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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. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
repel
conscience
nine to five
snowdrift
2. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
scruffy
out of work
ticket collector
bathtub
3. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
do justice
norrow escape
gale
gangplank
4. Engineless aircraft
glider
contingency
play hooky
wet blanket
5. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
at a loss
glider
joking aside
set in stone
6. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
walker
infest
resort to
stranded
7. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
biodegradable
porch
perilous
clothes horse
8. Unfounded fear of being unwell
keep your hair on
hypochondria
pick a fight
keep something under someone's hat
9. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
get a move on
lump
shoot off one's mouth
garment bag
10. Don't think too much about it
keep your hair on
brag
pedastrian crossing
thaw
11. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
thaw
all ears
pay through the nose
keep something under someone's hat
12. 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
brag
shoot the breeze
clothes horse
do justice
13. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
nine to five
sell someone short
all thumbs
shower head
14. 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
tentative decision
at sixes and sevens
hard up
at a pinch
15. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
for a song
pulled muscle
have a memory like a sieve
hard up
16. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
dress to kill
all thumbs
slip off
outlaw
17. Seriously - really - without joking -
joking aside
give a slip
hold him off
gangplank
18. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
all ears
sleet
pressed for time
desensitize
19. Act before the appropriate time.
shake a leg
jump the gun
trunks
keep something under someone's hat
20. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
mum and pop
flunk
at standstill
outlaw
21. Movement blocked by traffic
get caught in traffic jam
blunt
contingency
brag
22. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
sleeping car
biodegradable
gangplank
walker
23. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
flunk
hit the ceeling/roof
rain set in for
have a memory like a sieve
24. Jobless
slush
rain set in for
out of work
pay through the nose
25. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
gangplank
dress to kill
stranded
rainy day
26. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
greasy spoon
gig
do justice
jukebox
27. Dance; hurry
give a slip
whistleblower
biodegradable
shake a leg
28. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
wash hand of
hit the ceeling/roof
flunk
hold him off
29. Severe cold and fever
anti-establishment
tentative decision
pneumonia
teething ring
30. Large boses for household things
gangplank
have a memory like a sieve
trunks
dress to kill
31. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
norrow escape
braces
at her wits end
hole in the wall
32. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
33. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
bonnet
ease up
porch
whistleblower
34. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
jump the gun
gangplank
sprain
snow job
35. Be absent from school without permission
gangplank
play hooky
ticket collector
at her wits end
36. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
blunt
rainy day
pulled muscle
keep your hair on
37. 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?
at sixes and sevens
measure up
teething ring
repel
38. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
marooned
sleeping car
gangplank
brag
39. Fighting alone
you and what army
bonnet
gig
joking aside
40. Make way through a narrow path
stranded
funnel
catch someone's eye
fighting words
41. Shocked
go into shock
flexitime
walker
anti-establishment
42. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
ointment
hypochondria
whistleblower
repel
43. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
teething ring
greasy spoon
get caught in traffic jam
lump
44. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
outlaw
catch someone's eye
stranded
impeccable
45. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
rain set in for
tentative decision
pneumonia
wound up
46. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
dress to kill
sell someone short
patio
at a pinch
47. Get the ball rolling
get a move on
bonnet
whistleblower
pay through the nose
48. 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
half-sister-brother
not make head or tail of
marooned
49. Not understand at all.
desensitize
whistleblower
not make head or tail of
keep your hair on
50. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
ointment
braces
catch someone's eye
have a memory like a sieve