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Chicago Manual Of Style Idioms

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. My research is based ___ the assumption that aliens exist.
From
From
On [never off]
For

2. He succeeded ___ a lawyer - winning most of his cases.
To
With
As
To

3. I agree ___ your demand that we paint the basement in UGA colors.
To
With
With - but to is also acceptable
Under

4. My research is based ___ linguistic theory.
About or at
[no idiom]
To
In

5. Don't infringe ___ my rights!
To
Into
On
In [qualities of abstract things]

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

7. My decision is contingent ___ your compliance ___ our rules.
(1) for (2) to be
Between [things]
(1) on (2) with
In

8. I admitted her ___ my confidence - and she betrayed my trust.
To or into
Over
About or over
To be

9. My mom badgered me ___ cleaning my room - but I refused to do it.
About
By
To
Into

10. I want to instill good values ___ Mal.
In - into
To
In - within
With

11. He is undaunted ___ the number of vocabulary words he has to learn.
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.'
With
To
By

12. Buford abounds ___ cows.
As
In or with
Into
In [qualities of abstract things]

13. He was inaugurated ___ president.
For
From
For
As

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

15. I am trying to inculcate good manners ___ Mal.
In - into
Into
From
On

16. I hope that all of us can coalesce ___ a cohesive group.
With
Into
From
For

17. UGA predominated ___ UF in their most recent game.
By
With
Of
Over

18. If you comply ___ our rules - you will succeed.
From
At
To
With

19. I shivered ___ the terrible monster in the movie.
With
To
At
About

20. I try to control my impatience ___ Mal's messiness.
As
On
Over
With

21. I refuse to trade ___ that merchant any more after his incendiary remarks.
With
By
Of
To

22. He succeeded ___ the title after the death of his father.
Into
Of
To
In - into

23. This house is not in congruence ___ building codes.
Into
To
From or against
With

24. I have mastery ___ grammar.
About
For
Of
For

25. Are you equal ___ the task of learning all of these idioms?
For
In - within
From
To (you can also be unequal to a task)

26. I wish that we could agree ___ politics.
With - at - or about
For
From or against
About

27. He chafes ___ strict authority.
From
In or with
Under
To

28. Mal is really adept ___ playing frisbee golf.
At
With
Off
Into

29. The heretic committed blasphemy ___ the church.
To
At
Against
With

30. I acquiesced ___Matt's choice of pizza for dinner.
With
From
To
Out of

31. A strong work ethic predominates ___ this house.
As
With - but to is also acceptable
In
As

32. Is he badgering ___ the witness?
With or to
With or in
With
[no idiom]

33. I connived ___ Mal to trick Mal into going to bed early.
(1) on (2) with
With
About
From

34. I will accord the honor ___ him.
To
By
On
(1) in (2) on

35. Mal was purged ___ the Gymboree class after he lit the teacher on fire.
From
To
To or into
[no idiom]

36. Quit arguing ___ my beliefs!
Against
After
As
In

37. I have been enamored ___ Mal for years.
Over
Of
From [never of]
To

38. GCPS placed a ban ___ cell phones in class.
About
By
On
By

39. His business is built on his trade ___ weapons.
Over
In
As
From

40. We set up a trust ___ Mal to inherit when he is eighteen.
To
For
(1) on (2) with
With

41. It makes no sense to compare apples ___ oranges.
In or with
At
With [literal comparison]
For

42. The meal was accompanied ___ lovely music.
About
As
Against
By

43. Here is his written admission ___ guilt.
Into
On
To or into
Of

44. The debate centers ___ whether he would be a good president.
On [never around]
Of
From [use this almost always]
With

45. I commented ___ Liz Lemon that her daughter is cute.
By
Of
To
From

46. The bank is ready to foreclose ___ our neighbors' house.
On
Off
In - into
About

47. I used the fun song as a pretext ___ getting Mal to help me clean up.
To
To
To be
For

48. Mal is very skillful ___ frisbee golf.
In
In or at
At
To

49. I subscribe ___ InStyle Magazine.
To
Into
As
Into

50. This was meant ___ encouragement.
By
As
Of
On