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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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english
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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. Partially melted snow
do justice
slush
at standstill
out of work
2. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
fighting words
jump the gun
shower head
hallowed
3. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
pedastrian crossing
all thumbs
wound up
porch
4. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
anti-establishment
pay through the nose
brag
out of work
5. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
clothes horse
marooned
oar
measure up
6. Tools to pull apart or twist
snow job
pliers
lets take it outside
hear a pin drop
7. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
all thumbs
wash hand of
infest
gig
8. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
even-tempered
sprain
whistleblower
kinky
9. Be absent from school without permission
all ears
play hooky
infest
all thumbs
10. Let us go outside and fight
lets take it outside
knock the socks off
funnel
gig
11. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
stranded
ointment
wet blanket
hole in the wall
12. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
stranded
oar
garment bag
wound up
13. Getting too angry
measure up
at loggerheads
hit the ceeling/roof
gangplank
14. Be noticed by someone.
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15. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
shake a leg
keep something under someone's hat
whistleblower
mum and pop
16. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
sell someone short
restless
pedastrian crossing
at a loss
17. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
sell someone short
make a splash
revisit
to be on sick leave
18. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
perilous
slush
ointment
dress to kill
19. 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
thaw
tentative decision
half-sister-brother
repel
20. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
contingency
at a pinch
desensitize
scruffy
21. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
rain set in for
joking aside
at a pinch
gale
22. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
gangplank
hold him off
ticket collector
mum and pop
23. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
outlaw
revisit
contingency
run your tail between your legs
24. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
mum and pop
ointment
hit the ceeling/roof
teething ring
25. Silence
play hooky
chariot
norrow escape
hear a pin drop
26. Unfounded fear of being unwell
half-sister-brother
oar
hypochondria
set in stone
27. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
hear a pin drop
pay through the nose
turn someone off
biodegradable
28. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
not make head or tail of
keep your hair on
pulled muscle
sleeping car
29. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
kinky
lump
set in stone
gangplank
30. 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
to be on sick leave
shoot off one's mouth
marooned
do justice
31. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
patio
give a slip
thaw
at a loss
32. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
hallowed
infest
braces
pay through the nose
33. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
shower head
perilous
sell someone short
rain set in for
34. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
play hooky
jukebox
kinky
run your tail between your legs
35. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
scruffy
pneumonia
porch
play hooky
36. 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.
glider
infest
porch
doubt his chances
37. A small dark shop or restaurant
talk through his hat
hole in the wall
doubt his chances
nine to five
38. Cheaply - inexpensively
give a slip
run your tail between your legs
hole in the wall
for a song
39. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
hallowed
trunks
slush
patio
40. 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
ease up
gale
garment bag
41. Adj. dangerous - risky
perilous
revisit
talk through his hat
keep something under someone's hat
42. Don't think too much about it
sprain
go into shock
keep your hair on
wash hand of
43. To quarrel
keep something under someone's hat
you and what army
hard up
pick a fight
44. Jobless
contingency
slush
out of work
pay through the nose
45. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
go into shock
wet blanket
garment bag
sell someone short
46. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
all thumbs
pedastrian crossing
fighting words
bonnet
47. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
raise your spirit
greasy spoon
brag
at a loss
48. Boy-girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them
at standstill
dress to kill
jukebox
half-sister-brother
49. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
mum and pop
at standstill
scruffy
for a song
50. Dance; hurry
shake a leg
outlaw
patio
flexitime