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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. Getting too angry
talk through his hat
at a loss
hit the ceeling/roof
joking aside
2. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
play hooky
make a splash
greasy spoon
pneumonia
3. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
shower head
make a splash
kinky
doubt his chances
4. Hood
sprain
bonnet
wet blanket
gale
5. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
shake a leg
knock the socks off
whistleblower
impeccable
6. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
repel
lets take it outside
gale
gangplank
7. Be absent from school without permission
to be on sick leave
mum and pop
ticket collector
play hooky
8. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
you and what army
chariot
have a memory like a sieve
at sixes and sevens
9. Make way through a narrow path
shoot the breeze
thaw
flexitime
funnel
10. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
restless
biodegradable
at standstill
hold him off
11. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
at standstill
gig
even-tempered
ticket collector
12. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
snowdrift
funnel
pliers
blunt
13. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
raise your spirit
greasy spoon
rain set in for
wash hand of
14. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
at a pinch
to be on sick leave
hit the ceeling/roof
get a move on
15. 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
get caught in traffic jam
shower head
thaw
16. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
talk through his hat
ease up
at a pinch
rainy day
17. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
shower cap
snow job
at sixes and sevens
all ears
18. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
outlaw
shoot off one's mouth
slush
mum and pop
19. Making claims without any backup
sprain
get a move on
flexitime
talk through his hat
20. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
anti-establishment
restless
jukebox
at standstill
21. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
lump
run your tail between your legs
at standstill
at a pinch
22. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
outlaw
greasy spoon
hypochondria
ease up
23. 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
rainy day
at standstill
desensitize
shake a leg
24. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
snow job
funnel
thaw
pick a fight
25. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
mum and pop
doubt his chances
gig
hard up
26. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
all thumbs
desensitize
pay through the nose
talk through his hat
27. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
hole in the wall
perilous
desensitize
at a loss
28. Movement blocked by traffic
make a splash
doubt his chances
get caught in traffic jam
sprain
29. Partially melted snow
biodegradable
for a song
slush
talk through his hat
30. 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
at standstill
pressed for time
flexitime
hold him off
31. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
chariot
joking aside
at sixes and sevens
porch
32. Jobless
revisit
slush
out of work
at loggerheads
33. 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
at a loss
you and what army
repel
34. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
jukebox
at standstill
ticket collector
turn someone off
35. Fighting alone
you and what army
at sixes and sevens
gangplank
to be on sick leave
36. Not understand at all.
shoot off one's mouth
norrow escape
not make head or tail of
patio
37. Be noticed by someone.
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38. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
sleet
get caught in traffic jam
porch
walker
39. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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40. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
jukebox
sell someone short
pneumonia
contingency
41. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
marooned
knock the socks off
garment bag
at her wits end
42. Be cheerful and get on with life
at sixes and sevens
revisit
raise your spirit
not make head or tail of
43. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
contingency
thaw
give a slip
chariot
44. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
catch someone's eye
wound up
whistleblower
gig
45. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
even-tempered
dress to kill
wound up
porch
46. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
not make head or tail of
shower cap
chariot
pressed for time
47. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
infest
whistleblower
all ears
biodegradable
48. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
infest
rainy day
play hooky
49. Pay a high price - pay too much
run your tail between your legs
knock the socks off
pay through the nose
pedastrian crossing
50. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
mum and pop
restless
pick a fight
rain set in for