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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
2. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
hallowed
at standstill
run your tail between your legs
play hooky
3. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
even-tempered
mum and pop
at a loss
pay through the nose
4. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
half-sister-brother
conscience
anti-establishment
jukebox
5. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
jukebox
mum and pop
have a memory like a sieve
thaw
6. Shocked
go into shock
wash hand of
gangplank
doubt his chances
7. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
set in stone
all thumbs
rain set in for
ointment
8. Get the ball rolling
give a slip
at a loss
get a move on
at a pinch
9. Sense of right and wrong
at her wits end
greasy spoon
conscience
run your tail between your legs
10. Chatter - babble - speak casually
at sixes and sevens
pay through the nose
shoot the breeze
wet blanket
11. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
pressed for time
make a splash
marooned
at sixes and sevens
12. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
bathtub
rainy day
gangplank
snow job
13. Getting too angry
hit the ceeling/roof
gale
pedastrian crossing
gig
14. Don't think too much about it
measure up
hole in the wall
brag
keep your hair on
15. 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?
shake a leg
even-tempered
lump
measure up
16. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
desensitize
chariot
to be on sick leave
shower head
17. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
walker
kinky
lump
oar
18. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
outlaw
pulled muscle
talk through his hat
give a slip
19. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
hold him off
ticket collector
scruffy
perilous
20. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
walker
hear a pin drop
wet blanket
shoot off one's mouth
21. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
set sail
bathtub
wet blanket
catch someone's eye
22. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
hold him off
perilous
flexitime
for a song
23. Be noticed by someone.
24. Adj. dangerous - risky
wound up
bonnet
outlaw
perilous
25. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
conscience
sell someone short
not make head or tail of
teething ring
26. A large piece of something without definite shape
lump
at her wits end
hypochondria
impeccable
27. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
dress to kill
flunk
resort to
sleet
28. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
make a splash
blunt
marooned
braces
29. Not understand at all.
not make head or tail of
shoot off one's mouth
gig
for a song
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
lets take it outside
at standstill
flexitime
outlaw
31. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
mum and pop
even-tempered
scruffy
shower cap
32. Cheaply - inexpensively
for a song
repel
perilous
glider
33. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
braces
whistleblower
at her wits end
rain set in for
34. Be cheerful and get on with life
sleeping car
patio
raise your spirit
lets take it outside
35. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
teething ring
dress to kill
funnel
tentative decision
36. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
wound up
hypochondria
sleet
brag
37. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
doubt his chances
wash hand of
porch
revisit
38. Unfounded fear of being unwell
run your tail between your legs
whistleblower
hypochondria
ointment
39. Jobless
glider
out of work
norrow escape
hole in the wall
40. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
shoot the breeze
hallowed
scruffy
all ears
41. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
raise your spirit
set sail
measure up
contingency
42. Engineless aircraft
glider
flexitime
sleet
thaw
43. Silence
hear a pin drop
walker
half-sister-brother
doubt his chances
44. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
wet blanket
have a memory like a sieve
shoot off one's mouth
set in stone
45. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
even-tempered
fighting words
patio
rain set in for
46. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
snowdrift
at a pinch
keep your hair on
sleeping car
47. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hit the ceeling/roof
hear a pin drop
hallowed
pressed for time
48. 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
hypochondria
knock the socks off
tentative decision
raise your spirit
49. 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
fighting words
jukebox
walker
do justice
50. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
ticket collector
teething ring
jukebox
flunk