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Chicago Manual Of Style Idioms

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1. Mal is very skillful ___ frisbee golf.
In
In or at
In [when it's an art - use in; otherwise - use at]
In

2. I inquired ___ Inara when I saw River Tam the other day.
At
After
To
In [qualities of abstract things]

3. She was considered ___ the position but was ultimately found ___ unqualified.
From
For or of
(1) for (2) to be
Of

4. He succeeded ___ a lawyer - winning most of his cases.
As
With
From [never of]
Than [only when an independent clause follows 'different']

5. UGA predominated ___ UF in their most recent game.
To
At
Over
To

6. I am impatient ___ this situation.
To [poetic or metaphorical]
With - at - or about
About - on
In

7. It makes no sense to compare apples ___ oranges.
From
As
With [literal comparison]
To

8. He is undaunted ___ the number of vocabulary words he has to learn.
By
For
On [never around]
Into

9. Mal received the sanction of a time-out ___ his misbehavior.
Into
Against
For
To or into

10. Will you admit ___ that you were wrong?
[no idiom]
Into
From
From

11. My decision is contingent ___ your compliance ___ our rules.
[no idiom]
Against
(1) on (2) with
[no idiom]

12. This mixture consists ___ three ingredients.
In or at
Of
Of [not from]
With

13. GCPS placed a ban ___ cell phones in class.
On
Among [groups]
With
Of

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

15. Mal coerced me ___ letting him paint the basement in UGA colors.
With or to
Into
To
With

16. Here is his written admission ___ guilt.
Into
To
Among [groups]
Of

17. Are you prepared to argue ___ your point of view?
To
To
Against
For

18. The debate centers ___ whether he would be a good president.
About
Off
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.'
On [never around]

19. I hate arguing ___ politics.
On
About or over
From
With

20. Mal has a real predilection ___ mess-making.
For
To
As
To [never than]

21. Quit arguing ___ my beliefs!
Against
Of
With or in
With [literal comparison]

22. I used the fun song as a pretext ___ getting Mal to help me clean up.
In - into
For
About
As

23. I have been enamored ___ Mal for years.
About
Of
[no idiom]
To or into

24. His dissent ___ his mother became rancorous.
By
With
On
From or against

25. I lulled Mal ___ believing that I would let him paint the basement red and black.
Into
Into - about
In
Of

26. An epiphany is different ___ an 'aha moment.'
With
With or in
By
From

27. I inquired ___ the price of the statue.
Of
About
From
About or over

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

29. I don't want to argue ___ you.
Against [doing something detrimental]
With
Of
For

30. The president is in accord ___ Congress's plan.
With
As
Against
By

31. I considered that ___ a possible answer but ultimately rejected it.
As
[no idiom]
With
To be

32. We usually differ ___ politics.
In
Of [not from]
Against [doing something detrimental]
About - on

33. I commented ___ Liz Lemon that her daughter is cute.
In
From
To [never than]
To

34. Goodness is inherent ___ Mal.
On
As
In [when it's an art - use in; otherwise - use at]
In

35. I am used ___ tutoring great people.
To (you can also be unequal to a task)
In - into
To
On

36. I was forced to acquiesce ___ the matter and allow my husband to paint our basement in UGA colors.
For
About or over
In
With

37. I refuse to trade ___ that merchant any more after his incendiary remarks.
In
With
Against
[no idiom when transitive; against or on if intransitive]

38. You will have to give your account ___ me under oath.
For
To
About or over
About

39. Don't infringe ___ my rights!
On
As
With or in
To

40. Your idea is dissimilar ___ mine.
[no idiom]
In
To [poetic or metaphorical]
To

41. The meal was accompanied ___ lovely music.
By
From [never of]
To
Against

42. I wish that we could agree ___ politics.
About
As
With
To

43. The two men are unequal ___ height and weight.
As
From or against
To
In

44. I hope that all of us can coalesce ___ a cohesive group.
With
To
Into - about
Into

45. Can we agree ___ which paint colors to use in the basement?
By
With
On
In

46. I agree ___ your decision to paint the basement in UGA colors.
With
About
Of
By

47. I colluded ___ Mal to trick Mal into going to bed early.
With
In [when it's an art - use in; otherwise - use at]
From
On

48. Apples differ ___ oranges.
With
From
By
For

49. I am anxious ___ join the wrestling team.

50. I am trying to inculcate good manners ___ Mal.
For
In or with
In - into
With [literal comparison]