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Chicago Manual Of Style Idioms

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. I wanted to dissociate myself ___ his company.
From
With
Of
To

2. He is shivering ___ cold!
[no idiom]
[no idiom]
To
From

3. Well - that depends ___ your point of view.
On [never around]
To
On
About

4. Mal was stigmatized ___ a bad kid when he set the Gymboree teacher on fire.
Under
With - at - or about
[no idiom]
As

5. He usually subscribes ___ the ideals of the Republican party - but this time - he disagrees.
To
To or into
[no idiom]
Into - about

6. When I was pregnant ___ Mal - I was miserable.
With
From [never of]
For
About [situation]

7. Your idea is dissimilar ___ mine.
[no idiom]
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.'
Over
To

8. He succeeded ___ a lawyer - winning most of his cases.
As
To
To (you can also be unequal to a task)
With

9. I confided ___ Liz Lemon.
Into
To
For
In

10. I have great trust ___ Mal.
On
From
In
About

11. Here is his written admission ___ guilt.
As
To
Of
About

12. The debate centers ___ whether he would be a good president.
On [never around]
In or with
From
Of

13. I cajoled Mal ___ picking up ice cream on his way home.
For
From
With
Into

14. There is dissent ___ the group.
In - into
In - within
In [qualities of abstract things]
Of

15. Will you admit ___ that you were wrong?
Of
Of
[no idiom]
By

16. My mom badgered me ___ cleaning my room - but I refused to do it.
On
In
About
Of

17. I shivered ___ the terrible monster in the movie.
Between [things]
At
For
In

18. His dissent ___ his mother became rancorous.
In
From or against
Off
With

19. Apples differ ___ oranges.
Against
To
Of
From

20. I have no comment ___ that hideous painting.
Of
In
On
With

21. We were hoping for the sanction ___ the committee so that they would support our cause.
(1) with (2) over or about
Of
(1) for (2) to be
[no idiom]

22. I hate arguing ___ politics.
With
About or over
To
With

23. You will have to give your account ___ me under oath.
[no idiom]
To
To (you can also be unequal to a task)
From

24. This was meant ___ him.
In
With or in
For
To

25. I am vexed ___ the current political situation.
About or at
From
To
In - within

26. She was considered ___ the position but was ultimately found ___ unqualified.
As
Than [only when an independent clause follows 'different']
About
(1) for (2) to be

27. He was inaugurated ___ president.
[no idiom]
Over
As
From or against

28. I have mastery ___ grammar.
In
For
About - on
Of

29. The jury acquitted ___ the defendant.
[no idiom]
[no idiom when transitive; against or on if intransitive]
With - at - or about
By

30. An epiphany is different ___ an 'aha moment.'
Of
From
To
Over

31. Can I trade you this pencil ___ that eraser?
Into
For
Of [not from]
Into

32. I purged my closet ___ old - tacky clothes.
Of
(1) with (2) over or about
In - into
By

33. Shall I compare thee ___ a summer's day?
[no idiom]
From
About
To [poetic or metaphorical]

34. I have absolved him ___ his obligation to me.
To
With
To be
Of

35. Mal is very skillful ___ tools; in fact - he built that table.
Of
With
[no idiom when transitive; against or on if intransitive]
From

36. I want to instill good values ___ Mal.
With
Into
From
In - into

37. This tool would have been used ___ farming.
To
For
To [poetic or metaphorical]
With

38. I can always bank ___ Mal to take care of me.
From [never of]
On
To
To

39. I am anxious ___ join the wrestling team.

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

41. Victorian husbands had mastery ___ their wives.
About or at
Over
By
With

42. Can we agree ___ which paint colors to use in the basement?
From [use this almost always]
In
On
(1) with (2) over or about

43. Mal is conversant ___ political theory.
By
To
With or in
In

44. Mal will have to answer ___ me for this mess!
Of
Into
About
To

45. This house is not in congruence ___ building codes.
In or with
With
Between [things]
On

46. I try to control my impatience ___ Mal's messiness.
Of
With
Out of
Of

47. I don't want to reconcile ___ her because I am still angry.
At
With
As
From

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

49. I inquired ___ Inara when I saw River Tam the other day.
On
With
After
By

50. Quit arguing ___ my beliefs!
Against
Against [doing something detrimental]
Under
Of