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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
wash hand of
stranded
gangplank
pliers
2. 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
lets take it outside
marooned
at a loss
3. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
biodegradable
impeccable
teething ring
trunks
4. Adj. dangerous - risky
pay through the nose
perilous
ointment
hit the ceeling/roof
5. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
restless
ticket collector
sleet
shower cap
6. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
pliers
snowdrift
play hooky
not make head or tail of
7. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
outlaw
perilous
patio
stranded
8. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
raise your spirit
glider
go into shock
walker
9. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
snow job
impeccable
even-tempered
fighting words
10. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
blunt
play hooky
not make head or tail of
brag
11. A small dark shop or restaurant
hole in the wall
teething ring
raise your spirit
shake a leg
12. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
whistleblower
you and what army
not make head or tail of
have a memory like a sieve
13. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
at sixes and sevens
dress to kill
wet blanket
keep something under someone's hat
14. Fighting alone
you and what army
bonnet
revisit
half-sister-brother
15. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
oar
braces
fighting words
at loggerheads
16. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
scruffy
at standstill
at a loss
make a splash
17. A large piece of something without definite shape
at her wits end
lump
keep your hair on
turn someone off
18. Dance; hurry
nine to five
blunt
shake a leg
glider
19. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
clothes horse
restless
nine to five
at loggerheads
20. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
at a pinch
kinky
hold him off
pneumonia
21. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
infest
get caught in traffic jam
bathtub
make a splash
22. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
rain set in for
braces
walker
tentative decision
23. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
at loggerheads
pneumonia
wound up
stranded
24. Chatter - babble - speak casually
ease up
shoot the breeze
bathtub
not make head or tail of
25. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
clothes horse
hallowed
keep something under someone's hat
out of work
26. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
hallowed
ticket collector
brag
marooned
27. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
have a memory like a sieve
contingency
wash hand of
restless
28. Make someone bored or repelled.
turn someone off
slip off
rain set in for
shower cap
29. Escape being caught; avoid
pressed for time
mum and pop
hold him off
give a slip
30. 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 .......
set in stone
hypochondria
ease up
at standstill
31. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
pliers
clothes horse
gig
brag
32. Get the ball rolling
get a move on
pulled muscle
perilous
do justice
33. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
hear a pin drop
gangplank
porch
joking aside
34. Don't think too much about it
dress to kill
keep your hair on
marooned
flunk
35. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
half-sister-brother
resort to
revisit
ointment
36. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
give a slip
teething ring
set in stone
marooned
37. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
patio
teething ring
for a song
doubt his chances
38. Large boses for household things
trunks
play hooky
pressed for time
catch someone's eye
39. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
teething ring
oar
hallowed
chariot
40. Movement blocked by traffic
keep your hair on
get caught in traffic jam
you and what army
trunks
41. Cheaply - inexpensively
snowdrift
wash hand of
oar
for a song
42. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
chariot
keep something under someone's hat
impeccable
snowdrift
43. Make way through a narrow path
funnel
jukebox
tentative decision
keep your hair on
44. Partially melted snow
pliers
shoot the breeze
slush
doubt his chances
45. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
even-tempered
all ears
whistleblower
shower cap
46. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
whistleblower
porch
turn someone off
half-sister-brother
47. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
shoot off one's mouth
run your tail between your legs
resort to
stranded
48. 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
pneumonia
catch someone's eye
sleeping car
49. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
hard up
dress to kill
anti-establishment
fighting words
50. Take off with ease or speed
glider
brag
slip off
joking aside