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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. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
biodegradable
walker
anti-establishment
at loggerheads
2. Partially melted snow
repel
slush
tentative decision
pay through the nose
3. 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
repel
gangplank
conscience
kinky
4. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
sell someone short
pedastrian crossing
flunk
keep your hair on
5. Fighting alone
make a splash
for a song
wound up
you and what army
6. Depart; set off to sea
snow job
set sail
pliers
ointment
7. Getting too angry
hit the ceeling/roof
mum and pop
shoot off one's mouth
set sail
8. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
at loggerheads
norrow escape
porch
pedastrian crossing
9. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
blunt
flunk
biodegradable
hypochondria
10. A small dark shop or restaurant
at loggerheads
nine to five
hole in the wall
sleeping car
11. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
half-sister-brother
shower cap
even-tempered
restless
12. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
ticket collector
doubt his chances
joking aside
run your tail between your legs
13. Shocked
even-tempered
go into shock
do justice
turn someone off
14. An event or situation that might happen in the future - especially one that could cause problems: a ......... plan
tentative decision
contingency
sprain
wet blanket
15. Take off with ease or speed
porch
gig
keep your hair on
slip off
16. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
wet blanket
all thumbs
mum and pop
all ears
17. Movable ramp used when boarding or leaving a ship
gangplank
snow job
set in stone
fighting words
18. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
turn someone off
make a splash
measure up
greasy spoon
19. Poor - lacking money; under pressure - troubled
infest
braces
shoot the breeze
hard up
20. 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
hit the ceeling/roof
ointment
sprain
21. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
pulled muscle
chariot
even-tempered
clothes horse
22. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
perilous
mum and pop
pay through the nose
impeccable
23. A flat hard area near a house - where people sit outside
outlaw
patio
hold him off
hallowed
24. Confused - bewildered - perplexed
at a loss
run your tail between your legs
talk through his hat
pay through the nose
25. Not understand at all.
all thumbs
not make head or tail of
hold him off
anti-establishment
26. Something that helps you get clean. You stand under it and water sprays down on you.
raise your spirit
shower head
get a move on
at loggerheads
27. 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
garment bag
bonnet
desensitize
do justice
28. Fixed - unchanging; arranged - prepared; resolute - firmly resolved; determined in advance
shower cap
ease up
rain set in for
gale
29. Opposed to the existing authorities or establishment
slush
rainy day
sell someone short
anti-establishment
30. Seriously - really - without joking -
pick a fight
scruffy
joking aside
nine to five
31. Tools to pull apart or twist
marooned
anti-establishment
fighting words
pliers
32. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
go into shock
whistleblower
at standstill
wound up
33. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
resort to
conscience
marooned
raise your spirit
34. Chatter - babble - speak casually
brag
raise your spirit
shoot the breeze
even-tempered
35. To prevent someone who is trying to attack or defeat you from succeeding: Not even a gun could hold him off forever.
walker
hold him off
anti-establishment
have a memory like a sieve
36. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
ointment
sleeping car
flexitime
mum and pop
37. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
pressed for time
dress to kill
gig
shower cap
38. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
shower cap
pliers
lets take it outside
have a memory like a sieve
39. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
make a splash
doubt his chances
rain set in for
stranded
40. Cut off - isolated - abandoned; marooned on a reef or section of land - run aground
rain set in for
stranded
get caught in traffic jam
hold him off
41. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
turn someone off
not make head or tail of
wet blanket
impeccable
42. In a state of confusion or disorder - in a mess
teething ring
greasy spoon
at sixes and sevens
gig
43. Informal) CAUSE A SENSATION - cause a stir - attract attention - draw attention to oneself/itself - get noticed - make an impression - make an impact.
make a splash
kinky
hit the ceeling/roof
pulled muscle
44. 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
at standstill
stranded
oar
45. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
ointment
half-sister-brother
get a move on
at sixes and sevens
46. Engineless aircraft
marooned
flexitime
glider
biodegradable
47. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
trunks
repel
kinky
garment bag
48. Be cheerful and get on with life
stranded
raise your spirit
hit the ceeling/roof
measure up
49. Escape being caught; avoid
stranded
glider
tentative decision
give a slip
50. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
ticket collector
nine to five
sell someone short
lets take it outside