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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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1. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
contingency
porch
go into shock
stranded
2. Movement blocked by traffic
shoot off one's mouth
wound up
keep something under someone's hat
get caught in traffic jam
3. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
lump
restless
patio
pulled muscle
4. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
wet blanket
to be on sick leave
at a loss
for a song
5. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
ease up
whistleblower
to be on sick leave
scruffy
6. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
all ears
snow job
sell someone short
pay through the nose
7. Criminal; person outside the protection of the law; fugitive
outlaw
raise your spirit
at loggerheads
walker
8. Gale n. tempest - strong wind
glider
impeccable
scruffy
gale
9. One who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of another person - informer
patio
make a splash
whistleblower
repel
10. Listening carefully - trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting - I was all ears. I loved to hunt.
pressed for time
half-sister-brother
perilous
all ears
11. Adj. dangerous - risky
perilous
ointment
shake a leg
infest
12. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
hypochondria
mum and pop
doubt his chances
pneumonia
13. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
at standstill
stranded
conscience
blunt
14. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
pedastrian crossing
wound up
rainy day
nine to five
15. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
impeccable
hard up
hear a pin drop
shake a leg
16. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
go into shock
anti-establishment
outlaw
make a splash
17. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
anti-establishment
sleeping car
shoot off one's mouth
pressed for time
18. Not understand at all.
repel
do justice
snow job
not make head or tail of
19. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
perilous
funnel
ticket collector
shoot off one's mouth
20. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
contingency
glider
shower cap
all thumbs
21. Fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
raise your spirit
greasy spoon
run your tail between your legs
sell someone short
22. Hood
garment bag
snowdrift
bonnet
at a loss
23. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
walker
stranded
sell someone short
thaw
24. Severe cold and fever
contingency
fighting words
shower head
pneumonia
25. 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
porch
gale
give a slip
desensitize
26. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
brag
wound up
joking aside
repel
27. Large boses for household things
trunks
rainy day
ticket collector
do justice
28. Seriously - really - without joking -
half-sister-brother
fighting words
chariot
joking aside
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
hit the ceeling/roof
shower cap
repel
perilous
30. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
oar
ointment
walker
anti-establishment
31. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
keep something under someone's hat
catch someone's eye
snowdrift
hypochondria
32. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
set in stone
wet blanket
perilous
gig
33. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
catch someone's eye
mum and pop
have a memory like a sieve
you and what army
34. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
pressed for time
to be on sick leave
play hooky
walker
35. To quarrel
rainy day
pick a fight
snow job
biodegradable
36. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
resort to
hit the ceeling/roof
scruffy
hold him off
37. Let us go outside and fight
snow job
stranded
flexitime
lets take it outside
38. A small ring for an infant to bite on while teething.
all ears
scruffy
teething ring
repel
39. Get the ball rolling
trunks
get a move on
shower cap
perilous
40. Be cheerful and get on with life
shower cap
anti-establishment
raise your spirit
scruffy
41. Chatter - babble - speak casually
all ears
patio
jukebox
shoot the breeze
42. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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43. A cabinet containing an automatic record player
biodegradable
desensitize
snow job
jukebox
44. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
hole in the wall
half-sister-brother
gangplank
hear a pin drop
45. Make way through a narrow path
repel
funnel
oar
biodegradable
46. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
rainy day
wash hand of
not make head or tail of
wet blanket
47. Fighting alone
infest
you and what army
oar
pick a fight
48. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
walker
to be on sick leave
desensitize
nine to five
49. Don't think too much about it
fighting words
stranded
keep your hair on
patio
50. Two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used for fighting and racing
chariot
gale
knock the socks off
go into shock