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GMAT Idioms

Subjects : gmat, english

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Lets try to agree (upon/ with) a date for the vacation
Concieve of X as
Agree upon = agree on
Native to - use for plants or animal species
Sacrifice X for Y

2. Jack prefers tea (to/over) coffee
Forbid to
Prefer X to Y
Disapprove of
Both X and Y

3. My car is better (than/ from) yours
Better than
Invested in
Concieve of X as
Among

4. The landlord has prohibited Jayne ___ coming late in the night
Confirm with
Prohibit X from Y
Regard as
Acting like - metaphorical comparison

5. In Argentina - Maradona is often compared (to/with) God
Contrasing with
Many
Compared to
Decide on - select

6. I am not so much sad ___perplexed
Decide on - select
Costs associated with
Lead away
Not so much X as Y

7. Jayne was required to supervise the entire operations of the assembly line
Require to
Lead away
Chosee as
Explain away - to explain something so that it is no longer a problem

8. Jerry is capable (for/ of) great feats of strength
Encourage in
Expected X of Y - to anticipate that someone will do something
In order to
Capable of

9. We can count __Jayne's to compete the project
Restrictions on
Count on
Expose to
Require to

10. We allowed room __ improvement when we wrote this book
Contends that - claim/ state
Seek after
Allowed for
Determined by

11. No city seems better served by a motorway beltways than Madrid
Between x and y
Better served by X than by Y
Elect to
Reluctant to

12. Jayne has very strong opinions (on/ about) censorship
Mandate that
Dwindle away - become less or smaller
Opinions on
Estimated at - used to denote place where the estimation was done

13. For some people - laptops are just a means __ an end
Dispute over
Elected as
A means to
Worried about

14. The boss seemed ___ a nice person when I met him
Seem like
Asked for
Declared (takes nothing)
So X that Y

15. My problem is less serious than yours
Connection between X and Y
Less X than Y
Compared to
Elected as

16. Jayne is contrasting his working style with that of Mal

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17. Gold jewelry has been prized ___ thousands of years
Disagree with (person/ idea) - same as agree with
Asked for
Seek after
Prized for

18. The costs associated (to/ wtih) setting up a factory are prohibitive
Grow into
In order to
Modeled after
Costs associated with

19. I believe Jayne's version (as/ to be) the truth
Speak up
Just as X - so Y (to point similarities)
Believe to be
Insisted that

20. I disaprove __ the use of cheating to pass the test
Escape notice - to go unnoticed
Confirm with
Disapprove of
Composed of

21. The children have been independent (to/ of) their parents since childhood
Ability to see - Cats can see.... is better
Agrees with
Manage with
Independent from

22. Jacol likes to associate (with/ among) honest people
Associate with
Sequence of
Except for
Differs/ different from

23. The team is composed (from/ of) people (of/ from) every department
Composed of
Date from - to have existence that extends from a particular time
X instead of Y
'contrast with' - contrast is used as verb; denotes the actual act of contrasting two things

24. Jayne forbid his driver (to enter/ from entering) the house
Not X but rather Y
Forbid to
Depicted as
Continue with

25. Much as Lola needed the car - she had no refuse
Between x and y
Inherited from
Much as
Agree on = agree upon

26. I would have not tea ____ coffee
Require X to
Consequence of = result of
Preoccupied with
Not X but rather Y

27. The dogs fled ___ their cruel master
Forbid to
Expect from - to be waiting for something from someone
Flee from - run away
Mandate that

28. I hope that this will result ___ the police finding your car
Instance of
Result in
Results from
Among

29. The weakest candidate emerged (as/ to be) the winner
Elected as
Credit to
Emerged as
Dream about

30. The MPs debate (about/ over/ on/ for) the bill tomorrow
Identical with
From X to Y
Restrictions on
Debate about/ on/ over - discuss in detail

31. This movie is base __ a true story
Based on
Flee from - run away
As great as
Much as

32. The facts dont correlate (to/ with) her story
Correlate with
Capable of
Not X but rather Y
Flee to

33. His reasoning was flawed - and appeared to be independent (to/of) any logic
Speak for
Contends that - claim/ state
Independent of
Less X than Y

34. I'm delighted (to/ at) make your acquaintance
Delighted to = glad to
Elected as
So X as to Y - denote cause and effect - cannot replace 'in order to'
Responsible for

35. Are international charities becoming more localized ___the economic crisis?
Localized in
Restrictions on
Inherited from
In order to

36. Tina decided ___ the chocolate flavored ice-cream
Decide on - select
Expect from - to be waiting for something from someone
'a contrast to' - contrast is used as noun; mainly used to show the dissimilarities between two things
Declared (takes nothing)

37. There is a dispute ___ the new name of the city
Speaking from
Connection between X and Y
Attribute to
Dispute over

38. I disagree ___ you on this subject
Credit to
Preoccupied with
Disagree with (person/ idea) - same as agree with
Native to - use for plants or animal species

39. Jeanne has inherited her complexion ___ her mother
Native to - use for plants or animal species
Inherited from
Subscribe to
From X to Y

40. Jayne wants to know what is required (of/for) him in this job
Prohibit X from Y
Required of
Unlike X - Y
Responsible for

41. Jayne permitted his son __ drive to college
Independent from
In order to
Permit X to Y
Native to - use for plants or animal species

42. Jayne said the would (try to come/ try and come) on time
Aggravated - made worse is aggravating - annoying
Among
Prized as - prized for
Try to

43. I do not subscribe ___ the view that Jayne is guilty
Subscribe to
Agrees with
The more/ greater X - the more/ greater Y
Contrasing with

44. We could neither walk (nor/ or) drive to the venue
Essential to
Originate in
Cares about = cares for
Neither X nor Y

45. She would permit not permit me up the ladder
Permit up
Doubt that
Better than
Expose to

46. The rules of war mandate ___ no prisoner be tortured for information
Prized above
Mandate that
Seek after
Dream about

47. We attribute our success (to/ from) good fortune
Refer to
Seem like
Attribute to
Elect to

48. Jenna is contrasting her casual jeans (with/ to) a formal top
Resemble in
Contrasing with
Allowed for
Capable of

49. (After/ Following) the gold rush - the mining town collapsed
After is better
Drawn upon - used up
Jayne demands that he be given a raise
Range from X to Y

50. I discouraged them (from filing/ to file ) a complaint
Prized as - prized for
Defined as
Composed of
Discourage from