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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. I inquired ___ Inara when I saw River Tam the other day.
About - on
In [qualities of abstract things]
Of
After

2. Is he badgering ___ the witness?
For
To
[no idiom]
Of

3. Will you agree to abide ___ your contract?
As
By
Into
Of

4. I don't want to reconcile ___ her because I am still angry.
[no idiom]
To
With
Into

5. Mal was hailed ___ the best teacher at PRHS last year.
From
As
Over
With

6. GCPS placed a ban ___ cell phones in class.
For
On
After
Against

7. Her birthday coincides ___ Thanksgiving this year.
Than [only when an independent clause follows 'different']
With
As
About - on

8. There is little cohesion ___ Republicans and Democrats.
By
To (you can also be unequal to a task)
About
Among [groups]

9. She is reticent ___ sharing personal details.
With
To
About
With

10. I beguiled Mal ___ my awesome cooking and mix CDs.
(1) in (2) on
With or to
With
Against

11. I am always anxious ___ Mal's health.
For
Into
About
With or to

12. Here is an excerpt ___ my favorite book.
With or in
From [never of]
From
With

13. I beguiled Mal ___ marrying me.
Into
About or at
For
By

14. I will accord the honor ___ him.
For
[no idiom when a prep. or adv.]
To [never than]
To

15. I am vexed ___ the current political situation.
From
To
On
About or at

16. Can you account ___ your whereabouts at the time of the robbery?
To [poetic or metaphorical]
About - on
To
For

17. She was considered ___ the position but was ultimately found ___ unqualified.
In
(1) for (2) to be
With
Against

18. Mal will have to answer ___ me for this mess!
Of
In
Of
To

19. I have no comment ___ her; she is beneath my notice.
With
About
With - but to is also acceptable
As

20. I was proud to bestow the award ___ my protege.
Off
From [never of]
On
On [never off]

21. A wife can be assumed to be pregnant ___ her husband.
In or with
On
From
By

22. The meal was accompanied ___ lovely music.
With
To
In [when it's an art - use in; otherwise - use at]
By

23. Victorian husbands had mastery ___ their wives.
Over
Of
About or over
About

24. Mal is conversant ___ Spanish.
To
In
To
Into

25. He tried to mitigate ___ disaster but failed.
To
To
Against
By

26. You should not fraternize too much ___ your boss.
On
With
To
[no idiom]

27. I am trying to inculcate good manners ___ Mal.
[no idiom]
To
In - into
From

28. I cautioned him ___ his behavior.
With
In
About [situation]
After

29. Mal was stigmatized ___ his bad behavior at Gymboree.
For
[no idiom]
On
Into

30. This was meant ___ encouragement.
As
On [never around]
On
To

31. My mom badgered me ___ cleaning my room - but I refused to do it.
From
Into
On
About

32. I purged my closet ___ old - tacky clothes.
In or at
To
Of
In - into

33. I was forced to acquiesce ___ the matter and allow my husband to paint our basement in UGA colors.
In
For or of
From
Against [doing something detrimental]

34. He is undaunted ___ the number of vocabulary words he has to learn.
[no idiom when transitive; against or on if intransitive]
By
Against [doing something detrimental]
Over

35. I agree ___ your demand that we paint the basement in UGA colors.
With
About
With
To

36. I am always vexed ___ Mal when he makes a huge mess.
By
On
To
With

37. I confided my secret ___ Liz Lemon.
For
To [never than]
To
On

38. He chafes ___ strict authority.
At
In
Under
By

39. Liz Lemon commiserated ___ me when I hurt my ankle.
With
With or to
As
About

40. He was convicted ___ the crime.
From [use this almost always]
With
(1) for (2) to be
Of

41. I chafed ___ having to put my book down.
Out of
Of
From
At

42. He has been acquitted ___ the charge of robbery.
On
To
With or in
Of

43. Apples differ ___ oranges.
To
From
Of
For

44. I cajoled Mal ___ picking up ice cream on his way home.
With
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.'
Into
About or over

45. The heretic committed blasphemy ___ the church.
To
Against
Out of
To (you can also be unequal to a task)

46. I just have to be reconciled ___ the fact that Mal is a messy person.
With
To
On
In

47. The bank is ready to foreclose ___ our neighbors' house.
Than [only when an independent clause follows 'different']
To
On
For or of

48. There is little cohesion these ideas.
As
To or into
On
Between [things]

49. My dad badgered me ___ changing my outfit.
Of
By
For
Into

50. I cautioned him ___ going out with her.
Into
On
Against [doing something detrimental]
For