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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. Make way through a narrow path
hold him off
funnel
shake a leg
walker
2. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
wound up
resort to
stranded
raise your spirit
3. Depart; set off to sea
bonnet
set sail
ointment
impeccable
4. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
for a song
bathtub
gig
have a memory like a sieve
5. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
dress to kill
wet blanket
pedastrian crossing
blunt
6. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
make a splash
contingency
pay through the nose
funnel
7. 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
greasy spoon
dress to kill
tentative decision
keep your hair on
8. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
9. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
sleeping car
doubt his chances
biodegradable
sprain
10. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
shower cap
shower head
joking aside
bonnet
11. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
wash hand of
knock the socks off
anti-establishment
snow job
12. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
sleeping car
clothes horse
even-tempered
oar
13. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
have a memory like a sieve
repel
all thumbs
play hooky
14. 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
at standstill
repel
snow job
hole in the wall
15. Pay a high price - pay too much
sprain
shoot off one's mouth
out of work
pay through the nose
16. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
kinky
at a pinch
even-tempered
repel
17. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
impeccable
all thumbs
have a memory like a sieve
oar
18. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
mum and pop
at sixes and sevens
outlaw
chariot
19. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
repel
gangplank
teething ring
glider
20. Silence
hear a pin drop
sprain
pressed for time
raise your spirit
21. Shocked
go into shock
hole in the wall
hallowed
at a loss
22. Be absent from school without permission
knock the socks off
play hooky
mum and pop
doubt his chances
23. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
wet blanket
at her wits end
bathtub
resort to
24. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
biodegradable
doubt his chances
rain set in for
stranded
25. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
perilous
pulled muscle
kinky
greasy spoon
26. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
for a song
revisit
anti-establishment
set sail
27. Seriously - really - without joking -
flunk
all ears
joking aside
at sixes and sevens
28. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
sell someone short
pay through the nose
get a move on
biodegradable
29. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
norrow escape
braces
brag
at standstill
30. 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.
infest
jukebox
at sixes and sevens
fighting words
31. Making claims without any backup
brag
talk through his hat
shoot the breeze
walker
32. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
at standstill
pulled muscle
at her wits end
garment bag
33. Chatter - babble - speak casually
shoot the breeze
half-sister-brother
marooned
out of work
34. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
measure up
brag
anti-establishment
raise your spirit
35. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
run your tail between your legs
keep something under someone's hat
impeccable
at a loss
36. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
all ears
at sixes and sevens
outlaw
at her wits end
37. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
hold him off
outlaw
slip off
wound up
38. Adj. dangerous - risky
whistleblower
perilous
pedastrian crossing
gangplank
39. 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 .......
shower cap
teething ring
catch someone's eye
ease up
40. Partially melted snow
at her wits end
slush
rain set in for
all ears
41. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
slush
set sail
run your tail between your legs
get caught in traffic jam
42. Tools to pull apart or twist
norrow escape
pliers
pay through the nose
blunt
43. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
kinky
scruffy
greasy spoon
revisit
44. Get the ball rolling
get a move on
lets take it outside
biodegradable
funnel
45. Fighting alone
you and what army
jukebox
impeccable
sell someone short
46. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
measure up
braces
pulled muscle
nine to five
47. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
get a move on
ointment
hard up
pedastrian crossing
48. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
resort to
perilous
catch someone's eye
49. Dance; hurry
hold him off
turn someone off
outlaw
shake a leg
50. Not understand at all.
bathtub
all thumbs
at sixes and sevens
not make head or tail of