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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
have a memory like a sieve
whistleblower
all ears
brag
2. Escape being caught; avoid
give a slip
lump
at sixes and sevens
to be on sick leave
3. Depart; set off to sea
wash hand of
oar
flunk
set sail
4. A small dark shop or restaurant
hard up
porch
resort to
hole in the wall
5. Hood
desensitize
flunk
bonnet
oar
6. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
perilous
raise your spirit
fighting words
all thumbs
7. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
have a memory like a sieve
at a pinch
stranded
pneumonia
8. 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
measure up
shake a leg
at her wits end
9. Adj. dangerous - risky
hallowed
talk through his hat
perilous
get a move on
10. Be noticed by someone.
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11. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
shoot the breeze
dress to kill
brag
walker
12. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
not make head or tail of
sleeping car
shoot the breeze
greasy spoon
13. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
shoot the breeze
measure up
get a move on
thaw
14. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
jukebox
give a slip
sell someone short
fighting words
15. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
pneumonia
patio
flunk
wound up
16. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
at a loss
sleeping car
shoot the breeze
rainy day
17. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
gig
resort to
slip off
teething ring
18. Let us go outside and fight
all ears
resort to
pressed for time
lets take it outside
19. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
wet blanket
at a loss
at her wits end
marooned
20. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
to be on sick leave
glider
hole in the wall
repel
21. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
sleet
chariot
outlaw
shoot off one's mouth
22. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
dress to kill
biodegradable
kinky
perilous
23. 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?
out of work
measure up
shoot the breeze
anti-establishment
24. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
outlaw
blunt
porch
pedastrian crossing
25. Large boses for household things
wound up
trunks
knock the socks off
jump the gun
26. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
set in stone
oar
porch
trunks
27. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
oar
hypochondria
rain set in for
pedastrian crossing
28. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
at a pinch
sleeping car
doubt his chances
at standstill
29. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ticket collector
stranded
shoot the breeze
ointment
30. Unfounded fear of being unwell
raise your spirit
hit the ceeling/roof
hypochondria
scruffy
31. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
sleeping car
ease up
hear a pin drop
pedastrian crossing
32. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
lump
flunk
pulled muscle
gangplank
33. To quarrel
at standstill
joking aside
pick a fight
infest
34. Getting too angry
shake a leg
tentative decision
shower head
hit the ceeling/roof
35. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
snowdrift
contingency
ticket collector
rainy day
36. Be absent from school without permission
ointment
funnel
whistleblower
play hooky
37. Chatter - babble - speak casually
shoot the breeze
norrow escape
talk through his hat
bonnet
38. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
pulled muscle
at loggerheads
shake a leg
set sail
39. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
sleeping car
pressed for time
wash hand of
clothes horse
40. Be cheerful and get on with life
raise your spirit
mum and pop
not make head or tail of
pay through the nose
41. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
pneumonia
doubt his chances
set in stone
blunt
42. Fighting alone
you and what army
rain set in for
blunt
funnel
43. Don't think too much about it
do justice
keep your hair on
brag
conscience
44. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
wound up
pressed for time
restless
at a loss
45. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
shake a leg
garment bag
make a splash
jukebox
46. Tools to pull apart or twist
pliers
joking aside
sell someone short
turn someone off
47. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
at a pinch
go into shock
pliers
not make head or tail of
48. Jobless
out of work
at a loss
set in stone
flunk
49. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
hypochondria
jump the gun
run your tail between your legs
nine to five
50. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
brag
snowdrift
hold him off
knock the socks off