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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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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. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
at a pinch
anti-establishment
outlaw
scruffy
2. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
gale
at standstill
you and what army
3. To quarrel
kinky
lets take it outside
ease up
pick a fight
4. 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
hypochondria
shoot off one's mouth
flexitime
5. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
pay through the nose
fighting words
marooned
teething ring
6. Hood
hole in the wall
shower head
blunt
bonnet
7. Silence
hold him off
hear a pin drop
hallowed
resort to
8. 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
pick a fight
to be on sick leave
snow job
9. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
norrow escape
gangplank
snow job
greasy spoon
10. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
knock the socks off
give a slip
patio
scruffy
11. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
jukebox
get a move on
go into shock
biodegradable
12. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
snow job
wet blanket
even-tempered
get caught in traffic jam
13. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
pneumonia
bathtub
thaw
resort to
14. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
hallowed
at a loss
impeccable
walker
15. Escape being caught; avoid
at a loss
give a slip
joking aside
knock the socks off
16. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
run your tail between your legs
outlaw
shake a leg
nine to five
17. Jobless
whistleblower
slush
out of work
stranded
18. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
snowdrift
wound up
greasy spoon
resort to
19. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
at standstill
gale
flunk
trunks
20. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
slip off
bathtub
kinky
perilous
21. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
hallowed
snow job
tentative decision
gig
22. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
patio
sleeping car
all ears
keep your hair on
23. Be cheerful and get on with life
pay through the nose
patio
raise your spirit
pulled muscle
24. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
oar
run your tail between your legs
fighting words
whistleblower
25. Large boses for household things
flexitime
trunks
nine to five
even-tempered
26. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
scruffy
flunk
pliers
even-tempered
27. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
pedastrian crossing
at a pinch
nine to five
hold him off
28. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
get caught in traffic jam
anti-establishment
hallowed
blunt
29. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
repel
stranded
not make head or tail of
tentative decision
30. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
greasy spoon
set in stone
resort to
set sail
31. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
ease up
stranded
get a move on
outlaw
32. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
walker
contingency
wash hand of
stranded
33. Making claims without any backup
talk through his hat
ointment
lump
even-tempered
34. Make someone bored or repelled.
make a splash
turn someone off
wash hand of
ease up
35. It is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it - or it makes you feel ill - The smell r........ him. 2. [transitive] to make someone who is attacking you go away - by fighting them: The army was ready to ....... an attack. 3. [transitive] to
at sixes and sevens
pick a fight
repel
not make head or tail of
36. Pay a high price - pay too much
mum and pop
to be on sick leave
conscience
pay through the nose
37. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
slip off
teething ring
fighting words
all thumbs
38. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
shower cap
go into shock
doubt his chances
sprain
39. 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
nine to five
slip off
gale
do justice
40. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
run your tail between your legs
brag
shower head
sprain
41. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
sprain
snowdrift
doubt his chances
at standstill
42. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
trunks
ointment
at standstill
gale
43. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hear a pin drop
norrow escape
doubt his chances
hallowed
44. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
hypochondria
blunt
keep your hair on
brag
45. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
have a memory like a sieve
hole in the wall
pick a fight
half-sister-brother
46. Take off with ease or speed
at standstill
even-tempered
slip off
shake a leg
47. Engineless aircraft
teething ring
shake a leg
glider
go into shock
48. Sense of right and wrong
hit the ceeling/roof
conscience
get a move on
make a splash
49. Make way through a narrow path
shake a leg
perilous
funnel
doubt his chances
50. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
whistleblower
hard up
jukebox
scruffy