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Chicago Manual Of Style Idioms

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1. I am anxious ___ join the wrestling team.

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2. The president is in accord ___ Congress's plan.
Against
With
Of
On

3. The bank is ready to foreclose ___ our neighbors' house.
Of
In
On
With

4. I have great trust ___ Mal.
In
For
In - into
To

5. I will consider ___ your proposal.
With
By
Into - about
[no idiom]

6. I have been enamored ___ Mal for years.
Into
In or with
Over
Of

7. Mal is conversant ___ Spanish.
From or against
To
In
Into

8. A strong work ethic predominates ___ this house.
In [qualities of abstract things]
In or at
In
About

9. He was inaugurated ___ the club.
Into
At
Of
To

10. He has been acquitted ___ the charge of robbery.
With [literal comparison]
Of
Against
(1) with (2) over or about

11. Mal is very skillful ___ frisbee golf.
On [never off]
With
In or at
In

12. Our neighborhood abuts ___ a cow pasture.
With
In
[no idiom when transitive; against or on if intransitive]
In [qualities of abstract things]

13. Mal was hailed ___ the best teacher at PRHS last year.
With
On
[no idiom when a prep. or adv.]
As

14. Movies are very different ___ books.
With
From [use this almost always]
As
Of [not from]

15. We set up a trust ___ Mal to inherit when he is eighteen.
About
As
About
For

16. I jumped off ___ the swing.
Into
To [never than]
In
[no idiom when a prep. or adv.]

17. This was meant ___ encouragement.
With
Into
With - at - or about
As

18. Your idea is dissimilar ___ mine.
In
To
About or at
Among [groups]

19. I bank ___ Bank of America.
From
For or of
With - at
Of

20. The debate centers ___ whether he would be a good president.
On
On [never around]
Between [things]
In

21. I connived ___ Mal to trick Mal into going to bed early.
After
By
With
With - at

22. He succeeded ___ the title after the death of his father.
Against [doing something detrimental]
To
With
Of

23. Can I trade you this pencil ___ that eraser?
For
With
To
To

24. I don't want to reconcile ___ her because I am still angry.
With
As
About
Of

25. One cup is equivalent ___ eight ounces.
On
With - at
To
To or into

26. I purged my closet ___ old - tacky clothes.
Of
On [never around]
To
(1) in (2) on

27. I beguiled Mal ___ marrying me.
Against
Over
Into
Of

28. He tried to mitigate ___ the impact of his words by smiling.
[no idiom]
To
With
To

29. A wife can be assumed to be pregnant ___ her husband.
About
With
For
By

30. Apples differ ___ oranges.
Of
With
To
From

31. I was proud to bestow the award ___ my protege.
To
On
By
To

32. I lulled Mal ___ sleep.
Of
From
With
To

33. Liz Lemon commiserated ___ me when I hurt my ankle.
With
Of
Among [groups]
To (you can also be unequal to a task)

34. He chafes ___ strict authority.
On
Of
Under
For

35. The two men are unequal ___ height and weight.
In - into
[no idiom]
From
In

36. It makes no sense to compare apples ___ oranges.
To
About or at
With [literal comparison]
From

37. I was accompanied to the wedding ___ my husband.
By
In or at
Into
After

38. I confided my secret ___ Liz Lemon.
As
With
To
On

39. I inquired ___ Inara when I saw River Tam the other day.
About or over
On
At
After

40. I confided ___ Liz Lemon.
Among [groups]
In
For
With

41. Beauty consists ___ an ineffable quality of grace.
To
About
In [qualities of abstract things]
For

42. This house is not in congruence ___ building codes.
[no idiom]
(1) on (2) with
Of
With

43. The Renaissance was not contemporary ___ the Medieval Period.
About
With
By
From

44. My decision is contingent ___ your compliance ___ our rules.
(1) on (2) with
With
To
On

45. I have absolved him ___ his obligation to me.
For
From
Of
With

46. She is reticent ___ sharing personal details.
With
With
About
As

47. This tool would have been used ___ farming.
From
About
For
From

48. He tried to mitigate ___ disaster but failed.
Against
To
Into - about
[no idiom]

49. I colluded ___ Mal to trick Mal into going to bed early.
In - into
In
On
With

50. This agreement is binding ___ both parties.
On
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.'
Of
[no idiom]

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