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