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TOEFL Vocab: English Idioms
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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. Enthusiasm for adventurous activities
know no bounds
every Tom - Dick and/or Harry
to get/ take flak
spirit of adventure
2. Come to a natural end
run its course
fight like cats and dogs
run a tight ship
bluff your way
3. Something that makes a good thing even better
right of the bat
see the joke
the frosting on the cake
the good old days
4. Understand something
to se the point
the good old days
be given/ get his marching order
see the joke
5. Used informally to describe something the speaker finds very annoying
take a shine to
to se the point
take the cake
curl your lip
6. To be the most important or noticeable thing or person
sink like a stone
going up in the world
to take center stage
prick ones ears up
7. Say something accidentally which upsets or embarrasses someone
to pull rank
put your foot in it
spirit of adventure
cold cash
8. Sleep (informal)
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9. Be unacceptable
feather one's own nest
to see reason
catch some z's
be beyond the pale
10. Become famous or respected for
cry buckets
take the cake
get off your backside
make a name for
11. Do something careless or stupid
every Tom - Dick and/or Harry
get the sack
knock into shape
someone drops the ball
12. Money in form of cash or notes - not a cheque or credit card
debt of honour
cold cash
going up in the world
to pull rank
13. Argue violently all the time
spirit of adventure
hopping mad
fight like cats and dogs
right of the bat
14. Surprise them with something difficult or unpleasant to deal with
throw someone a curveball
put your foot in it
someone is batting a thousand
someone drops the ball
15. Something that happens only once
someone is batting a thousand
a flash in a pan
take the cake
feather one's own nest
16. Has just finished or sold all its supply
take a shine to
going up in the world
part and parcel
is fresh out of
17. Has little or no value
throw someone a curveball
make a name for
not worth a dime
to clip someone's wings
18. Pretend to be in a weaker or stronger position than is really the case
throw someone a curveball
bluff your way
knock into shape
cold cash
19. Give something a new start
open the door to
knock into shape
the good old days
up-to-the-minute
20. Hard - boring work
spirit of adventure
grunt work
run a tight ship
someone drops the ball
21. Become sensible/ reasonable
to see reason
the frosting on the cake
to se the point
curl your lip
22. Accept your low position within society without trying to improve it
know your place
open the door to
to se the point
the frosting on the cake
23. Start to listen carefully
debt of honour
prick ones ears up
feather one's own nest
see the joke
24. New
fight like cats and dogs
get the sack
like the cat that ate the canary
up-to-the-minute
25. Lose his job
up-to-the-minute
be given/ get his marching order
debt of honour
is fresh out of
26. A necessary part of an event or experience which cannot be avoided
run a tight ship
fight like cats and dogs
part and parcel
sit on the fence
27. Cry a lot (informal)
catch some z's
know no bounds
cry buckets
to se the point
28. To sneer; show disrespect
get the sack
curl your lip
up-to-the-minute
put your foot in it
29. To immediately like something/someone
put your foot in it
get the sack
take a shine to
fight like cats and dogs
30. Recieve strong criticism
prick ones ears up
to get/ take flak
someone drops the ball
not worth a dime
31. People that you don't know or think are not important
not worth a dime
every Tom - Dick and/or Harry
to see light
be given/ get his marching order
32. Doing something extremely well - better than they had hoped
cold cash
someone is batting a thousand
catch some z's
to clip someone's wings
33. Delay making a decision when they have to choose between two different options in a dispute
someone drops the ball
sit on the fence
part and parcel
get the sack
34. Immediately
bluff your way
right of the bat
sit on the fence
spirit of adventure
35. Suddenly understanding something
be beyond the pale
to see light
to take center stage
open the door to
36. Very angry
hopping mad
bluff your way
to clip someone's wings
curl your lip
37. Be dismissed from your job
someone is batting a thousand
get the sack
put your foot in it
open the door to
38. Dishonestly use your position to get money for yourself
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39. Be extreme
feather one's own nest
every Tom - Dick and/or Harry
be given/ get his marching order
know no bounds
40. Stop being lazy (very informal)
get off your backside
someone drops the ball
take the cake
knock into shape
41. Use the power his (manager) position gives him to make them (employees) do something
see the joke
spirit of adventure
to pull rank
be beyond the pale
42. Understanding the importance of something
to se the point
catch some z's
get off your backside
hopping mad
43. Very pleased with oneself (informal - usually collocates with 'look' - 'grin' or 'smile')
grunt work
put your foot in it
like the cat that ate the canary
going up in the world
44. To limit someone's freedom
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45. Control something firmly and effectively
cry buckets
to take center stage
bluff your way
run a tight ship
46. Gained a better position - or more money - than before
know your place
fight like cats and dogs
knock into shape
going up in the world
47. Failed completely
spirit of adventure
sink like a stone
get off your backside
to se the point
48. Take action to get something into a good condition
throw someone a curveball
know your place
be beyond the pale
knock into shape
49. Remembering the past nostalgically
be given/ get his marching order
to clip someone's wings
the good old days
bluff your way
50. A debt that one owes someone for moral rather than financial reason
cold cash
knock into shape
to get/ take flak
debt of honour