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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. Severe cold and fever
at sixes and sevens
pneumonia
biodegradable
whistleblower
2. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
raise your spirit
all thumbs
fighting words
slip off
3. Let us go outside and fight
out of work
lets take it outside
scruffy
marooned
4. A large piece of something without definite shape
thaw
out of work
lump
turn someone off
5. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
set sail
oar
at her wits end
slush
6. Be absent from school without permission
keep something under someone's hat
play hooky
get a move on
sleeping car
7. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
hard up
doubt his chances
make a splash
brag
8. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
nine to five
pay through the nose
pneumonia
even-tempered
9. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
slush
sleeping car
scruffy
resort to
10. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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11. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
lets take it outside
impeccable
teething ring
perilous
12. Be cheerful and get on with life
gale
raise your spirit
rain set in for
revisit
13. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
sprain
trunks
gig
ointment
14. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
pedastrian crossing
wash hand of
slip off
flunk
15. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
turn someone off
thaw
greasy spoon
scruffy
16. Act before the appropriate time.
jump the gun
bathtub
kinky
you and what army
17. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
not make head or tail of
outlaw
funnel
hard up
18. Hood
fighting words
snow job
get caught in traffic jam
bonnet
19. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
funnel
gig
at sixes and sevens
greasy spoon
20. Be noticed by someone.
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21. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
have a memory like a sieve
not make head or tail of
stranded
keep your hair on
22. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
flexitime
perilous
all ears
wet blanket
23. Make someone bored or repelled.
marooned
turn someone off
bonnet
talk through his hat
24. Chatter - babble - speak casually
have a memory like a sieve
pick a fight
shoot the breeze
make a splash
25. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
rainy day
keep your hair on
wet blanket
ticket collector
26. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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27. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
not make head or tail of
restless
oar
sleeping car
28. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
rainy day
sleet
mum and pop
shoot the breeze
29. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
conscience
not make head or tail of
wound up
teething ring
30. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
brag
pay through the nose
wet blanket
lets take it outside
31. Take off with ease or speed
gangplank
slip off
walker
not make head or tail of
32. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
thaw
contingency
hypochondria
patio
33. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
jukebox
all ears
half-sister-brother
tentative decision
34. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
rainy day
at loggerheads
garment bag
wash hand of
35. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
hypochondria
catch someone's eye
walker
at loggerheads
36. If insects - rats etc ..... a place - there are a lot of them and they usually cause damage - be ............ with something - The kitchen was ......with cockroaches.
at loggerheads
give a slip
revisit
infest
37. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
go into shock
hallowed
porch
all thumbs
38. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
lump
keep your hair on
pressed for time
nine to five
39. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
hard up
slush
pliers
whistleblower
40. Engineless aircraft
flexitime
lets take it outside
pneumonia
glider
41. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
gig
perilous
hear a pin drop
sleet
42. Escape being caught; avoid
lets take it outside
trunks
give a slip
jukebox
43. Making claims without any backup
nine to five
talk through his hat
ointment
gig
44. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
shoot the breeze
conscience
anti-establishment
flunk
45. 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
perilous
wash hand of
repel
to be on sick leave
46. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
hallowed
knock the socks off
braces
gangplank
47. 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
raise your spirit
pulled muscle
tentative decision
pick a fight
48. Movement blocked by traffic
ease up
get caught in traffic jam
shoot off one's mouth
even-tempered
49. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
slush
chariot
bathtub
gangplank
50. Partially melted snow
pick a fight
glider
slush
funnel