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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. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
sleet
slush
doubt his chances
run your tail between your legs
2. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
ointment
snowdrift
teething ring
half-sister-brother
3. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
snowdrift
run your tail between your legs
half-sister-brother
all thumbs
4. Be cheerful and get on with life
raise your spirit
catch someone's eye
resort to
not make head or tail of
5. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
bathtub
porch
gig
doubt his chances
6. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
wet blanket
glider
hold him off
doubt his chances
7. Not understand at all.
all ears
brag
not make head or tail of
kinky
8. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
at a loss
shower cap
biodegradable
flexitime
9. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
hit the ceeling/roof
gangplank
garment bag
jukebox
10. 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?
clothes horse
you and what army
measure up
tentative decision
11. Pay a high price - pay too much
hold him off
pay through the nose
talk through his hat
not make head or tail of
12. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
keep something under someone's hat
for a song
have a memory like a sieve
13. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
brag
pick a fight
contingency
knock the socks off
14. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
shower cap
wet blanket
go into shock
conscience
15. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
flexitime
pedastrian crossing
sprain
gangplank
16. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
greasy spoon
wet blanket
knock the socks off
ease up
17. Dance; hurry
shake a leg
doubt his chances
conscience
rainy day
18. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
sleet
bathtub
gale
hallowed
19. Partially melted snow
wound up
slush
walker
ticket collector
20. A large piece of something without definite shape
lump
braces
pay through the nose
fighting words
21. Be noticed by someone.
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22. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
norrow escape
shoot off one's mouth
get caught in traffic jam
revisit
23. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
get caught in traffic jam
rainy day
biodegradable
wash hand of
24. Seriously - really - without joking -
joking aside
trunks
gig
gangplank
25. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
at loggerheads
revisit
jukebox
gangplank
26. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
ointment
snow job
marooned
at standstill
27. Sense of right and wrong
teething ring
kinky
conscience
jump the gun
28. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
raise your spirit
outlaw
get caught in traffic jam
make a splash
29. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
jump the gun
thaw
bonnet
walker
30. Be absent from school without permission
joking aside
play hooky
thaw
braces
31. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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32. Hood
go into shock
run your tail between your legs
bonnet
make a splash
33. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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34. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
bonnet
garment bag
at loggerheads
slip off
35. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
stranded
brag
raise your spirit
repel
36. It is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it - or it makes you feel ill - The smell r........ him. 2. [transitive] to make someone who is attacking you go away - by fighting them: The army was ready to ....... an attack. 3. [transitive] to
make a splash
brag
repel
play hooky
37. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
chariot
thaw
mum and pop
give a slip
38. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
wound up
get caught in traffic jam
rainy day
teething ring
39. Jobless
out of work
clothes horse
gig
hole in the wall
40. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
conscience
clothes horse
have a memory like a sieve
41. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
ticket collector
whistleblower
pliers
greasy spoon
42. Severe cold and fever
rainy day
set in stone
pneumonia
brag
43. Movement blocked by traffic
sprain
revisit
get caught in traffic jam
at sixes and sevens
44. To quarrel
gangplank
pick a fight
you and what army
all thumbs
45. 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.
ointment
infest
set sail
lump
46. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
sprain
have a memory like a sieve
trunks
at her wits end
47. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
gig
chariot
biodegradable
repel
48. Chatter - babble - speak casually
hallowed
shower cap
shoot the breeze
flunk
49. 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
for a song
slush
tentative decision
porch
50. Tools to pull apart or twist
pedastrian crossing
pliers
half-sister-brother
shower head