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Chicago Manual Of Style Idioms

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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. Mal was stigmatized ___ his bad behavior at Gymboree.
Over
About
For
After

2. I confided ___ Liz Lemon.
In
Of
With
By

3. He has been absolved ___ guilt.
From
To
For
With

4. I will accord the honor ___ him.
With
From
To
For

5. I confided ___ Liz Lemon that I had stolen $10 million.
To (you can also be unequal to a task)
With or to
To
On

6. I inquired ___ the price of the statue.
For
To [never than]
About
Against

7. This mixture consists ___ three ingredients.
Of
From
As
Over

8. The meal was accompanied ___ lovely music.
On
(1) for (2) to be
By
Into

9. I was forced to acquiesce ___ the matter and allow my husband to paint our basement in UGA colors.
Among [groups]
In
Against [doing something detrimental]
Of

10. This agreement is binding ___ both parties.
Of
[no idiom]
On
To

11. He usually subscribes ___ the ideals of the Republican party - but this time - he disagrees.
On
For
As
To

12. I am used ___ tutoring great people.
For or of
With
To
As

13. Can you account ___ your whereabouts at the time of the robbery?
Of
For
Of
In

14. I don't want to argue ___ you.
For
[no idiom]
With
For

15. I consider him ___ the smartest person I know.
To be
By
From
To [never than]

16. I differed ___ Mal ___ whether to paint the basement in UGA colors.
From
By
From
(1) with (2) over or about

17. I hate arguing ___ politics.
Into
About or over
Between [things]
At

18. I wish that we could agree ___ politics.
On
In or at
About
With

19. When I was pregnant ___ Mal - I was miserable.
With
To
In
(1) in (2) on

20. I commented ___ Liz Lemon that her daughter is cute.
To
On
(1) for (2) to be
Of

21. Is he badgering ___ the witness?
For
Into
[no idiom]
With - but to is also acceptable

22. Shall I compare thee ___ a summer's day?
To [poetic or metaphorical]
With
For
About [situation]

23. His dissent ___ his mother became rancorous.
From or against
[no idiom when transitive; against or on if intransitive]
From [never of]
As

24. I lulled Mal ___ sleep.
With
To
With
Against

25. He was convicted ___ the crime.
In
Of
As
From

26. Georgia is contiguous ___ Alabama.
From [never of]
About
With
With or to

27. Are you prepared to answer ___ your crimes?
With [literal comparison]
For
With
In - within

28. He banked quickly ___ the wall and drove his bumper car into mine.
Over
From [never of]
With
Off

29. He tried to mitigate ___ disaster but failed.
Against
With - but to is also acceptable
For or of
As

30. I try to control my impatience ___ Mal's messiness.
Of
From or against
With
In [when it's an art - use in; otherwise - use at]

31. Mal was purged ___ the Gymboree class after he lit the teacher on fire.
Of
From
Into
About

32. Mal was hailed ___ the best teacher at PRHS last year.
Of
As
With
By

33. Mal hails ___ Texas.
From
In
To
On

34. I inquired ___ the agent when my car would be ready.
For
Of
In - within
With

35. This was meant ___ him.
Of [not from]
For
To
[no idiom]

36. My mom badgered me ___ cleaning my room - but I refused to do it.
For
About
In - into
To

37. I don't want to reconcile ___ her because I am still angry.
With
In
Into
On

38. I wanted to dissociate myself ___ his company.
About or at
With
Into
From

39. Here is an excerpt ___ my favorite book.
From [never of]
With
With
In

40. I hope that all of us can coalesce ___ a cohesive group.
For
Of
Into
By

41. Are you prepared to argue ___ your point of view?
For
To
With
[no idiom when a prep. or adv.]

42. I am always vexed ___ Mal when he makes a huge mess.
In - into
As
With
Of

43. Liz Lemon commiserated ___ me when I hurt my ankle.
With - but to is also acceptable
Of
With
By

44. We were hoping for the sanction ___ the committee so that they would support our cause.
From
With
Of
In

45. The debate centers ___ whether he would be a good president.
This is a trick question; this construction is not preferred - as anxious means worried - not looking forward to something. You should say 'I am excited to join the team' or 'I look forward to joining the team.'
(1) on (2) with
About
On [never around]

46. I am trying to inculcate good manners ___ Mal.
In - into
By
(1) for (2) to be
(1) on (2) with

47. Mal is conversant ___ political theory.
To
For
With or in
To

48. An epiphany is different ___ an 'aha moment.'
From
From
For
In

49. Chocolate is preferable ___ vegetables.
To [never than]
On
With
Of

50. I forbid you ___ date that scumbag!
To
Into
By
In - within