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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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toefl
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english
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
shower cap
keep something under someone's hat
bathtub
revisit
2. Partially melted snow
hole in the wall
slush
flexitime
lump
3. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
resort to
perilous
wash hand of
jukebox
4. Dance; hurry
shake a leg
sleet
hallowed
hit the ceeling/roof
5. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pedastrian crossing
run your tail between your legs
all ears
sleeping car
6. 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
bonnet
go into shock
funnel
7. Tools to pull apart or twist
even-tempered
catch someone's eye
flunk
pliers
8. Make way through a narrow path
lump
teething ring
funnel
gig
9. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
fighting words
gangplank
flunk
turn someone off
10. Let us go outside and fight
knock the socks off
lets take it outside
wet blanket
jump the gun
11. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
run your tail between your legs
mum and pop
ointment
pedastrian crossing
12. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
gale
perilous
shoot off one's mouth
funnel
13. Adj. dangerous - risky
joking aside
snow job
perilous
shake a leg
14. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
ease up
go into shock
at standstill
half-sister-brother
15. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
pneumonia
garment bag
set sail
all thumbs
16. Engineless aircraft
impeccable
wet blanket
ticket collector
glider
17. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
whistleblower
sleet
shower head
impeccable
18. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
rainy day
kinky
marooned
shower head
19. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
for a song
joking aside
gangplank
walker
20. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
sleet
trunks
hold him off
slush
21. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
bathtub
gangplank
even-tempered
rainy day
22. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
do justice
all thumbs
to be on sick leave
sleeping car
23. Be noticed by someone.
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24. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
talk through his hat
marooned
fighting words
set in stone
25. Make someone bored or repelled.
patio
turn someone off
hard up
resort to
26. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
porch
gangplank
impeccable
you and what army
27. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
gig
pressed for time
ticket collector
porch
28. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
lump
contingency
set sail
teething ring
29. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
lets take it outside
wash hand of
talk through his hat
hit the ceeling/roof
30. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
shoot the breeze
sleeping car
mum and pop
shower head
31. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
measure up
garment bag
half-sister-brother
wound up
32. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
kinky
ticket collector
make a splash
biodegradable
33. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
greasy spoon
keep something under someone's hat
sleeping car
shoot the breeze
34. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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35. Silence
hit the ceeling/roof
talk through his hat
hear a pin drop
resort to
36. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
ticket collector
at a loss
shoot the breeze
jukebox
37. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
hypochondria
hit the ceeling/roof
shoot off one's mouth
revisit
38. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
sell someone short
anti-establishment
braces
at loggerheads
39. Hood
jump the gun
at a loss
bonnet
desensitize
40. 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
even-tempered
brag
oar
desensitize
41. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
dress to kill
knock the socks off
gale
shake a leg
42. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
doubt his chances
wet blanket
play hooky
teething ring
43. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
at a loss
not make head or tail of
keep your hair on
hold him off
44. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
porch
tentative decision
pick a fight
biodegradable
45. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
outlaw
hear a pin drop
hypochondria
rainy day
46. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
flexitime
talk through his hat
blunt
pliers
47. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
kinky
shower head
jump the gun
resort to
48. Seriously - really - without joking -
joking aside
all thumbs
porch
bonnet
49. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hallowed
at her wits end
scruffy
play hooky
50. Pay a high price - pay too much
all ears
pay through the nose
keep your hair on
not make head or tail of