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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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toefl
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
make a splash
at her wits end
gig
lump
2. Movement blocked by traffic
get caught in traffic jam
at sixes and sevens
hole in the wall
hard up
3. Act before the appropriate time.
raise your spirit
jump the gun
pulled muscle
for a song
4. 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.
infest
even-tempered
teething ring
doubt his chances
5. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
contingency
at standstill
wet blanket
oar
6. Be cheerful and get on with life
nine to five
restless
raise your spirit
garment bag
7. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
dress to kill
pick a fight
porch
ointment
8. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
funnel
raise your spirit
pneumonia
thaw
9. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
repel
resort to
gangplank
sprain
10. Get the ball rolling
for a song
nine to five
repel
get a move on
11. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
chariot
porch
norrow escape
at a pinch
12. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
restless
set in stone
brag
set sail
13. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
hard up
desensitize
hallowed
fighting words
14. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
flunk
impeccable
rain set in for
even-tempered
15. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
stranded
keep something under someone's hat
rain set in for
norrow escape
16. Cheaply - inexpensively
for a song
catch someone's eye
restless
scruffy
17. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
anti-establishment
fighting words
wet blanket
rain set in for
18. Partially melted snow
joking aside
clothes horse
slush
bathtub
19. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
desensitize
flunk
pulled muscle
whistleblower
20. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
kinky
sell someone short
make a splash
rain set in for
21. 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?
nine to five
joking aside
measure up
scruffy
22. Dance; hurry
oar
shake a leg
half-sister-brother
impeccable
23. A small dark shop or restaurant
at loggerheads
hole in the wall
repel
get caught in traffic jam
24. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
at her wits end
out of work
contingency
raise your spirit
25. Pay a high price - pay too much
wash hand of
flunk
oar
pay through the nose
26. To quarrel
impeccable
nine to five
pick a fight
measure up
27. Don't think too much about it
run your tail between your legs
turn someone off
gangplank
keep your hair on
28. Escape being caught; avoid
perilous
ticket collector
keep your hair on
give a slip
29. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
run your tail between your legs
thaw
wash hand of
sprain
30. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
pressed for time
pliers
wash hand of
wound up
31. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
play hooky
shower head
slush
sprain
32. A large piece of something without definite shape
anti-establishment
lump
hole in the wall
biodegradable
33. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
hard up
all thumbs
pliers
pedastrian crossing
34. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
porch
joking aside
run your tail between your legs
hold him off
35. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
pulled muscle
turn someone off
chariot
out of work
36. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
oar
dress to kill
shake a leg
bathtub
37. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
tentative decision
revisit
pick a fight
all thumbs
38. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
hypochondria
gale
to be on sick leave
nine to five
39. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
contingency
glider
at her wits end
greasy spoon
40. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
kinky
dress to kill
keep your hair on
wound up
41. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ticket collector
pay through the nose
even-tempered
do justice
42. Sense of right and wrong
conscience
mum and pop
ease up
thaw
43. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
all ears
ointment
conscience
at a loss
44. Severe cold and fever
set sail
pneumonia
sprain
glider
45. Fighting alone
shoot off one's mouth
you and what army
rain set in for
half-sister-brother
46. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
pliers
get a move on
at her wits end
shower cap
47. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
half-sister-brother
snowdrift
slip off
get caught in traffic jam
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
contingency
hard up
sell someone short
do justice
49. Be noticed by someone.
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50. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
set in stone
oar
scruffy
pedastrian crossing