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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. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
clothes horse
chariot
scruffy
glider
2. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
hard up
at a loss
keep something under someone's hat
all thumbs
3. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hallowed
at a pinch
flexitime
glider
4. Be absent from school without permission
hallowed
kinky
tentative decision
play hooky
5. 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
gale
slip off
tentative decision
6. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
not make head or tail of
at standstill
contingency
impeccable
7. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
bathtub
get a move on
norrow escape
sleet
8. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
half-sister-brother
have a memory like a sieve
bonnet
slush
9. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
shower cap
shoot off one's mouth
at standstill
mum and pop
10. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ease up
gangplank
jukebox
ticket collector
11. Not understand at all.
resort to
oar
clothes horse
not make head or tail of
12. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
contingency
keep something under someone's hat
clothes horse
hit the ceeling/roof
13. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
ointment
slush
shower head
gale
14. Shocked
flunk
out of work
go into shock
marooned
15. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
make a splash
scruffy
get a move on
whistleblower
16. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
sleet
nine to five
jukebox
braces
17. Tools to pull apart or twist
gig
shower head
pliers
lump
18. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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19. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
at her wits end
glider
teething ring
braces
20. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
patio
gangplank
chariot
wet blanket
21. Chatter - babble - speak casually
ticket collector
shoot the breeze
desensitize
impeccable
22. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
hard up
keep your hair on
kinky
pliers
23. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
kinky
whistleblower
shoot off one's mouth
gig
24. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
marooned
pedastrian crossing
resort to
outlaw
25. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
marooned
impeccable
glider
lump
26. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
turn someone off
scruffy
contingency
sell someone short
27. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
shower cap
infest
kinky
get a move on
28. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
all ears
pliers
set sail
thaw
29. Severe cold and fever
teething ring
pneumonia
brag
not make head or tail of
30. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
keep something under someone's hat
all thumbs
gangplank
biodegradable
31. 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
jump the gun
wash hand of
stranded
do justice
32. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
shoot the breeze
outlaw
sleet
all ears
33. Engineless aircraft
garment bag
glider
restless
slip off
34. Be cheerful and get on with life
pressed for time
at a pinch
raise your spirit
resort to
35. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
whistleblower
hallowed
shoot off one's mouth
at a pinch
36. Let us go outside and fight
hold him off
lets take it outside
out of work
thaw
37. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
chariot
hold him off
sleeping car
half-sister-brother
38. Adj. dangerous - risky
infest
bathtub
turn someone off
perilous
39. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
play hooky
lump
measure up
kinky
40. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
do justice
greasy spoon
sprain
at sixes and sevens
41. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
outlaw
whistleblower
have a memory like a sieve
marooned
42. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
snow job
shoot the breeze
resort to
anti-establishment
43. Getting too angry
jump the gun
get a move on
talk through his hat
hit the ceeling/roof
44. 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?
measure up
pressed for time
hear a pin drop
gangplank
45. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
tentative decision
chariot
braces
nine to five
46. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
shower cap
make a splash
gangplank
outlaw
47. Depart; set off to sea
flexitime
set sail
revisit
all thumbs
48. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
at a pinch
repel
rain set in for
dress to kill
49. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
teething ring
at a loss
gig
get caught in traffic jam
50. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
keep something under someone's hat
garment bag
pressed for time
make a splash