of

3. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
all ears
talk through his hat
flunk
at loggerheads

4. Be cheerful and get on with life
gig
shoot off one's mouth
raise your spirit
hear a pin drop

5. Dance; hurry
wet blanket
shake a leg
gangplank
hard up

6. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
hypochondria
chariot
jump the gun
marooned

7. Be absent from school without permission
play hooky
nine to five
contingency
hole in the wall

8. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
set in stone
contingency
flexitime
trunks

9. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
slip off
even-tempered
all ears
have a memory like a sieve

10. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
oar
not make head or tail of
biodegradable
nine to five

11. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
rainy day
flexitime
shake a leg
norrow escape

12. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
raise your spirit
pedastrian crossing
ticket collector
have a memory like a sieve

13. A small dark shop or restaurant
hard up
oar
hole in the wall
sell someone short

14. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
ointment
at a loss
at sixes and sevens
all ears

15. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ticket collector
pedastrian crossing
all ears
perilous

16. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
whistleblower
kinky
keep something under someone's hat
wet blanket

17. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
pliers
go into shock
garment bag
you and what army

18. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
dress to kill
shower cap
sleeping car
flunk

19. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
hold him off
at a loss
rain set in for
give a slip

20. To quarrel
pick a fight
brag
at loggerheads
play hooky

21. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
set sail
chariot
desensitize
gale

22. Act before the appropriate time.
impeccable
slip off
shoot off one's mouth
jump the gun

23. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
greasy spoon
gale
braces
have a memory like a sieve

24. Take off with ease or speed
slip off
greasy spoon
get a move on
clothes horse

25. 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.
even-tempered
set sail
trunks
infest

26. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
thaw
shoot off one's mouth
run your tail between your legs
set sail

27. Escape being caught; avoid
give a slip
wash hand of
catch someone's eye
keep something under someone's hat

28. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
all thumbs
set sail
blunt
walker

29. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
even-tempered
lets take it outside
pressed for time
scruffy

30. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
make a splash
ointment
nine to five
brag

31. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
bonnet
wash hand of
restless
greasy spoon

32. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
hear a pin drop
ticket collector
at sixes and sevens
rain set in for

33. Shocked
whistleblower
go into shock
give a slip
stranded

34. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
raise your spirit
pulled muscle
revisit
lets take it outside

35. Unfounded fear of being unwell
all ears
hear a pin drop
hypochondria
slush

36. Chatter - babble - speak casually
sleet
pressed for time
oar
shoot the breeze

37. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
you and what army
wound up
shower cap
gale

38. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
hypochondria
at sixes and sevens
whistleblower
patio

39. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
hear a pin drop
keep your hair on
all ears
all thumbs

40. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
jukebox
give a slip
resort to
catch someone's eye

41. Depart; set off to sea
for a song
set sail
go into shock
repel

42. Seriously - really - without joking -
sprain
joking aside
hear a pin drop
nine to five

43. Get the ball rolling
pliers
get a move on
stranded
rainy day

44. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
hole in the wall
to be on sick leave
knock the socks off
sprain

45. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
clothes horse
snow job
chariot
hard up

46. Making claims without any backup
set sail
talk through his hat
snow job
at a loss

47. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
measure up
pressed for time
slip off
gig

48. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
hold him off
whistleblower
braces
turn someone off

49. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
make a splash
mum and pop
wet blanket
sell someone short

50. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
gig
porch
all ears

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