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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
thaw
scruffy
flunk
measure up
2. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
make a splash
stranded
marooned
doubt his chances
3. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
set in stone
norrow escape
funnel
pick a fight
4. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
impeccable
braces
dress to kill
to be on sick leave
5. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
shake a leg
restless
bathtub
doubt his chances
6. Get the ball rolling
get a move on
hear a pin drop
set sail
go into shock
7. Be noticed by someone.
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8. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
sprain
rainy day
pay through the nose
brag
9. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
all thumbs
fighting words
set in stone
hole in the wall
10. Chatter - babble - speak casually
hit the ceeling/roof
hole in the wall
perilous
shoot the breeze
11. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
norrow escape
slush
get a move on
shoot the breeze
12. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
dress to kill
half-sister-brother
funnel
shoot the breeze
13. A system in which people work a particular number of hours each week or month - but can change the times at which they start and finish each day
flexitime
rainy day
gig
to be on sick leave
14. 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?
glider
play hooky
measure up
at loggerheads
15. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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16. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
dress to kill
rainy day
sleeping car
ticket collector
17. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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18. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
ointment
infest
resort to
hallowed
19. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
braces
lets take it outside
infest
slip off
20. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
set in stone
ease up
gangplank
anti-establishment
21. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
jump the gun
snow job
knock the socks off
porch
22. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
clothes horse
out of work
slip off
set in stone
23. Making claims without any backup
braces
talk through his hat
hear a pin drop
to be on sick leave
24. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
outlaw
braces
hear a pin drop
rain set in for
25. Don't think too much about it
trunks
snowdrift
keep your hair on
gale
26. Jobless
out of work
lump
gangplank
measure up
27. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
all ears
repel
at sixes and sevens
at standstill
28. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
shower cap
shower head
not make head or tail of
get caught in traffic jam
29. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
hole in the wall
shoot the breeze
flunk
gig
30. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
biodegradable
even-tempered
walker
ease up
31. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
marooned
at standstill
half-sister-brother
patio
32. 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
joking aside
walker
sell someone short
desensitize
33. Large boses for household things
pliers
shake a leg
trunks
wound up
34. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
gangplank
walker
out of work
resort to
35. Movement blocked by traffic
oar
get caught in traffic jam
talk through his hat
flexitime
36. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
anti-establishment
half-sister-brother
at her wits end
funnel
37. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
have a memory like a sieve
jukebox
bathtub
scruffy
38. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
have a memory like a sieve
at a pinch
conscience
pedastrian crossing
39. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
all thumbs
greasy spoon
walker
raise your spirit
40. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
brag
get a move on
hallowed
shoot the breeze
41. Cheaply - inexpensively
have a memory like a sieve
for a song
gangplank
shake a leg
42. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
knock the socks off
doubt his chances
snowdrift
run your tail between your legs
43. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
funnel
nine to five
shower head
teething ring
44. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
scruffy
do justice
chariot
keep something under someone's hat
45. A small dark shop or restaurant
slip off
oar
hole in the wall
gangplank
46. A large piece of something without definite shape
lump
raise your spirit
oar
impeccable
47. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
make a splash
greasy spoon
out of work
blunt
48. Engineless aircraft
at a loss
glider
teething ring
wet blanket
49. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
at standstill
shoot the breeze
oar
pulled muscle
50. Make someone bored or repelled.
turn someone off
glider
ointment
get a move on