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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. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
have a memory like a sieve
for a song
gale
mum and pop
2. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
restless
at a loss
ticket collector
have a memory like a sieve
3. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
rainy day
all ears
scruffy
set sail
4. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
hold him off
restless
get a move on
set in stone
5. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
pick a fight
jump the gun
funnel
to be on sick leave
6. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
greasy spoon
repel
have a memory like a sieve
hit the ceeling/roof
7. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
sleet
slip off
kinky
half-sister-brother
8. Hood
bonnet
pliers
repel
scruffy
9. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
conscience
sleeping car
pulled muscle
get caught in traffic jam
10. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
walker
sleeping car
talk through his hat
at a pinch
11. Getting too angry
hit the ceeling/roof
shoot off one's mouth
impeccable
go into shock
12. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
shoot the breeze
measure up
fighting words
contingency
13. Make way through a narrow path
funnel
wound up
resort to
make a splash
14. Severe cold and fever
pneumonia
clothes horse
do justice
brag
15. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
for a song
hold him off
snowdrift
have a memory like a sieve
16. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
scruffy
hard up
at sixes and sevens
nine to five
17. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
scruffy
whistleblower
at a loss
all ears
18. Not understand at all.
stranded
not make head or tail of
hypochondria
at a pinch
19. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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20. 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
sell someone short
measure up
talk through his hat
21. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
tentative decision
stranded
jump the gun
set sail
22. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
play hooky
braces
kinky
catch someone's eye
23. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
jukebox
at a loss
ease up
scruffy
24. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
repel
rain set in for
shake a leg
scruffy
25. To quarrel
bonnet
play hooky
pick a fight
pay through the nose
26. Sense of right and wrong
desensitize
conscience
sell someone short
anti-establishment
27. Get the ball rolling
get a move on
not make head or tail of
hypochondria
all ears
28. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
oar
resort to
doubt his chances
at a pinch
29. Large boses for household things
impeccable
snow job
kinky
trunks
30. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
restless
impeccable
contingency
set in stone
31. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
sprain
stranded
wet blanket
scruffy
32. Act before the appropriate time.
jump the gun
knock the socks off
sell someone short
clothes horse
33. Fighting alone
at a pinch
rain set in for
gale
you and what army
34. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
run your tail between your legs
slush
even-tempered
sleet
35. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
not make head or tail of
sleet
chariot
shower head
36. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
oar
glider
outlaw
sleet
37. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
sell someone short
greasy spoon
thaw
shower cap
38. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
sleet
trunks
at sixes and sevens
play hooky
39. Making claims without any backup
snow job
talk through his hat
scruffy
walker
40. Take off with ease or speed
slip off
out of work
talk through his hat
clothes horse
41. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
wet blanket
ointment
to be on sick leave
set in stone
42. Movement blocked by traffic
catch someone's eye
at a pinch
get caught in traffic jam
lets take it outside
43. 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 .......
walker
make a splash
play hooky
ease up
44. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
ticket collector
sell someone short
give a slip
biodegradable
45. Let us go outside and fight
rainy day
lets take it outside
at standstill
all thumbs
46. Partially melted snow
catch someone's eye
clothes horse
lets take it outside
slush
47. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
keep something under someone's hat
perilous
nine to five
porch
48. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
snowdrift
shoot off one's mouth
rain set in for
bathtub
49. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
impeccable
talk through his hat
shower cap
teething ring
50. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ticket collector
lump
turn someone off
at her wits end