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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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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. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
trunks
for a song
contingency
wet blanket
2. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
you and what army
slush
norrow escape
desensitize
3. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
contingency
repel
blunt
pressed for time
4. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
resort to
sprain
revisit
sell someone short
5. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
shoot the breeze
funnel
stranded
turn someone off
6. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
snowdrift
greasy spoon
fighting words
get a move on
7. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
walker
rain set in for
hit the ceeling/roof
at standstill
8. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
brag
for a song
impeccable
give a slip
9. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
restless
hallowed
rain set in for
pressed for time
10. Let us go outside and fight
flunk
sleet
lets take it outside
garment bag
11. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
chariot
snowdrift
sell someone short
impeccable
12. Unfounded fear of being unwell
hard up
hypochondria
at loggerheads
at standstill
13. Be absent from school without permission
restless
run your tail between your legs
dress to kill
play hooky
14. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
blunt
biodegradable
pulled muscle
shoot off one's mouth
15. Engineless aircraft
glider
contingency
blunt
all ears
16. Tools to pull apart or twist
ticket collector
glider
pliers
resort to
17. A small dark shop or restaurant
stranded
kinky
perilous
hole in the wall
18. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
outlaw
blunt
pedastrian crossing
hold him off
19. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
at a pinch
lets take it outside
shower head
clothes horse
20. 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
run your tail between your legs
talk through his hat
resort to
do justice
21. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
brag
measure up
wash hand of
keep your hair on
22. Silence
hear a pin drop
gangplank
repel
talk through his hat
23. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
sleet
hold him off
doubt his chances
nine to five
24. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
hold him off
knock the socks off
mum and pop
get caught in traffic jam
25. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
even-tempered
bonnet
rain set in for
infest
26. Pay a high price - pay too much
revisit
at standstill
pay through the nose
snowdrift
27. Adj. dangerous - risky
impeccable
sleet
perilous
kinky
28. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
gangplank
rain set in for
wound up
tentative decision
29. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
pressed for time
all thumbs
hallowed
jump the gun
30. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
ointment
set in stone
make a splash
catch someone's eye
31. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
for a song
keep something under someone's hat
have a memory like a sieve
bathtub
32. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
mum and pop
get caught in traffic jam
anti-establishment
garment bag
33. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
snow job
get a move on
walker
gig
34. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
fighting words
half-sister-brother
gangplank
have a memory like a sieve
35. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
stranded
bathtub
set in stone
snowdrift
36. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
to be on sick leave
do justice
rainy day
ticket collector
37. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
lump
chariot
run your tail between your legs
keep your hair on
38. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
run your tail between your legs
do justice
glider
gangplank
39. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
at sixes and sevens
flunk
contingency
sprain
40. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
sleeping car
revisit
set sail
rain set in for
41. 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
talk through his hat
repel
set sail
gangplank
42. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
nine to five
set in stone
to be on sick leave
at her wits end
43. Partially melted snow
slush
desensitize
make a splash
perilous
44. 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?
pulled muscle
all thumbs
measure up
go into shock
45. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
marooned
slush
walker
sleet
46. Act before the appropriate time.
jump the gun
shoot off one's mouth
ointment
go into shock
47. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
do justice
sell someone short
give a slip
pick a fight
48. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
nine to five
half-sister-brother
at standstill
glider
49. Making claims without any backup
hard up
at loggerheads
talk through his hat
sprain
50. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
conscience
measure up
shower cap
shoot off one's mouth