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TOEFL Vocab: Everyday Phrases
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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. Adj. holy - sacred - sanctified - revered
patio
gig
hallowed
anti-establishment
2. A large piece of something without definite shape
lump
sleeping car
hypochondria
shower cap
3. Be absent from school without permission
sprain
play hooky
lets take it outside
ease up
4. Not understand at all.
not make head or tail of
pulled muscle
pick a fight
ticket collector
5. Jobless
pneumonia
biodegradable
talk through his hat
out of work
6. Dance; hurry
have a memory like a sieve
bonnet
turn someone off
shake a leg
7. Let us go outside and fight
greasy spoon
lets take it outside
dress to kill
tentative decision
8. A system in which people work a particular number of hours each week or month - but can change the times at which they start and finish each day
outlaw
restless
make a splash
flexitime
9. Left behind; stranded - put on a reef or section of land; abandoned in a deserted place
gangplank
whistleblower
pulled muscle
marooned
10. Sense of right and wrong
ticket collector
conscience
restless
play hooky
11. Attempt to trick someone - attempted fraud (Slang)
ointment
snow job
funnel
perilous
12. Making claims without any backup
lump
gale
whistleblower
talk through his hat
13. Shunned responsibility for - - avoided being held accountable for -
lets take it outside
contingency
wash hand of
set sail
14. 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
do justice
make a splash
hole in the wall
hallowed
15. Partly frozen rain - mixture of snow and rain v-n
gangplank
sleet
trunks
snow job
16. Boast - exaggerate about oneself
brag
gig
joking aside
lets take it outside
17. A small dark shop or restaurant
wet blanket
stranded
hole in the wall
out of work
18. Turn to and adopt (a course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
snow job
at a pinch
tentative decision
resort to
19. Clumsy - awkward; not graceful; not talented
marooned
all thumbs
bonnet
chariot
20. Large boses for household things
trunks
brag
talk through his hat
set sail
21. Calm and does not easily become angry SYN placid
slush
outlaw
even-tempered
at her wits end
22. Container used to hold water for washing oneself
slush
play hooky
sleeping car
bathtub
23. Greatly impress - amaze - overwhelm (Slang)
half-sister-brother
hold him off
knock the socks off
shake a leg
24. Bank of snow - mound of snow piled up by the wind; snow driven by the wind
kinky
sell someone short
snowdrift
joking aside
25. Outside - open portion of the house - with a roof
teething ring
gangplank
porch
rain set in for
26. Chatter - talk nonsense - speak about trivial matters
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27. Kuyrugunu sikistirip kacmak
hallowed
gale
run your tail between your legs
jukebox
28. Strange - weird - odd; curly - twisted; stiff; sexually perverted
keep your hair on
kinky
wash hand of
tentative decision
29. A job - especially one that does not last for a long time
half-sister-brother
lets take it outside
get a move on
gig
30. Close call - near miss - miraculous rescue - escape with very little time to spare
snowdrift
norrow escape
biodegradable
walker
31. A plastic hat that keeps your hair dry in a shower
shower cap
knock the socks off
run your tail between your legs
resort to
32. Be completely at a loss as to what to do
fighting words
outlaw
contingency
at her wits end
33. (Slang) person whose main interest is clothes dressing fashionably
clothes horse
go into shock
wet blanket
tentative decision
34. A soft cream that you rub into your skin - especially as a medical treatment
infest
ointment
ticket collector
stranded
35. One who exudes depression or sadness - one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy
doubt his chances
bonnet
wet blanket
nine to five
36. Informal - often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant - usually one that is not very clean or attractive
pedastrian crossing
marooned
greasy spoon
to be on sick leave
37. A frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs - before it can walk SYN baby ...... British English
do justice
walker
fighting words
run your tail between your legs
38. Hood
shower cap
pulled muscle
patio
bonnet
39. Cheaply - inexpensively
for a song
dress to kill
keep something under someone's hat
porch
40. Materials - chemicals etc changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non-......... - This carton is made of ...... plastic.
biodegradable
infest
at her wits end
oar
41. No longer changeable; 'the agreement is not yet s............'
sleeping car
slip off
set in stone
glider
42. Become or cause to become soft or liquid
give a slip
thaw
shower cap
teething ring
43. To damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist: I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
bathtub
sprain
slip off
teething ring
44. A situation in which there is no movement or activity at all
half-sister-brother
at her wits end
pliers
at standstill
45. Seriously - really - without joking -
hallowed
jump the gun
joking aside
turn someone off
46. Someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets
conscience
ticket collector
pick a fight
gale
47. Adj. faultless - perfect; free from sin - pure
biodegradable
impeccable
revisit
tentative decision
48. Basarili olacagindan süphe etmek
whistleblower
doubt his chances
dress to kill
shoot the breeze
49. 9 to 5 - job where one works from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
pulled muscle
nine to five
fighting words
whistleblower
50. Formal to consider or discuss something again: We need to ..... this proposal as soon as the budget is clearer.
gale
hear a pin drop
revisit
go into shock