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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
snowdrift
knock the socks off
gangplank
ticket collector
2. 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
flexitime
restless
all thumbs
talk through his hat
3. Adj. dangerous - risky
repel
conscience
all ears
perilous
4. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
have a memory like a sieve
repel
brag
keep something under someone's hat
5. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
at loggerheads
pedastrian crossing
impeccable
rain set in for
6. Seriously - really - without joking -
keep your hair on
snow job
patio
joking aside
7. 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
ointment
tentative decision
conscience
infest
8. A large piece of something without definite shape
pressed for time
sleet
bathtub
lump
9. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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10. A small dark shop or restaurant
sleet
shoot off one's mouth
hole in the wall
whistleblower
11. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
snowdrift
gangplank
flunk
jukebox
12. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
contingency
norrow escape
pliers
give a slip
13. Silence
gangplank
at sixes and sevens
talk through his hat
hear a pin drop
14. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
set in stone
bathtub
all ears
shoot off one's mouth
15. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
wet blanket
trunks
sleeping car
shoot the breeze
16. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
you and what army
infest
ointment
marooned
17. Be absent from school without permission
wound up
clothes horse
hear a pin drop
play hooky
18. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
at sixes and sevens
patio
do justice
hard up
19. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
gangplank
shower cap
flexitime
pay through the nose
20. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
sleeping car
teething ring
lump
flexitime
21. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
perilous
play hooky
marooned
have a memory like a sieve
22. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
pay through the nose
flunk
clothes horse
oar
23. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
shower head
kinky
even-tempered
talk through his hat
24. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
biodegradable
pick a fight
keep something under someone's hat
pedastrian crossing
25. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
biodegradable
revisit
bonnet
restless
26. Jobless
restless
gig
out of work
half-sister-brother
27. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
make a splash
sell someone short
norrow escape
wet blanket
28. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
measure up
hard up
all ears
get caught in traffic jam
29. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
patio
trunks
shake a leg
make a splash
30. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
nine to five
walker
at loggerheads
gale
31. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
pliers
gig
marooned
nine to five
32. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
norrow escape
garment bag
raise your spirit
at her wits end
33. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
braces
greasy spoon
rain set in for
jump the gun
34. Pay a high price - pay too much
pay through the nose
kinky
ointment
thaw
35. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
restless
wash hand of
shoot the breeze
patio
36. Fighting alone
rainy day
you and what army
slip off
revisit
37. To make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it - ......... somebody to something - Does TV ........ people to violence? — d.........zation
slip off
ease up
measure up
desensitize
38. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
play hooky
greasy spoon
flexitime
pressed for time
39. Depart; set off to sea
chariot
set sail
gale
catch someone's eye
40. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
mum and pop
teething ring
revisit
41. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
resort to
revisit
impeccable
glider
42. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
marooned
brag
hold him off
at sixes and sevens
43. Be cheerful and get on with life
at standstill
mum and pop
greasy spoon
raise your spirit
44. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
pressed for time
chariot
run your tail between your legs
make a splash
45. 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.
infest
marooned
gig
set in stone
46. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hallowed
rainy day
at her wits end
hole in the wall
47. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
sell someone short
ticket collector
shoot the breeze
dress to kill
48. Getting too angry
wound up
hallowed
greasy spoon
hit the ceeling/roof
49. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
walker
all thumbs
sell someone short
sleet
50. Partially melted snow
slush
rainy day
nine to five
pliers