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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
teething ring
clothes horse
pneumonia
scruffy
2. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
revisit
hypochondria
sell someone short
pliers
3. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
conscience
patio
glider
resort to
4. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
biodegradable
jump the gun
pliers
not make head or tail of
5. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
you and what army
stranded
infest
catch someone's eye
6. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
clothes horse
to be on sick leave
kinky
run your tail between your legs
7. Chatter - babble - speak casually
contingency
hold him off
shoot the breeze
greasy spoon
8. Jobless
at a loss
out of work
pay through the nose
give a slip
9. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
chariot
pulled muscle
ointment
contingency
10. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
knock the socks off
all thumbs
set sail
even-tempered
11. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
perilous
go into shock
you and what army
marooned
12. Escape being caught; avoid
infest
get caught in traffic jam
give a slip
bathtub
13. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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14. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
even-tempered
ticket collector
sprain
lets take it outside
15. Adj. dangerous - risky
greasy spoon
impeccable
shower cap
perilous
16. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
fighting words
impeccable
at standstill
gale
17. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
greasy spoon
pliers
hit the ceeling/roof
do justice
18. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
chariot
patio
all ears
outlaw
19. Be cheerful and get on with life
outlaw
blunt
measure up
raise your spirit
20. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
pulled muscle
get a move on
anti-establishment
porch
21. Silence
flexitime
measure up
hear a pin drop
marooned
22. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
half-sister-brother
jukebox
bathtub
flexitime
23. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
clothes horse
to be on sick leave
bathtub
hallowed
24. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
wet blanket
garment bag
shake a leg
jukebox
25. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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26. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
set in stone
bathtub
pay through the nose
hole in the wall
27. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
rainy day
at loggerheads
make a splash
chariot
28. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
have a memory like a sieve
jukebox
pressed for time
set sail
29. To make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it - ......... somebody to something - Does TV ........ people to violence? — d.........zation
hypochondria
desensitize
braces
brag
30. A small dark shop or restaurant
hole in the wall
garment bag
walker
shoot off one's mouth
31. Dance; hurry
clothes horse
shake a leg
restless
give a slip
32. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
give a slip
at her wits end
outlaw
brag
33. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
gale
resort to
all thumbs
shower head
34. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
gale
lets take it outside
have a memory like a sieve
kinky
35. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
whistleblower
flunk
pneumonia
make a splash
36. Partially melted snow
hypochondria
clothes horse
slush
oar
37. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
all thumbs
have a memory like a sieve
jump the gun
pulled muscle
38. Make way through a narrow path
funnel
pulled muscle
hear a pin drop
set sail
39. Fighting alone
kinky
blunt
you and what army
anti-establishment
40. Seriously - really - without joking -
braces
infest
joking aside
revisit
41. Be absent from school without permission
slush
play hooky
brag
thaw
42. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
get caught in traffic jam
anti-establishment
outlaw
braces
43. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
impeccable
even-tempered
restless
joking aside
44. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
rain set in for
stranded
gig
porch
45. To treat or represent someone or something good - beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve: The photo doesn't .... her ........ - No words can ...........to the experience. do something such as a test well enough to show your real abili
you and what army
jukebox
do justice
ease up
46. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
for a song
walker
kinky
47. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
flexitime
all ears
half-sister-brother
hallowed
48. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
pulled muscle
shake a leg
hold him off
oar
49. Get the ball rolling
impeccable
snowdrift
sleet
get a move on
50. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
talk through his hat
funnel
nine to five
ticket collector