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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
sprain
whistleblower
at loggerheads
hole in the wall
2. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
ease up
mum and pop
pressed for time
bathtub
3. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
mum and pop
pick a fight
walker
raise your spirit
4. Escape being caught; avoid
give a slip
play hooky
gale
all ears
5. Sense of right and wrong
conscience
slip off
sell someone short
shower head
6. Unfounded fear of being unwell
pedastrian crossing
restless
hypochondria
dress to kill
7. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
mum and pop
pressed for time
rainy day
go into shock
8. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
stranded
walker
slush
pliers
9. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
hard up
greasy spoon
shower head
go into shock
10. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
porch
slush
anti-establishment
doubt his chances
11. 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 .......
biodegradable
doubt his chances
ease up
jukebox
12. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
scruffy
fighting words
pliers
repel
13. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
snow job
revisit
ease up
run your tail between your legs
14. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
keep your hair on
all ears
run your tail between your legs
at a pinch
15. 1. not definite or certain - and may be changed later SYN provisional OPP definite: I passed on my t...... conclusions to the police. The government is taking t......... steps towards tackling the country's economic problems. 2. done without confiden
hallowed
braces
wash hand of
tentative decision
16. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
stranded
hard up
catch someone's eye
porch
17. Make way through a narrow path
doubt his chances
at a loss
pressed for time
funnel
18. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
shower cap
garment bag
all thumbs
go into shock
19. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
shoot off one's mouth
outlaw
whistleblower
lets take it outside
20. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
to be on sick leave
pneumonia
joking aside
snowdrift
21. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
talk through his hat
porch
doubt his chances
pedastrian crossing
22. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
garment bag
lets take it outside
sprain
give a slip
23. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
clothes horse
porch
hole in the wall
oar
24. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
hear a pin drop
snow job
pressed for time
for a song
25. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
conscience
stranded
shower cap
impeccable
26. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
braces
scruffy
pressed for time
porch
27. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
sell someone short
rain set in for
have a memory like a sieve
brag
28. 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
blunt
porch
do justice
go into shock
29. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
dress to kill
pulled muscle
doubt his chances
shake a leg
30. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
porch
dress to kill
hard up
slip off
31. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
sprain
nine to five
infest
outlaw
32. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
scruffy
ease up
snow job
braces
33. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
contingency
hole in the wall
catch someone's eye
to be on sick leave
34. Pay a high price - pay too much
at standstill
scruffy
out of work
pay through the nose
35. Jobless
repel
wash hand of
desensitize
out of work
36. Silence
stranded
at sixes and sevens
hole in the wall
hear a pin drop
37. Be cheerful and get on with life
trunks
keep something under someone's hat
keep your hair on
raise your spirit
38. Not understand at all.
not make head or tail of
wash hand of
snowdrift
slush
39. To be good enough to do a particular job or to reach a particular standard: We'll give you a week's trial in the job to see how you ........... - .......... to - How will the Secretary General ......... to his new responsibilities?
measure up
to be on sick leave
mum and pop
lump
40. 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
conscience
out of work
turn someone off
41. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
shower head
whistleblower
thaw
pay through the nose
42. To quarrel
pulled muscle
have a memory like a sieve
set in stone
pick a fight
43. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
walker
out of work
patio
shoot off one's mouth
44. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
anti-establishment
slush
even-tempered
kinky
45. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
hold him off
out of work
knock the socks off
patio
46. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
go into shock
norrow escape
clothes horse
at her wits end
47. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
pay through the nose
run your tail between your legs
hallowed
half-sister-brother
48. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
you and what army
wound up
greasy spoon
blunt
49. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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50. Act before the appropriate time.
talk through his hat
shower cap
ointment
jump the gun
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