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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
for a song
at loggerheads
bathtub
hole in the wall
2. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
sleeping car
braces
gig
even-tempered
3. Getting too angry
keep your hair on
sprain
run your tail between your legs
hit the ceeling/roof
4. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
jukebox
teething ring
wet blanket
bathtub
5. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
pulled muscle
even-tempered
rain set in for
get a move on
6. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
at loggerheads
porch
patio
gig
7. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
greasy spoon
wound up
pliers
bathtub
8. Make someone bored or repelled.
shoot off one's mouth
make a splash
norrow escape
turn someone off
9. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
to be on sick leave
at a loss
even-tempered
brag
10. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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11. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
clothes horse
resort to
hole in the wall
even-tempered
12. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
stranded
shoot off one's mouth
rain set in for
norrow escape
13. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
at a loss
catch someone's eye
snowdrift
run your tail between your legs
14. Adj. dangerous - risky
all thumbs
scruffy
hear a pin drop
perilous
15. Movement blocked by traffic
outlaw
repel
get caught in traffic jam
biodegradable
16. Make way through a narrow path
funnel
catch someone's eye
all ears
kinky
17. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
marooned
infest
half-sister-brother
impeccable
18. Dance; hurry
shake a leg
at standstill
clothes horse
go into shock
19. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
at a pinch
all ears
shower head
pliers
20. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
you and what army
thaw
gangplank
porch
21. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
thaw
snow job
all thumbs
pick a fight
22. Chatter - babble - speak casually
shoot the breeze
hold him off
rain set in for
at sixes and sevens
23. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
patio
keep your hair on
make a splash
clothes horse
24. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
run your tail between your legs
contingency
pressed for time
half-sister-brother
25. Silence
hear a pin drop
shower cap
pulled muscle
snowdrift
26. Hood
hypochondria
gangplank
bonnet
shower head
27. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
nine to five
resort to
ointment
greasy spoon
28. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
kinky
stranded
go into shock
oar
29. 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
knock the socks off
pulled muscle
at standstill
repel
30. Don't think too much about it
hold him off
lets take it outside
keep your hair on
half-sister-brother
31. 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
tentative decision
not make head or tail of
scruffy
nine to five
32. Severe cold and fever
ease up
even-tempered
pneumonia
impeccable
33. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
pedastrian crossing
restless
garment bag
get a move on
34. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
raise your spirit
garment bag
impeccable
conscience
35. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
hold him off
funnel
scruffy
gig
36. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
braces
dress to kill
get a move on
not make head or tail of
37. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
ointment
nine to five
run your tail between your legs
sleeping car
38. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
hypochondria
revisit
blunt
biodegradable
39. A small dark shop or restaurant
pay through the nose
have a memory like a sieve
hole in the wall
contingency
40. Take off with ease or speed
at a pinch
snowdrift
slip off
walker
41. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
at her wits end
shake a leg
pressed for time
whistleblower
42. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
knock the socks off
resort to
mum and pop
outlaw
43. Engineless aircraft
sprain
glider
play hooky
hit the ceeling/roof
44. Jobless
ticket collector
all thumbs
out of work
hold him off
45. Sense of right and wrong
play hooky
do justice
conscience
you and what army
46. Large boses for household things
bonnet
trunks
wound up
hole in the wall
47. Road crossing for those traveling by foot
pedastrian crossing
pliers
kinky
at loggerheads
48. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
get a move on
desensitize
anti-establishment
snowdrift
49. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
sprain
pneumonia
gig
wet blanket
50. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
patio
norrow escape
ticket collector
play hooky