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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
oar
pneumonia
keep something under someone's hat
flunk
2. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
whistleblower
snow job
dress to kill
at sixes and sevens
3. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
at a pinch
hold him off
make a splash
rain set in for
4. Be cheerful and get on with life
raise your spirit
hypochondria
talk through his hat
snow job
5. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
joking aside
hold him off
make a splash
scruffy
6. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
pulled muscle
jukebox
hear a pin drop
lump
7. To quarrel
pick a fight
scruffy
pliers
anti-establishment
8. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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9. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
conscience
pick a fight
rainy day
jukebox
10. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
chariot
rainy day
oar
garment bag
11. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
slush
rainy day
greasy spoon
set in stone
12. Fighting alone
you and what army
fighting words
shoot the breeze
patio
13. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
hear a pin drop
sleet
doubt his chances
marooned
14. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
wet blanket
even-tempered
make a splash
gig
15. A small dark shop or restaurant
dress to kill
not make head or tail of
glider
hole in the wall
16. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
stranded
at standstill
get a move on
desensitize
17. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
have a memory like a sieve
teething ring
blunt
shower cap
18. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
oar
gale
rainy day
perilous
19. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
hard up
hit the ceeling/roof
repel
set sail
20. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
walker
set in stone
anti-establishment
pulled muscle
21. Seriously - really - without joking -
pay through the nose
joking aside
garment bag
even-tempered
22. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
ease up
hallowed
gangplank
ticket collector
23. Cheaply - inexpensively
knock the socks off
for a song
bathtub
shoot off one's mouth
24. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
sprain
marooned
outlaw
lets take it outside
25. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pedastrian crossing
funnel
gig
ointment
26. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
gangplank
mum and pop
thaw
patio
27. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
restless
pneumonia
wet blanket
bathtub
28. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
even-tempered
hard up
braces
to be on sick leave
29. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
glider
contingency
snowdrift
tentative decision
30. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
norrow escape
raise your spirit
hypochondria
nine to five
31. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
hard up
gig
biodegradable
gangplank
32. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
hypochondria
mum and pop
all thumbs
blunt
33. Don't think too much about it
ease up
at a pinch
greasy spoon
keep your hair on
34. Not understand at all.
not make head or tail of
hole in the wall
whistleblower
gale
35. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
wound up
pliers
walker
turn someone off
36. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
shower head
teething ring
gangplank
gale
37. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
contingency
ticket collector
slush
knock the socks off
38. Unfounded fear of being unwell
hypochondria
have a memory like a sieve
thaw
brag
39. Get the ball rolling
infest
perilous
get a move on
garment bag
40. Sense of right and wrong
conscience
out of work
ticket collector
go into shock
41. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
norrow escape
even-tempered
at loggerheads
you and what army
42. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
sleeping car
out of work
whistleblower
shake a leg
43. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
wet blanket
norrow escape
chariot
contingency
44. Make way through a narrow path
infest
funnel
get a move on
greasy spoon
45. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
porch
chariot
wet blanket
bathtub
46. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
whistleblower
funnel
all ears
bonnet
47. Dance; hurry
impeccable
repel
shake a leg
restless
48. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
mum and pop
outlaw
for a song
revisit
49. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
hole in the wall
keep your hair on
shower cap
50. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
patio
run your tail between your legs
impeccable
to be on sick leave