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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. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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2. Getting too angry
shoot the breeze
whistleblower
norrow escape
hit the ceeling/roof
3. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
greasy spoon
get a move on
walker
kinky
4. Hood
all thumbs
catch someone's eye
at standstill
bonnet
5. 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
snowdrift
jukebox
norrow escape
tentative decision
6. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
half-sister-brother
at a loss
resort to
hold him off
7. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
pay through the nose
pulled muscle
jukebox
at a pinch
8. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
sprain
impeccable
have a memory like a sieve
porch
9. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
hypochondria
kinky
infest
mum and pop
10. 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.
slush
infest
give a slip
lump
11. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
do justice
raise your spirit
turn someone off
at a pinch
12. Escape being caught; avoid
give a slip
resort to
make a splash
braces
13. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
give a slip
pressed for time
run your tail between your legs
get caught in traffic jam
14. Make way through a narrow path
shower cap
talk through his hat
gig
funnel
15. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
get caught in traffic jam
funnel
desensitize
doubt his chances
16. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
hear a pin drop
flexitime
pressed for time
impeccable
17. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
set sail
stranded
contingency
do justice
18. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
wet blanket
sleet
sell someone short
teething ring
19. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
ticket collector
hallowed
you and what army
pedastrian crossing
20. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
patio
all ears
anti-establishment
garment bag
21. Be cheerful and get on with life
raise your spirit
slip off
revisit
blunt
22. 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
for a song
keep your hair on
blunt
do justice
23. Get the ball rolling
hallowed
get a move on
outlaw
wet blanket
24. Implements that hold things together - e.g. teeth______ - knee____
chariot
hit the ceeling/roof
jukebox
braces
25. Fighting alone
clothes horse
you and what army
not make head or tail of
mum and pop
26. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
clothes horse
impeccable
porch
anti-establishment
27. Act before the appropriate time.
ticket collector
flexitime
jump the gun
dress to kill
28. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
shower cap
chariot
mum and pop
wash hand of
29. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
sleet
resort to
talk through his hat
clothes horse
30. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
joking aside
restless
pliers
hit the ceeling/roof
31. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
ticket collector
revisit
norrow escape
all thumbs
32. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
gale
get a move on
jump the gun
even-tempered
33. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
trunks
stranded
doubt his chances
at loggerheads
34. Depart; set off to sea
brag
half-sister-brother
hypochondria
set sail
35. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
gangplank
at her wits end
fighting words
set in stone
36. Pay a high price - pay too much
catch someone's eye
pay through the nose
for a song
keep your hair on
37. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
gig
slip off
desensitize
at standstill
38. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
at her wits end
lump
braces
have a memory like a sieve
39. 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
scruffy
pneumonia
flexitime
patio
40. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
go into shock
contingency
rain set in for
dress to kill
41. Dance; hurry
gangplank
sleeping car
shake a leg
run your tail between your legs
42. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
at a loss
pedastrian crossing
trunks
ticket collector
43. 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
gale
at sixes and sevens
repel
pedastrian crossing
44. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
shower head
even-tempered
to be on sick leave
gale
45. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
conscience
keep something under someone's hat
resort to
blunt
46. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
rain set in for
biodegradable
snowdrift
at a pinch
47. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
pressed for time
blunt
sell someone short
garment bag
48. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
half-sister-brother
clothes horse
all thumbs
set sail
49. Silence
hear a pin drop
trunks
shower head
scruffy
50. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
contingency
gig
sleeping car
at sixes and sevens