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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. 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
desensitize
repel
knock the socks off
keep your hair on
2. Large boses for household things
trunks
hypochondria
shoot off one's mouth
pedastrian crossing
3. Partially melted snow
slush
pulled muscle
stranded
hit the ceeling/roof
4. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
scruffy
pedastrian crossing
set in stone
rain set in for
5. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
hypochondria
nine to five
for a song
wash hand of
6. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
patio
teething ring
outlaw
doubt his chances
7. Make someone bored or repelled.
jump the gun
greasy spoon
turn someone off
gangplank
8. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
to be on sick leave
at a pinch
shower cap
slush
9. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
rainy day
have a memory like a sieve
run your tail between your legs
at a pinch
10. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
shower head
pay through the nose
rainy day
stranded
11. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
braces
resort to
infest
gangplank
12. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
restless
nine to five
trunks
jump the gun
13. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
at a loss
pay through the nose
glider
doubt his chances
14. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
out of work
scruffy
keep something under someone's hat
repel
15. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
set sail
perilous
at sixes and sevens
sleet
16. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
out of work
pliers
mum and pop
do justice
17. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ticket collector
tentative decision
pliers
raise your spirit
18. Silence
jump the gun
trunks
hear a pin drop
have a memory like a sieve
19. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
anti-establishment
you and what army
outlaw
marooned
20. Let us go outside and fight
talk through his hat
lets take it outside
hold him off
to be on sick leave
21. Seriously - really - without joking -
shake a leg
nine to five
gig
joking aside
22. Be cheerful and get on with life
porch
raise your spirit
norrow escape
repel
23. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
knock the socks off
hallowed
tentative decision
mum and pop
24. Not understand at all.
make a splash
sleet
not make head or tail of
keep your hair on
25. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
gangplank
ease up
wound up
even-tempered
26. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
catch someone's eye
wound up
run your tail between your legs
braces
27. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
braces
hallowed
shoot the breeze
tentative decision
28. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
at her wits end
hear a pin drop
make a splash
play hooky
29. Cheaply - inexpensively
pliers
hit the ceeling/roof
for a song
at a loss
30. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
brag
revisit
oar
lets take it outside
31. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
thaw
sleeping car
shoot the breeze
wet blanket
32. Take off with ease or speed
porch
slip off
at loggerheads
greasy spoon
33. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
sell someone short
clothes horse
pedastrian crossing
at standstill
34. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
not make head or tail of
joking aside
have a memory like a sieve
gangplank
35. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
hole in the wall
hypochondria
anti-establishment
thaw
36. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
sleeping car
braces
kinky
scruffy
37. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
give a slip
ticket collector
set sail
sell someone short
38. Severe cold and fever
all ears
pneumonia
joking aside
do justice
39. Dance; hurry
pay through the nose
at her wits end
shake a leg
infest
40. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
shake a leg
pedastrian crossing
snow job
conscience
41. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
out of work
jump the gun
set in stone
whistleblower
42. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
wound up
hypochondria
talk through his hat
sell someone short
43. To be good enough to do a particular job or to reach a particular standard: We'll give you a week's trial in the job to see how you ........... - .......... to - How will the Secretary General ......... to his new responsibilities?
norrow escape
measure up
get a move on
set in stone
44. Making claims without any backup
get caught in traffic jam
half-sister-brother
at her wits end
talk through his hat
45. Be noticed by someone.
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46. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
funnel
impeccable
shower head
thaw
47. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
perilous
at sixes and sevens
jukebox
slip off
48. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
snowdrift
biodegradable
wet blanket
sleeping car
49. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
bathtub
hit the ceeling/roof
ointment
not make head or tail of
50. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
set sail
keep something under someone's hat
pick a fight
pressed for time