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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
half-sister-brother
give a slip
gig
at her wits end
2. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
infest
greasy spoon
sprain
snow job
3. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
hear a pin drop
sleet
dress to kill
at standstill
4. Depart; set off to sea
get a move on
jukebox
set sail
glider
5. Unfounded fear of being unwell
repel
mum and pop
porch
hypochondria
6. Chatter - babble - speak casually
shoot the breeze
set in stone
walker
gig
7. Pay a high price - pay too much
desensitize
porch
even-tempered
pay through the nose
8. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
knock the socks off
slip off
biodegradable
pneumonia
9. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
pulled muscle
thaw
bathtub
go into shock
10. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
snowdrift
chariot
at her wits end
clothes horse
11. Be noticed by someone.
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12. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
half-sister-brother
oar
glider
snow job
13. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
contingency
make a splash
pliers
at sixes and sevens
14. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
blunt
norrow escape
hallowed
brag
15. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
catch someone's eye
shower head
hold him off
sprain
16. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
ease up
trunks
conscience
snow job
17. Shocked
go into shock
all thumbs
infest
sleeping car
18. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
shower cap
pliers
chariot
anti-establishment
19. Seriously - really - without joking -
not make head or tail of
pulled muscle
joking aside
play hooky
20. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
gangplank
marooned
thaw
half-sister-brother
21. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
revisit
all ears
brag
hard up
22. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
greasy spoon
stranded
at loggerheads
bathtub
23. Fighting alone
chariot
you and what army
desensitize
porch
24. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
give a slip
anti-establishment
all ears
to be on sick leave
25. Adj. dangerous - risky
turn someone off
perilous
outlaw
brag
26. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
anti-establishment
have a memory like a sieve
biodegradable
pedastrian crossing
27. Getting too angry
for a song
shoot off one's mouth
contingency
hit the ceeling/roof
28. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
knock the socks off
outlaw
sell someone short
gale
29. Get the ball rolling
contingency
get a move on
shake a leg
braces
30. Cheaply - inexpensively
hypochondria
at a pinch
for a song
sleet
31. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
gangplank
impeccable
sprain
marooned
32. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
knock the socks off
at sixes and sevens
even-tempered
slip off
33. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
play hooky
oar
at her wits end
run your tail between your legs
34. 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
marooned
patio
pressed for time
desensitize
35. 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.
infest
flunk
wet blanket
hold him off
36. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
run your tail between your legs
whistleblower
joking aside
marooned
37. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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38. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
keep something under someone's hat
pedastrian crossing
kinky
jukebox
39. Let us go outside and fight
all thumbs
shoot off one's mouth
lets take it outside
get caught in traffic jam
40. 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 .......
sleet
all ears
ease up
rain set in for
41. Engineless aircraft
glider
pneumonia
to be on sick leave
gangplank
42. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
glider
gangplank
shake a leg
snowdrift
43. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
gig
at a loss
give a slip
hole in the wall
44. Making claims without any backup
talk through his hat
go into shock
ointment
pliers
45. 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
for a song
wash hand of
anti-establishment
46. Large boses for household things
pressed for time
bathtub
trunks
hit the ceeling/roof
47. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
ointment
run your tail between your legs
bonnet
pick a fight
48. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
flexitime
doubt his chances
porch
get a move on
49. Sense of right and wrong
pressed for time
conscience
do justice
sleeping car
50. Owned and managed by a family or a husband and wife: a real .........restaurant
porch
hypochondria
greasy spoon
mum and pop