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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. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
at her wits end
you and what army
contingency
whistleblower
2. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
scruffy
gale
oar
flunk
3. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
make a splash
ticket collector
sleeping car
whistleblower
4. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
restless
set in stone
you and what army
norrow escape
5. Make way through a narrow path
funnel
not make head or tail of
shoot off one's mouth
knock the socks off
6. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
hit the ceeling/roof
at a loss
mum and pop
impeccable
7. Making claims without any backup
joking aside
kinky
talk through his hat
shoot the breeze
8. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
resort to
outlaw
go into shock
snow job
9. Get the ball rolling
snowdrift
gig
wash hand of
get a move on
10. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
braces
shower cap
sleeping car
wound up
11. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
marooned
rain set in for
ease up
desensitize
12. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
knock the socks off
ointment
at standstill
restless
13. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
oar
nine to five
at a pinch
dress to kill
14. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
flexitime
give a slip
dress to kill
contingency
15. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
pressed for time
at loggerheads
to be on sick leave
gig
16. 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
resort to
flexitime
sleet
pneumonia
17. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
whistleblower
tentative decision
stranded
chariot
18. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
clothes horse
fighting words
sleeping car
shoot the breeze
19. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
do justice
bonnet
half-sister-brother
glider
20. 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
marooned
at a loss
do justice
snowdrift
21. 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
half-sister-brother
shower cap
talk through his hat
22. Be cheerful and get on with life
shower cap
raise your spirit
turn someone off
garment bag
23. 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
garment bag
wound up
pressed for time
24. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
keep your hair on
fighting words
at loggerheads
tentative decision
25. Let us go outside and fight
pulled muscle
fighting words
lets take it outside
at loggerheads
26. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
impeccable
turn someone off
brag
rain set in for
27. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
fighting words
make a splash
have a memory like a sieve
wound up
28. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
pulled muscle
gig
at her wits end
shower cap
29. Dance; hurry
shake a leg
thaw
all thumbs
slush
30. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
shoot the breeze
gangplank
sleet
oar
31. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
jukebox
keep something under someone's hat
sleeping car
porch
32. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
anti-establishment
wet blanket
glider
at standstill
33. Shocked
go into shock
pliers
nine to five
garment bag
34. To quarrel
scruffy
do justice
pick a fight
shoot off one's mouth
35. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
set sail
shower head
ointment
half-sister-brother
36. Getting too angry
contingency
you and what army
hit the ceeling/roof
outlaw
37. Engineless aircraft
glider
repel
pliers
play hooky
38. A large piece of something without definite shape
dress to kill
bonnet
ticket collector
lump
39. Seriously - really - without joking -
catch someone's eye
joking aside
snowdrift
wet blanket
40. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
gale
nine to five
run your tail between your legs
snow job
41. Make someone bored or repelled.
slush
sleet
turn someone off
pay through the nose
42. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
even-tempered
all thumbs
rain set in for
brag
43. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
teething ring
you and what army
shower head
chariot
44. Hood
impeccable
hallowed
bonnet
wet blanket
45. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
go into shock
dress to kill
scruffy
lump
46. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
perilous
all thumbs
gangplank
porch
47. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
for a song
hypochondria
sleet
sell someone short
48. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
at a loss
gig
contingency
resort to
49. Tools to pull apart or twist
pliers
sell someone short
pulled muscle
gale
50. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
marooned
kinky
tentative decision
anti-establishment