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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. Don't think too much about it
trunks
glider
thaw
keep your hair on
2. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
wet blanket
tentative decision
patio
oar
3. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
do justice
not make head or tail of
whistleblower
garment bag
4. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
at standstill
run your tail between your legs
give a slip
marooned
5. Hood
bonnet
at standstill
pick a fight
shoot the breeze
6. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
make a splash
ticket collector
funnel
patio
7. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
bathtub
pulled muscle
do justice
flunk
8. Be noticed by someone.
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9. Cheaply - inexpensively
clothes horse
for a song
wash hand of
stranded
10. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
thaw
even-tempered
hear a pin drop
ointment
11. 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
resort to
revisit
lump
flexitime
12. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
pulled muscle
dress to kill
catch someone's eye
patio
13. Adj. dangerous - risky
out of work
perilous
shower head
snowdrift
14. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pedastrian crossing
not make head or tail of
restless
pliers
15. A large piece of something without definite shape
hard up
slip off
revisit
lump
16. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
ticket collector
mum and pop
snowdrift
at sixes and sevens
17. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
ease up
chariot
teething ring
revisit
18. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
marooned
run your tail between your legs
impeccable
set in stone
19. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
thaw
flexitime
out of work
norrow escape
20. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
kinky
ticket collector
pay through the nose
teething ring
21. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
hear a pin drop
wet blanket
contingency
lump
22. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
ticket collector
stranded
pressed for time
at a pinch
23. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
clothes horse
stranded
shake a leg
hallowed
24. Pay a high price - pay too much
bathtub
pay through the nose
pulled muscle
perilous
25. Take off with ease or speed
pulled muscle
at sixes and sevens
for a song
slip off
26. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
at sixes and sevens
trunks
greasy spoon
restless
27. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
hard up
perilous
pressed for time
gangplank
28. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
doubt his chances
at loggerheads
braces
stranded
29. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
restless
rain set in for
thaw
oar
30. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
stranded
oar
gale
norrow escape
31. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
at her wits end
hear a pin drop
wound up
biodegradable
32. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
greasy spoon
hold him off
snow job
get a move on
33. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
at her wits end
turn someone off
norrow escape
wash hand of
34. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
desensitize
at loggerheads
brag
hard up
35. Movement blocked by traffic
get caught in traffic jam
snowdrift
glider
keep your hair on
36. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
shower head
catch someone's eye
set sail
thaw
37. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
snowdrift
hallowed
at loggerheads
impeccable
38. 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.
sell someone short
snowdrift
infest
flunk
39. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
resort to
porch
sell someone short
do justice
40. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
lets take it outside
even-tempered
mum and pop
pedastrian crossing
41. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
impeccable
lets take it outside
set sail
braces
42. Shocked
snow job
go into shock
at her wits end
at loggerheads
43. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
gale
brag
clothes horse
ticket collector
44. Make someone bored or repelled.
set sail
turn someone off
give a slip
to be on sick leave
45. Engineless aircraft
hear a pin drop
trunks
glider
revisit
46. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
ticket collector
set sail
clothes horse
patio
47. A small dark shop or restaurant
at standstill
hole in the wall
porch
you and what army
48. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
lump
knock the socks off
sleeping car
bathtub
49. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
brag
jukebox
at standstill
lump
50. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
half-sister-brother
keep something under someone's hat
rain set in for
sprain