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Chicago Manual Of Style Idioms

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Victorian husbands had mastery ___ their wives.
About
With - at
Over
To

2. My mom badgered me ___ cleaning my room - but I refused to do it.
Against [doing something detrimental]
With
(1) for (2) to be
About

3. He tried to mitigate ___ disaster but failed.
To or into
Against
With
From

4. He is undaunted ___ the number of vocabulary words he has to learn.
Of
By
To
To

5. I beguiled Mal ___ marrying me.
Of
To
Into
[no idiom when a prep. or adv.]

6. Are you prepared to answer ___ your crimes?
Of
Than [only when an independent clause follows 'different']
For
Against [doing something detrimental]

7. Here is his written admission ___ guilt.
From
From or against
At
Of

8. I can always bank ___ Mal to take care of me.
With [literal comparison]
[no idiom]
From
On

9. I differed ___ Mal ___ whether to paint the basement in UGA colors.
In
To
[no idiom]
(1) with (2) over or about

10. I am impatient ___ this situation.
With
From
With - at - or about
Of [not from]

11. I shivered ___ the terrible monster in the movie.
To
At
On
About - on

12. I cautioned him ___ his behavior.
With
On
In [when it's an art - use in; otherwise - use at]
About [situation]

13. I cautioned him ___ going out with her.
[no idiom]
Against [doing something detrimental]
About or at
With

14. The heretic committed blasphemy ___ the church.
Against
With
On
For or of

15. Inara is identical ___ her twin sister - River Tam.
About [situation]
Into
For
With - but to is also acceptable

16. Goodness is inherent ___ Mal.
Into
To
After
In

17. I am always anxious ___ Mal's health.
As
Over
About
With

18. Here is an excerpt ___ my favorite book.
From
For
Of [not from]
From [never of]

19. He was convicted ___ failure to report to jail.
Into
[no idiom when transitive; against or on if intransitive]
For or of
About [situation]

20. Mal coerced me ___ letting him paint the basement in UGA colors.
Into
With
From or against
As

21. Liz Lemon commiserated ___ me when I hurt my ankle.
On
With
From
Against [doing something detrimental]

22. Can I trade you this pencil ___ that eraser?
As
About [situation]
For
By

23. Mal has a real predilection ___ mess-making.
With
By
On
For

24. The jury acquitted ___ the defendant.
[no idiom]
From
In - into
In

25. I was forced to acquiesce ___ the matter and allow my husband to paint our basement in UGA colors.
Over
From [never of]
Against [doing something detrimental]
In

26. I have been enamored ___ Mal for years.
Of
From
At
About

27. I lulled Mal ___ believing that I would let him paint the basement red and black.
Into
With
About - on
On

28. I wish that we could agree ___ politics.
With
On
About [situation]
About

29. Apples differ ___ oranges.
[no idiom]
As
From
In [qualities of abstract things]

30. Her birthday coincides ___ Thanksgiving this year.
As
On
From
With

31. The debate centers ___ whether he would be a good president.
Into
From
Into - about
On [never around]

32. I was accompanied to the wedding ___ my husband.
By
To [never than]
To
Among [groups]

33. Movies are very different ___ books.
(1) in (2) on
From [use this almost always]
To or into
In [when it's an art - use in; otherwise - use at]

34. There is little cohesion ___ Republicans and Democrats.
About
On [never off]
Among [groups]
(1) with (2) over or about

35. I colluded ___ Mal to trick Mal into going to bed early.
Of
With
[no idiom when transitive; against or on if intransitive]
Of

36. I am really adept ___ all forms of art.

37. Mal was hailed ___ the best teacher at PRHS last year.
As
To
To (you can also be unequal to a task)
In

38. Shall I compare thee ___ a summer's day?
About - on
To [poetic or metaphorical]
In - into
Of

39. This tool would have been used ___ farming.
For
About
On
Off

40. Mal is very skillful ___ tools; in fact - he built that table.
With
Under
Off
In

41. Will you agree to abide ___ your contract?
About
After
By
In [when it's an art - use in; otherwise - use at]

42. Movies today are very different ___ they were in the fifties.

43. I wanted to dissociate myself ___ his company.
With or in
From
Against [doing something detrimental]
For

44. Is he badgering ___ the witness?
With
As
[no idiom]
To

45. Georgia is contiguous ___ Alabama.
In - within
About or at
With or to
To [poetic or metaphorical]

46. I inquired ___ the agent when my car would be ready.
To
After
To [never than]
Of

47. He is shivering ___ cold!
For
For
In
From

48. He chafes ___ strict authority.
In
Under
To be
To

49. Mal hails ___ Texas.
With
As
From
With

50. I hate arguing ___ politics.
Of
To
About or over
Of [not from]