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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. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
at sixes and sevens
tentative decision
catch someone's eye
half-sister-brother
2. Tools to pull apart or twist
doubt his chances
do justice
pliers
norrow escape
3. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
you and what army
shower head
sprain
sleeping car
4. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
gig
all ears
gangplank
keep something under someone's hat
5. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
anti-establishment
patio
talk through his hat
even-tempered
6. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
snowdrift
not make head or tail of
gangplank
wash hand of
7. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
infest
snowdrift
pick a fight
have a memory like a sieve
8. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
jukebox
pulled muscle
shower head
flunk
9. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
pressed for time
thaw
do justice
scruffy
10. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
rain set in for
scruffy
norrow escape
have a memory like a sieve
11. Hood
nine to five
pay through the nose
talk through his hat
bonnet
12. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
funnel
make a splash
norrow escape
gale
13. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
rainy day
restless
perilous
ointment
14. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
shower head
biodegradable
patio
gig
15. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
snow job
get a move on
at standstill
slip off
16. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
get caught in traffic jam
greasy spoon
sell someone short
impeccable
17. Don't think too much about it
keep your hair on
hear a pin drop
conscience
gangplank
18. Depart; set off to sea
snow job
at loggerheads
set sail
measure up
19. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
jukebox
talk through his hat
gangplank
you and what army
20. 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
fighting words
hallowed
desensitize
slush
21. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
garment bag
go into shock
sell someone short
all ears
22. Silence
chariot
hear a pin drop
oar
pedastrian crossing
23. Be noticed by someone.
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24. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
give a slip
gale
rainy day
you and what army
25. Make someone bored or repelled.
turn someone off
all ears
half-sister-brother
at loggerheads
26. Adj. dangerous - risky
perilous
at loggerheads
sell someone short
knock the socks off
27. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
all ears
hear a pin drop
desensitize
to be on sick leave
28. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
do justice
at a pinch
give a slip
chariot
29. 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 head
make a splash
ease up
all ears
30. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
at standstill
jukebox
contingency
braces
31. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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32. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
mum and pop
hear a pin drop
lets take it outside
out of work
33. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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34. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
gale
hold him off
gig
all thumbs
35. Seriously - really - without joking -
contingency
joking aside
gangplank
desensitize
36. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
hypochondria
fighting words
porch
infest
37. 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
tentative decision
jump the gun
bonnet
at a loss
38. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
pliers
pedastrian crossing
sprain
outlaw
39. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
set in stone
bonnet
pliers
kinky
40. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
knock the socks off
pliers
funnel
have a memory like a sieve
41. Partially melted snow
give a slip
slush
shower cap
infest
42. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
play hooky
pay through the nose
marooned
flexitime
43. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
desensitize
marooned
pedastrian crossing
get a move on
44. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
lets take it outside
pliers
oar
keep something under someone's hat
45. Pay a high price - pay too much
rainy day
gig
pay through the nose
patio
46. Cheaply - inexpensively
all thumbs
jukebox
for a song
dress to kill
47. Movement blocked by traffic
raise your spirit
get caught in traffic jam
at a pinch
brag
48. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
shower head
at a pinch
sleet
sprain
49. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
lump
sell someone short
patio
contingency
50. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
wound up
norrow escape
walker
half-sister-brother