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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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toefl
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Not understand at all.
run your tail between your legs
shower head
fighting words
not make head or tail of
2. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
sprain
sell someone short
clothes horse
hear a pin drop
3. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
hear a pin drop
restless
anti-establishment
contingency
4. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
catch someone's eye
wash hand of
stranded
outlaw
5. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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6. 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
conscience
tentative decision
not make head or tail of
trunks
7. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
dress to kill
keep something under someone's hat
contingency
nine to five
8. To quarrel
ease up
go into shock
brag
pick a fight
9. Getting too angry
norrow escape
snow job
make a splash
hit the ceeling/roof
10. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hallowed
rain set in for
give a slip
biodegradable
11. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
infest
thaw
at her wits end
wet blanket
12. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
even-tempered
half-sister-brother
pedastrian crossing
chariot
13. Let us go outside and fight
raise your spirit
porch
greasy spoon
lets take it outside
14. 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.
do justice
sell someone short
make a splash
infest
15. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pedastrian crossing
shower head
snow job
knock the socks off
16. Unfounded fear of being unwell
set sail
stranded
all ears
hypochondria
17. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
resort to
greasy spoon
mum and pop
desensitize
18. Take off with ease or speed
flunk
keep your hair on
slip off
trunks
19. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
at a loss
turn someone off
jump the gun
20. Engineless aircraft
snowdrift
gale
go into shock
glider
21. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
ointment
sprain
outlaw
kinky
22. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
tentative decision
raise your spirit
walker
brag
23. Cheaply - inexpensively
for a song
all ears
blunt
catch someone's eye
24. Large boses for household things
at a loss
all thumbs
trunks
lets take it outside
25. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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26. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
biodegradable
set sail
funnel
blunt
27. Make way through a narrow path
resort to
talk through his hat
funnel
measure up
28. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
slip off
you and what army
biodegradable
run your tail between your legs
29. Act before the appropriate time.
patio
go into shock
wet blanket
jump the gun
30. Sense of right and wrong
revisit
conscience
whistleblower
bonnet
31. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
at a loss
braces
set in stone
teething ring
32. Silence
trunks
bonnet
hear a pin drop
greasy spoon
33. To be good enough to do a particular job or to reach a particular standard: We'll give you a week's trial in the job to see how you ........... - .......... to - How will the Secretary General ......... to his new responsibilities?
fighting words
trunks
shower head
measure up
34. Shocked
pneumonia
garment bag
keep something under someone's hat
go into shock
35. Make someone bored or repelled.
marooned
pliers
turn someone off
oar
36. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
walker
greasy spoon
oar
thaw
37. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
shower cap
perilous
glider
go into shock
38. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
hold him off
tentative decision
clothes horse
at a loss
39. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
lump
perilous
trunks
pulled muscle
40. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
talk through his hat
knock the socks off
garment bag
blunt
41. Seriously - really - without joking -
jump the gun
joking aside
have a memory like a sieve
hole in the wall
42. 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
patio
at a loss
do justice
perilous
43. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
wash hand of
hit the ceeling/roof
knock the socks off
hard up
44. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
half-sister-brother
fighting words
at a loss
even-tempered
45. Adj. dangerous - risky
blunt
at her wits end
repel
perilous
46. Severe cold and fever
run your tail between your legs
patio
pneumonia
impeccable
47. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
do justice
flexitime
ointment
half-sister-brother
48. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
give a slip
trunks
all thumbs
have a memory like a sieve
49. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
impeccable
for a song
restless
wash hand of
50. 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 .......
stranded
brag
sprain
ease up