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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. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
stranded
wound up
all ears
contingency
2. Don't think too much about it
at loggerheads
keep your hair on
knock the socks off
talk through his hat
3. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hallowed
all ears
thaw
restless
4. Getting too angry
clothes horse
hit the ceeling/roof
porch
you and what army
5. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
rainy day
joking aside
hallowed
marooned
6. Large boses for household things
impeccable
trunks
biodegradable
tentative decision
7. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
contingency
trunks
doubt his chances
you and what army
8. Fighting alone
scruffy
you and what army
sell someone short
conscience
9. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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10. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
lets take it outside
joking aside
all ears
patio
11. A small dark shop or restaurant
shower cap
kinky
hit the ceeling/roof
hole in the wall
12. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
play hooky
rain set in for
jukebox
hypochondria
13. 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
pedastrian crossing
get a move on
at sixes and sevens
14. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
revisit
pressed for time
at sixes and sevens
knock the socks off
15. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
run your tail between your legs
wound up
sleet
half-sister-brother
16. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
tentative decision
sprain
gangplank
keep your hair on
17. Be absent from school without permission
play hooky
ticket collector
shower head
pressed for time
18. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
you and what army
hit the ceeling/roof
porch
half-sister-brother
19. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
porch
at a pinch
gangplank
jukebox
20. 1. to work less hard or do something with less energy than before: Just relax and ......... a little. 2. to start doing something less - You should ......... on the whisky. 3. to improve or get less - The snow was .......
not make head or tail of
ease up
pulled muscle
revisit
21. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
catch someone's eye
porch
rainy day
sleeping car
22. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
mum and pop
rainy day
brag
at loggerheads
23. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
snowdrift
keep your hair on
nine to five
contingency
24. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
ease up
greasy spoon
stranded
sleeping car
25. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
patio
thaw
give a slip
even-tempered
26. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
gig
walker
chariot
contingency
27. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
blunt
at standstill
shake a leg
sleet
28. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
whistleblower
flunk
brag
slip off
29. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
anti-establishment
at her wits end
biodegradable
mum and pop
30. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
knock the socks off
sprain
go into shock
at loggerheads
31. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
flunk
dress to kill
wet blanket
hard up
32. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
wound up
greasy spoon
shower cap
clothes horse
33. Dance; hurry
shake a leg
snow job
even-tempered
at her wits end
34. 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
sleet
marooned
get a move on
35. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
keep something under someone's hat
mum and pop
have a memory like a sieve
pliers
36. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
dress to kill
shoot off one's mouth
have a memory like a sieve
ointment
37. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
shower head
lump
desensitize
hypochondria
38. Partially melted snow
garment bag
slush
outlaw
shower cap
39. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
hear a pin drop
snow job
brag
to be on sick leave
40. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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41. Silence
pliers
tentative decision
garment bag
hear a pin drop
42. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
at standstill
clothes horse
chariot
pedastrian crossing
43. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
greasy spoon
at a loss
bonnet
oar
44. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
braces
keep something under someone's hat
dress to kill
doubt his chances
45. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pedastrian crossing
sleeping car
play hooky
restless
46. Take off with ease or speed
you and what army
talk through his hat
ointment
slip off
47. Engineless aircraft
flexitime
glider
gale
conscience
48. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
thaw
run your tail between your legs
set in stone
chariot
49. Jobless
kinky
at a pinch
out of work
sleeping car
50. Let us go outside and fight
at loggerheads
lets take it outside
bonnet
doubt his chances