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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. Getting too angry
hit the ceeling/roof
pay through the nose
hold him off
set in stone
2. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
rain set in for
braces
chariot
shake a leg
3. Shocked
go into shock
scruffy
at standstill
garment bag
4. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
kinky
rain set in for
run your tail between your legs
snowdrift
5. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
resort to
dress to kill
teething ring
shower head
6. Time of trouble - time of need - emergency
all thumbs
hypochondria
rainy day
gangplank
7. 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
wound up
flexitime
for a song
fighting words
8. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
you and what army
at sixes and sevens
ticket collector
garment bag
9. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
teething ring
half-sister-brother
impeccable
revisit
10. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
brag
gale
bonnet
porch
11. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
ointment
at standstill
snowdrift
lump
12. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
rainy day
porch
brag
shake a leg
13. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
shower head
revisit
at a pinch
measure up
14. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
mum and pop
gangplank
snowdrift
turn someone off
15. 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
go into shock
repel
raise your spirit
talk through his hat
16. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
biodegradable
shower head
at a loss
go into shock
17. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
anti-establishment
measure up
nine to five
joking aside
18. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
teething ring
shower cap
all thumbs
gig
19. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
at loggerheads
flunk
half-sister-brother
clothes horse
20. 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?
all thumbs
do justice
measure up
lump
21. Depart; set off to sea
set sail
wound up
stranded
scruffy
22. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
biodegradable
hard up
all ears
greasy spoon
23. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
snowdrift
norrow escape
sprain
gangplank
24. Sense of right and wrong
conscience
hole in the wall
keep something under someone's hat
walker
25. Severe cold and fever
gig
pneumonia
lump
patio
26. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
snow job
do justice
get a move on
hit the ceeling/roof
27. Make someone bored or repelled.
turn someone off
at sixes and sevens
contingency
oar
28. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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29. Jobless
out of work
mum and pop
wash hand of
restless
30. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
contingency
hypochondria
pedastrian crossing
blunt
31. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
hypochondria
wound up
slush
all thumbs
32. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
stranded
sell someone short
catch someone's eye
whistleblower
33. Tools to pull apart or twist
set in stone
glider
ointment
pliers
34. 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 .......
set in stone
trunks
dress to kill
ease up
35. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
nine to five
make a splash
sell someone short
gig
36. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
walker
keep your hair on
whistleblower
pedastrian crossing
37. 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
slip off
do justice
funnel
to be on sick leave
38. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
at loggerheads
shoot the breeze
gangplank
anti-establishment
39. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
garment bag
do justice
flunk
snow job
40. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
at a pinch
fighting words
glider
restless
41. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
kinky
slush
jukebox
measure up
42. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
sleeping car
revisit
rainy day
43. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
shower head
whistleblower
walker
jukebox
44. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
pliers
ointment
hear a pin drop
even-tempered
45. A small dark shop or restaurant
gale
hole in the wall
mum and pop
go into shock
46. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
jukebox
resort to
gig
dress to kill
47. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
half-sister-brother
sell someone short
run your tail between your legs
slip off
48. Not understand at all.
flunk
not make head or tail of
lump
set in stone
49. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
sleet
nine to five
pay through the nose
rain set in for
50. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
jukebox
contingency
dress to kill
norrow escape
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