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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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toefl
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
get a move on
pulled muscle
thaw
set in stone
2. Jobless
out of work
gig
gangplank
go into shock
3. Making claims without any backup
talk through his hat
all thumbs
clothes horse
kinky
4. Hood
shoot the breeze
bonnet
trunks
give a slip
5. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
make a splash
rainy day
you and what army
shake a leg
6. Dance; hurry
half-sister-brother
shake a leg
greasy spoon
marooned
7. Make someone bored or repelled.
sleeping car
clothes horse
pliers
turn someone off
8. 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.
you and what army
sleeping car
infest
hold him off
9. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
hear a pin drop
porch
all thumbs
brag
10. Escape being caught; avoid
gangplank
give a slip
sleet
shoot off one's mouth
11. Don't think too much about it
keep your hair on
braces
hole in the wall
ticket collector
12. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
hold him off
oar
run your tail between your legs
blunt
13. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
doubt his chances
get a move on
restless
wound up
14. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
doubt his chances
hear a pin drop
blunt
at standstill
15. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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16. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
chariot
ease up
have a memory like a sieve
stranded
17. 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 .......
ease up
contingency
raise your spirit
hear a pin drop
18. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
hallowed
blunt
not make head or tail of
outlaw
19. A large piece of something without definite shape
even-tempered
biodegradable
shower cap
lump
20. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
marooned
resort to
lump
revisit
21. Cheaply - inexpensively
gig
for a song
greasy spoon
thaw
22. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
at standstill
shower head
thaw
give a slip
23. Get the ball rolling
get a move on
catch someone's eye
resort to
pressed for time
24. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
walker
at her wits end
at a loss
greasy spoon
25. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
shower head
set sail
keep something under someone's hat
anti-establishment
26. Partially melted snow
bathtub
slush
restless
set sail
27. 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
hear a pin drop
at loggerheads
even-tempered
repel
28. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
marooned
measure up
talk through his hat
gangplank
29. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
clothes horse
for a song
half-sister-brother
contingency
30. Sense of right and wrong
conscience
doubt his chances
shake a leg
keep something under someone's hat
31. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
gig
porch
brag
keep something under someone's hat
32. Take off with ease or speed
porch
at her wits end
slip off
restless
33. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
clothes horse
resort to
braces
set sail
34. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
bonnet
hear a pin drop
rain set in for
sleet
35. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
have a memory like a sieve
snow job
jump the gun
keep your hair on
36. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
even-tempered
mum and pop
run your tail between your legs
have a memory like a sieve
37. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
walker
norrow escape
at standstill
have a memory like a sieve
38. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
repel
wash hand of
hold him off
outlaw
39. To quarrel
flunk
dress to kill
pick a fight
jump the gun
40. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
mum and pop
braces
walker
teething ring
41. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
lump
jukebox
catch someone's eye
resort to
42. Silence
teething ring
patio
pneumonia
hear a pin drop
43. Be cheerful and get on with life
at sixes and sevens
raise your spirit
shoot off one's mouth
revisit
44. 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
flexitime
desensitize
scruffy
wash hand of
45. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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46. A small dark shop or restaurant
restless
contingency
marooned
hole in the wall
47. Act before the appropriate time.
infest
jump the gun
at her wits end
at loggerheads
48. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
teething ring
chariot
sleeping car
shower cap
49. 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
hallowed
infest
clothes horse
50. Be noticed by someone.
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