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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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english
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1. 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
pulled muscle
tentative decision
greasy spoon
pay through the nose
2. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
scruffy
pick a fight
have a memory like a sieve
norrow escape
3. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
rainy day
greasy spoon
measure up
impeccable
4. Movement blocked by traffic
get caught in traffic jam
repel
wet blanket
whistleblower
5. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
flexitime
turn someone off
perilous
nine to five
6. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
brag
play hooky
snowdrift
hold him off
7. Make way through a narrow path
turn someone off
pick a fight
jukebox
funnel
8. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
keep your hair on
conscience
hear a pin drop
wash hand of
9. 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
repel
ticket collector
tentative decision
pneumonia
10. Partially melted snow
wet blanket
slush
greasy spoon
set in stone
11. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
all thumbs
shower cap
contingency
norrow escape
12. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
garment bag
sprain
half-sister-brother
hole in the wall
13. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
funnel
mum and pop
gangplank
at a pinch
14. 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
stranded
desensitize
hypochondria
keep your hair on
15. Adj. dangerous - risky
lets take it outside
perilous
pliers
garment bag
16. Pay a high price - pay too much
pay through the nose
wet blanket
set sail
doubt his chances
17. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
hallowed
revisit
ease up
whistleblower
18. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
get a move on
restless
all ears
dress to kill
19. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
contingency
garment bag
gig
hypochondria
20. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
joking aside
marooned
go into shock
hold him off
21. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
turn someone off
sell someone short
all thumbs
set sail
22. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
give a slip
at her wits end
restless
pedastrian crossing
23. To quarrel
do justice
biodegradable
walker
pick a fight
24. Severe cold and fever
shoot the breeze
pneumonia
teething ring
scruffy
25. 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.
set sail
sleeping car
mum and pop
infest
26. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
at loggerheads
greasy spoon
infest
walker
27. Be cheerful and get on with life
all ears
pneumonia
raise your spirit
get caught in traffic jam
28. Sense of right and wrong
sell someone short
braces
get caught in traffic jam
conscience
29. Don't think too much about it
shoot the breeze
keep your hair on
pliers
run your tail between your legs
30. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
pulled muscle
stranded
outlaw
trunks
31. Getting too angry
walker
blunt
fighting words
hit the ceeling/roof
32. Cheaply - inexpensively
jukebox
sleeping car
pneumonia
for a song
33. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
biodegradable
bathtub
shoot the breeze
braces
34. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
all thumbs
shoot off one's mouth
doubt his chances
greasy spoon
35. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
hard up
at her wits end
infest
snow job
36. 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
pick a fight
at standstill
clothes horse
37. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
rain set in for
jump the gun
teething ring
at loggerheads
38. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
walker
clothes horse
tentative decision
run your tail between your legs
39. Shocked
clothes horse
flunk
at a loss
go into shock
40. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
wash hand of
gangplank
go into shock
pressed for time
41. Silence
rain set in for
pneumonia
hear a pin drop
turn someone off
42. A large piece of something without definite shape
lump
hit the ceeling/roof
garment bag
snowdrift
43. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
teething ring
rain set in for
raise your spirit
all thumbs
44. Hood
flexitime
trunks
clothes horse
bonnet
45. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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46. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
you and what army
teething ring
gangplank
wet blanket
47. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
hypochondria
hit the ceeling/roof
sprain
run your tail between your legs
48. Depart; set off to sea
set sail
ease up
sell someone short
flunk
49. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
gale
pick a fight
keep your hair on
even-tempered
50. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
get caught in traffic jam
garment bag
doubt his chances
conscience