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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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toefl
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english
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Fighting alone
blunt
set in stone
ticket collector
you and what army
2. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
have a memory like a sieve
pick a fight
you and what army
doubt his chances
3. Take off with ease or speed
for a song
slip off
hear a pin drop
contingency
4. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
norrow escape
biodegradable
outlaw
hypochondria
5. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
infest
run your tail between your legs
stranded
funnel
6. A large piece of something without definite shape
lump
blunt
hypochondria
keep something under someone's hat
7. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
keep your hair on
sleet
at a pinch
have a memory like a sieve
8. Act before the appropriate time.
hole in the wall
jump the gun
repel
at sixes and sevens
9. Unfounded fear of being unwell
go into shock
hypochondria
desensitize
pulled muscle
10. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
greasy spoon
hallowed
jump the gun
gale
11. Dance; hurry
doubt his chances
shake a leg
rain set in for
desensitize
12. Shocked
at her wits end
go into shock
catch someone's eye
rainy day
13. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
you and what army
give a slip
sprain
keep something under someone's hat
14. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
ointment
for a song
raise your spirit
shoot the breeze
15. Partially melted snow
out of work
anti-establishment
bathtub
slush
16. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
slip off
flunk
at sixes and sevens
17. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
set in stone
restless
measure up
revisit
18. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
at loggerheads
wet blanket
set sail
gangplank
19. Adj. dangerous - risky
sleeping car
perilous
clothes horse
ease up
20. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
snow job
give a slip
hard up
trunks
21. Sense of right and wrong
shower cap
hold him off
conscience
go into shock
22. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
joking aside
walker
talk through his hat
half-sister-brother
23. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
snow job
give a slip
anti-establishment
blunt
24. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
bathtub
doubt his chances
make a splash
glider
25. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
funnel
jukebox
pressed for time
patio
26. Jobless
hard up
infest
greasy spoon
out of work
27. 1. to work less hard or do something with less energy than before: Just relax and ......... a little. 2. to start doing something less - You should ......... on the whisky. 3. to improve or get less - The snow was .......
hold him off
even-tempered
teething ring
ease up
28. 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
hit the ceeling/roof
glider
trunks
29. To make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it - ......... somebody to something - Does TV ........ people to violence? — d.........zation
measure up
doubt his chances
desensitize
play hooky
30. 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
do justice
bonnet
run your tail between your legs
pedastrian crossing
31. Movement blocked by traffic
gangplank
rainy day
get caught in traffic jam
shake a leg
32. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
out of work
perilous
rainy day
keep your hair on
33. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
pedastrian crossing
wet blanket
you and what army
ticket collector
34. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
hear a pin drop
all ears
conscience
patio
35. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
sell someone short
not make head or tail of
out of work
you and what army
36. Be absent from school without permission
infest
play hooky
pay through the nose
go into shock
37. Severe cold and fever
run your tail between your legs
glider
all ears
pneumonia
38. Depart; set off to sea
hit the ceeling/roof
go into shock
set sail
porch
39. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
hard up
shower head
ease up
lump
40. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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41. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
flunk
tentative decision
outlaw
gangplank
42. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
gale
go into shock
fighting words
bathtub
43. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
at loggerheads
ticket collector
ointment
knock the socks off
44. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
contingency
shoot the breeze
anti-establishment
pay through the nose
45. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
at her wits end
all ears
give a slip
hallowed
46. Pay a high price - pay too much
mum and pop
slip off
pay through the nose
repel
47. 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.
marooned
infest
sleeping car
for a song
48. To quarrel
not make head or tail of
slip off
pedastrian crossing
pick a fight
49. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
brag
patio
sprain
play hooky
50. Making claims without any backup
talk through his hat
not make head or tail of
pick a fight
shower cap