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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
biodegradable
pedastrian crossing
gangplank
blunt
2. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
kinky
set sail
funnel
ticket collector
3. Act before the appropriate time.
jump the gun
bathtub
ointment
set sail
4. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
for a song
flexitime
set in stone
anti-establishment
5. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
resort to
go into shock
at a pinch
jump the gun
6. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
snow job
at loggerheads
measure up
chariot
7. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
8. Making claims without any backup
talk through his hat
repel
sleet
conscience
9. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
pulled muscle
nine to five
play hooky
whistleblower
10. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
impeccable
trunks
gangplank
make a splash
11. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
hypochondria
clothes horse
run your tail between your legs
wound up
12. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
norrow escape
resort to
half-sister-brother
revisit
13. Getting too angry
pliers
hole in the wall
hit the ceeling/roof
shoot off one's mouth
14. Make way through a narrow path
funnel
gangplank
ease up
shower cap
15. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
rain set in for
keep your hair on
at a loss
at loggerheads
16. Severe cold and fever
at sixes and sevens
bonnet
pneumonia
gale
17. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
at standstill
gig
slush
sprain
18. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
sleeping car
chariot
restless
pressed for time
19. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
ointment
gangplank
gangplank
shoot the breeze
20. 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
snow job
biodegradable
tentative decision
repel
21. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
flunk
blunt
conscience
ease up
22. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
anti-establishment
hypochondria
get caught in traffic jam
slip off
23. Hood
clothes horse
wound up
bonnet
pneumonia
24. Sense of right and wrong
play hooky
to be on sick leave
conscience
anti-establishment
25. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
norrow escape
half-sister-brother
repel
at standstill
26. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
wet blanket
go into shock
thaw
contingency
27. Unfounded fear of being unwell
nine to five
get caught in traffic jam
all thumbs
hypochondria
28. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
out of work
bathtub
at a loss
anti-establishment
29. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
jukebox
measure up
impeccable
wash hand of
30. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
raise your spirit
even-tempered
sleet
knock the socks off
31. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
outlaw
give a slip
stranded
snow job
32. Dance; hurry
shake a leg
gig
jukebox
restless
33. 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 .......
at loggerheads
ease up
gig
gale
34. Partially melted snow
ease up
ticket collector
norrow escape
slush
35. Let us go outside and fight
lets take it outside
wash hand of
flexitime
perilous
36. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
teething ring
pay through the nose
gig
set in stone
37. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
play hooky
doubt his chances
garment bag
porch
38. Depart; set off to sea
set sail
knock the socks off
contingency
glider
39. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
ointment
stranded
thaw
scruffy
40. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
pressed for time
norrow escape
trunks
rainy day
41. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
half-sister-brother
at a loss
anti-establishment
oar
42. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
turn someone off
dress to kill
outlaw
go into shock
43. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
go into shock
braces
nine to five
hard up
44. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
all thumbs
rainy day
have a memory like a sieve
raise your spirit
45. Tools to pull apart or twist
braces
give a slip
pliers
dress to kill
46. Be noticed by someone.
47. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
pressed for time
to be on sick leave
revisit
mum and pop
48. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
hypochondria
nine to five
sell someone short
at a pinch
49. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
all thumbs
stranded
pressed for time
mum and pop
50. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
funnel
oar
pedastrian crossing
pick a fight