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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. Not understand at all.
not make head or tail of
biodegradable
gangplank
patio
2. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
whistleblower
impeccable
gangplank
shower head
3. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
brag
at her wits end
set sail
gangplank
4. Fighting alone
rainy day
you and what army
sell someone short
glider
5. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
bathtub
bonnet
clothes horse
jump the gun
6. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
hypochondria
talk through his hat
gangplank
wash hand of
7. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
teething ring
flunk
joking aside
jump the gun
8. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
tentative decision
repel
norrow escape
make a splash
9. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
at a loss
ointment
trunks
stranded
10. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
revisit
blunt
hear a pin drop
at a loss
11. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
flexitime
even-tempered
at a loss
dress to kill
12. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
oar
snowdrift
outlaw
13. Let us go outside and fight
jump the gun
blunt
wound up
lets take it outside
14. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
at standstill
gale
jukebox
clothes horse
15. Sense of right and wrong
have a memory like a sieve
set sail
keep your hair on
conscience
16. 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
repel
at a loss
stranded
for a song
17. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
ointment
talk through his hat
thaw
braces
18. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
fighting words
wet blanket
raise your spirit
all thumbs
19. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
repel
shower cap
pick a fight
rainy day
20. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
run your tail between your legs
scruffy
hard up
sell someone short
21. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
anti-establishment
set in stone
stranded
at standstill
22. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
greasy spoon
set in stone
glider
blunt
23. Severe cold and fever
repel
pneumonia
wash hand of
shower head
24. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
biodegradable
snow job
stranded
gale
25. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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26. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
you and what army
give a slip
ticket collector
nine to five
27. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
ointment
sprain
pneumonia
sleeping car
28. Engineless aircraft
glider
thaw
garment bag
stranded
29. Getting too angry
ease up
flexitime
hit the ceeling/roof
at a loss
30. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
wound up
make a splash
snow job
joking aside
31. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
even-tempered
pay through the nose
at sixes and sevens
pulled muscle
32. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
pneumonia
kinky
pedastrian crossing
biodegradable
33. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
at her wits end
chariot
rainy day
braces
34. To quarrel
fighting words
pick a fight
braces
rain set in for
35. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
gig
patio
make a splash
hold him off
36. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
hold him off
shoot the breeze
wash hand of
brag
37. Movement blocked by traffic
repel
restless
get caught in traffic jam
bathtub
38. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
desensitize
sleeping car
knock the socks off
flunk
39. Large boses for household things
hold him off
conscience
shoot the breeze
trunks
40. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
desensitize
at loggerheads
pedastrian crossing
half-sister-brother
41. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
hold him off
all thumbs
wet blanket
brag
42. 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.
trunks
turn someone off
infest
stranded
43. Don't think too much about it
set sail
shower cap
ease up
keep your hair on
44. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
contingency
braces
run your tail between your legs
rainy day
45. Seriously - really - without joking -
play hooky
joking aside
snow job
not make head or tail of
46. Hood
half-sister-brother
bonnet
shoot off one's mouth
repel
47. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
set sail
mum and pop
glider
set in stone
48. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
even-tempered
perilous
blunt
dress to kill
49. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
raise your spirit
at a pinch
hallowed
revisit
50. Take off with ease or speed
pick a fight
hole in the wall
blunt
slip off