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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. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
blunt
at her wits end
biodegradable
pedastrian crossing
2. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
bathtub
greasy spoon
keep your hair on
flunk
3. Depart; set off to sea
nine to five
set sail
flexitime
sleeping car
4. Jobless
get a move on
infest
out of work
wound up
5. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
sprain
slip off
shoot off one's mouth
do justice
6. Keep secret - not tell He won`t say where he is going for his holiday. He wants .......his ..
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7. An implement used to propel or steer a boat
oar
pedastrian crossing
bathtub
at a loss
8. (informal) dirty or untidy: He looked a little scruffy. She was wearing a ......... pair of jeans. s.......ness noun [U]
go into shock
shoot the breeze
scruffy
slip off
9. Partially melted snow
slush
kinky
even-tempered
desensitize
10. Fail (a test - course - etc.); give up; drop out of school; give a student a failing grade student
flunk
shoot off one's mouth
pressed for time
at standstill
11. Permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work:
shoot off one's mouth
for a song
perilous
to be on sick leave
12. Without much time - running out of time - in a hurry
greasy spoon
pressed for time
raise your spirit
hold him off
13. Shocked
make a splash
at a pinch
brag
go into shock
14. Be absent from school without permission
raise your spirit
shoot the breeze
play hooky
get a move on
15. Silence
conscience
run your tail between your legs
shower head
hear a pin drop
16. Dance; hurry
sleeping car
gangplank
shake a leg
anti-establishment
17. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
at her wits end
thaw
kinky
wet blanket
18. Make someone bored or repelled.
walker
turn someone off
joking aside
blunt
19. Making claims without any backup
have a memory like a sieve
talk through his hat
set sail
hard up
20. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
gangplank
funnel
sleet
gig
21. 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 .......
mum and pop
gig
all ears
ease up
22. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
knock the socks off
even-tempered
hallowed
sprain
23. Straightforward; or something that has a rough edge - that hurts
rainy day
blunt
set sail
not make head or tail of
24. Adj. dangerous - risky
rainy day
doubt his chances
rain set in for
perilous
25. Insulting or provocative words - especially of an ethnic - racial - or sexist nature - considered unacceptable or illegal by certain institutions.
thaw
get a move on
outlaw
fighting words
26. 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
keep something under someone's hat
you and what army
desensitize
ease up
27. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
do justice
hard up
snowdrift
hole in the wall
28. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
funnel
at standstill
biodegradable
hit the ceeling/roof
29. Anxious - worried - or excited: I was too .......to sleep. - brought to a state of great tension
blunt
wound up
shoot the breeze
kinky
30. Involved in an argument - at odds - engaged in a disagreement
at loggerheads
set sail
you and what army
chariot
31. Wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression
funnel
dress to kill
ointment
get caught in traffic jam
32. Pay a high price - pay too much
ticket collector
rainy day
gale
pay through the nose
33. Unfounded fear of being unwell
knock the socks off
run your tail between your legs
sprain
hypochondria
34. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
slush
lump
resort to
snowdrift
35. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
get caught in traffic jam
marooned
dress to kill
ointment
36. Poor memory - mind which does not absorb information
wash hand of
at loggerheads
have a memory like a sieve
set sail
37. Severe cold and fever
braces
raise your spirit
pneumonia
to be on sick leave
38. Tools to pull apart or twist
pliers
rainy day
go into shock
marooned
39. Getting too angry
pressed for time
shower head
restless
hit the ceeling/roof
40. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
doubt his chances
knock the socks off
ticket collector
talk through his hat
41. A special bag used to carry clothes such as suits and dresses: I packed the dresses in a black .......
anti-establishment
pick a fight
knock the socks off
garment bag
42. Be cheerful and get on with life
raise your spirit
sprain
run your tail between your legs
whistleblower
43. If necessary - if need be - in an emergency - just possibly - with difficulty; N. Amer. in a pinch; Brit. informal at a push.
sell someone short
chariot
at a pinch
jump the gun
44. Hood
bonnet
shoot the breeze
gig
give a slip
45. Adj. not still - unable to remain still; nervous - uneasy; lacking rest - lacking repose; constantly moving - perpetually in motion
restless
catch someone's eye
ointment
whistleblower
46. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
to be on sick leave
set in stone
dress to kill
braces
47. Injured muscle - muscle which has been strained
catch someone's eye
pulled muscle
lump
snowdrift
48. Carriage in a train that is equipped with special couches for sleeping
sleeping car
snowdrift
at loggerheads
shower cap
49. 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
clothes horse
tentative decision
kinky
braces
50. 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
raise your spirit
hypochondria
do justice
chariot