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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. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
biodegradable
bonnet
pressed for time
hear a pin drop
2. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
at her wits end
thaw
sleet
rain set in for
3. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
scruffy
nine to five
shower cap
dress to kill
4. Take off with ease or speed
at loggerheads
raise your spirit
mum and pop
slip off
5. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
norrow escape
snowdrift
bonnet
scruffy
6. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
you and what army
slush
set in stone
kinky
7. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
out of work
wash hand of
jukebox
revisit
8. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
jump the gun
all thumbs
raise your spirit
get caught in traffic jam
9. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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10. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
all thumbs
run your tail between your legs
gale
hard up
11. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
garment bag
contingency
make a splash
ease up
12. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
hard up
at a loss
for a song
wet blanket
13. Be cheerful and get on with life
all ears
keep your hair on
bonnet
raise your spirit
14. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
norrow escape
gale
slip off
have a memory like a sieve
15. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
for a song
blunt
slush
sprain
16. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
chariot
pliers
sell someone short
have a memory like a sieve
17. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
restless
bathtub
sprain
contingency
18. Severe cold and fever
pneumonia
half-sister-brother
scruffy
anti-establishment
19. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
dress to kill
knock the socks off
gig
at a pinch
20. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
rainy day
hallowed
scruffy
gig
21. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
resort to
catch someone's eye
gangplank
you and what army
22. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
ticket collector
ointment
greasy spoon
brag
23. Pay a high price - pay too much
you and what army
ointment
joking aside
pay through the nose
24. Make way through a narrow path
funnel
porch
get caught in traffic jam
patio
25. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
half-sister-brother
do justice
snow job
doubt his chances
26. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
biodegradable
ointment
slip off
snow job
27. Movement blocked by traffic
make a splash
wound up
play hooky
get caught in traffic jam
28. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
braces
scruffy
keep your hair on
have a memory like a sieve
29. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
sell someone short
wet blanket
flunk
turn someone off
30. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ticket collector
wet blanket
to be on sick leave
raise your spirit
31. To quarrel
resort to
pick a fight
anti-establishment
hard up
32. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
hole in the wall
turn someone off
dress to kill
pulled muscle
33. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
lets take it outside
at her wits end
stranded
garment bag
34. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
brag
conscience
all ears
biodegradable
35. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
flunk
rainy day
sleeping car
go into shock
36. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
gig
flexitime
run your tail between your legs
half-sister-brother
37. Dance; hurry
shake a leg
rain set in for
conscience
hole in the wall
38. Cheaply - inexpensively
pliers
for a song
at a loss
braces
39. Depart; set off to sea
snow job
to be on sick leave
restless
set sail
40. Adj. dangerous - risky
norrow escape
hallowed
perilous
not make head or tail of
41. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
marooned
you and what army
gangplank
patio
42. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
mum and pop
at standstill
walker
set in stone
43. Shocked
glider
lump
shoot the breeze
go into shock
44. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
kinky
measure up
get a move on
rain set in for
45. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
pay through the nose
rainy day
give a slip
snowdrift
46. 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
desensitize
knock the socks off
shoot the breeze
repel
47. A system in which people work a particular number of hours each week or month - but can change the times at which they start and finish each day
flexitime
to be on sick leave
hit the ceeling/roof
half-sister-brother
48. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
shower head
shoot the breeze
brag
not make head or tail of
49. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
jukebox
mum and pop
funnel
run your tail between your legs
50. Escape being caught; avoid
tentative decision
stranded
give a slip
trunks