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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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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. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
pneumonia
rain set in for
hold him off
pressed for time
2. Not understand at all.
get a move on
not make head or tail of
keep something under someone's hat
scruffy
3. 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
at a pinch
tentative decision
sleeping car
for a song
4. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
braces
ointment
hole in the wall
oar
5. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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6. Shocked
go into shock
pulled muscle
dress to kill
hit the ceeling/roof
7. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
oar
trunks
kinky
conscience
8. Getting too angry
braces
joking aside
hit the ceeling/roof
all thumbs
9. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
glider
wash hand of
wet blanket
pulled muscle
10. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
teething ring
desensitize
hit the ceeling/roof
hypochondria
11. Hood
whistleblower
play hooky
bonnet
set sail
12. Cheaply - inexpensively
dress to kill
to be on sick leave
have a memory like a sieve
for a song
13. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
pick a fight
ease up
gangplank
all thumbs
14. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
slush
make a splash
even-tempered
raise your spirit
15. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
thaw
patio
doubt his chances
restless
16. Movement blocked by traffic
not make head or tail of
tentative decision
hallowed
get caught in traffic jam
17. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
at a loss
to be on sick leave
rain set in for
nine to five
18. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
sprain
mum and pop
even-tempered
keep your hair on
19. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
hole in the wall
slush
flunk
thaw
20. 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
wash hand of
hallowed
nine to five
flexitime
21. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
knock the socks off
pliers
shower cap
infest
22. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
hallowed
hypochondria
set in stone
shoot the breeze
23. Engineless aircraft
hit the ceeling/roof
wash hand of
greasy spoon
glider
24. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
stranded
ointment
lump
jump the gun
25. Fighting alone
not make head or tail of
run your tail between your legs
measure up
you and what army
26. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
walker
at a pinch
whistleblower
gangplank
27. A large piece of something without definite shape
wash hand of
for a song
lump
you and what army
28. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
slush
scruffy
rain set in for
kinky
29. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
kinky
pedastrian crossing
all thumbs
you and what army
30. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
brag
biodegradable
doubt his chances
knock the socks off
31. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
ointment
biodegradable
sleeping car
snowdrift
32. 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
do justice
jukebox
mum and pop
porch
33. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
braces
measure up
contingency
pedastrian crossing
34. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
gangplank
glider
marooned
repel
35. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
restless
get a move on
kinky
clothes horse
36. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
to be on sick leave
run your tail between your legs
at loggerheads
gig
37. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
repel
at sixes and sevens
snowdrift
talk through his hat
38. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
snowdrift
infest
get a move on
sleeping car
39. Sense of right and wrong
have a memory like a sieve
snowdrift
mum and pop
conscience
40. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
flunk
funnel
dress to kill
give a slip
41. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
hold him off
norrow escape
sell someone short
rainy day
42. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
teething ring
sell someone short
at her wits end
norrow escape
43. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
turn someone off
knock the socks off
lets take it outside
fighting words
44. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
snow job
do justice
bonnet
glider
45. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
walker
have a memory like a sieve
do justice
shower cap
46. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
shower head
run your tail between your legs
all ears
repel
47. A small dark shop or restaurant
knock the socks off
hole in the wall
pressed for time
hold him off
48. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
flexitime
snowdrift
measure up
greasy spoon
49. 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
thaw
sleet
biodegradable
desensitize
50. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
whistleblower
blunt
shower head
out of work