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TOEFL Vocab: English Idioms

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Do something careless or stupid






2. Sleep (informal)


3. Say something accidentally which upsets or embarrasses someone






4. Stop being lazy (very informal)






5. Has little or no value






6. To immediately like something/someone






7. A debt that one owes someone for moral rather than financial reason






8. Has just finished or sold all its supply






9. New






10. Start to listen carefully






11. Enthusiasm for adventurous activities






12. Be unacceptable






13. To be the most important or noticeable thing or person






14. Use the power his (manager) position gives him to make them (employees) do something






15. Lose his job






16. Dishonestly use your position to get money for yourself


17. Control something firmly and effectively






18. Surprise them with something difficult or unpleasant to deal with






19. To sneer; show disrespect






20. Be dismissed from your job






21. Cry a lot (informal)






22. Pretend to be in a weaker or stronger position than is really the case






23. Understanding the importance of something






24. Something that happens only once






25. Become sensible/ reasonable






26. Used informally to describe something the speaker finds very annoying






27. Become famous or respected for






28. Give something a new start






29. A necessary part of an event or experience which cannot be avoided






30. Money in form of cash or notes - not a cheque or credit card






31. Very pleased with oneself (informal - usually collocates with 'look' - 'grin' or 'smile')






32. Immediately






33. Remembering the past nostalgically






34. To limit someone's freedom


35. Something that makes a good thing even better






36. Very angry






37. Failed completely






38. People that you don't know or think are not important






39. Understand something






40. Argue violently all the time






41. Come to a natural end






42. Suddenly understanding something






43. Delay making a decision when they have to choose between two different options in a dispute






44. Be extreme






45. Gained a better position - or more money - than before






46. Accept your low position within society without trying to improve it






47. Hard - boring work






48. Take action to get something into a good condition






49. Recieve strong criticism






50. Doing something extremely well - better than they had hoped