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Chicago Manual Of Style Idioms

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1. Movies are very different ___ books.
About
From [use this almost always]
In
Of

2. We were hoping for the sanction ___ the committee so that they would support our cause.
From
Of
About
To (you can also be unequal to a task)

3. I try to control my impatience ___ Mal's messiness.
With
To
At
From

4. This was meant ___ encouragement.
To
(1) with (2) over or about
With
As

5. There is little cohesion ___ Republicans and Democrats.
By
[no idiom]
From [use this almost always]
Among [groups]

6. Chocolate is preferable ___ vegetables.
To
From
Off
To [never than]

7. Can we agree ___ which paint colors to use in the basement?
Under
On
Of
Against

8. He succeeded ___ a lawyer - winning most of his cases.
For
From
In or at
As

9. Mal is very skillful ___ frisbee golf.
In
Over
As
In or at

10. I chafed ___ having to put my book down.
With
At
To be
Of

11. I can always bank ___ Mal to take care of me.
From
To
From
On

12. You should not fraternize too much ___ your boss.
[no idiom when transitive; against or on if intransitive]
From
To
With

13. I confided ___ Liz Lemon.
With
In
Against [doing something detrimental]
About

14. This mixture consists ___ three ingredients.
To
Of
For
For

15. The jury acquitted ___ the defendant.
From [never of]
(1) for (2) to be
With
[no idiom]

16. I cautioned him ___ his behavior.
As
With
About
About [situation]

17. Mal is conversant ___ Spanish.
In
As
Against
In [when it's an art - use in; otherwise - use at]

18. GCPS placed a ban ___ cell phones in class.
For
On
Into
(1) on (2) with

19. He succeeded ___ the title after the death of his father.
To
Of
With
From [never of]

20. Your idea is dissimilar ___ mine.
In
To
To or into
Among [groups]

21. I am impatient ___ this situation.
For
With - at - or about
For
With - but to is also acceptable

22. UGA predominated ___ UF in their most recent game.
Over
With
On [never around]
About - on

23. I inquired ___ Inara when I saw River Tam the other day.
With
After
To
On

24. I have great trust ___ Mal.
In
To [never than]
Than [only when an independent clause follows 'different']
Of

25. I have no comment ___ her; she is beneath my notice.
About
With
With
Against

26. We set up a trust ___ Mal to inherit when he is eighteen.
With
Into
For
To

27. Mal is very independent ___ his parents.
With [literal comparison]
Of
Of [not from]
Into

28. I subscribe ___ InStyle Magazine.
To
Of
Of
About or over

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

30. Mal has a real predilection ___ mess-making.
For
To
To (you can also be unequal to a task)
From

31. There is dissent ___ the group.
In - within
Into
With
On

32. I shivered ___ the terrible monster in the movie.
For
With
At
For

33. This agreement is binding ___ both parties.
From
In - into
On
In - within

34. She is reticent ___ sharing personal details.
About
To [poetic or metaphorical]
(1) for (2) to be
As

35. An epiphany is different ___ an 'aha moment.'
About
About
In
From

36. She was considered ___ the position but was ultimately found ___ unqualified.
(1) for (2) to be
From [never of]
[no idiom]
To

37. He was inaugurated ___ president.
As
On
With
From

38. You will have to give your account ___ me under oath.
Into - about
To
For
At

39. I connived ___ Mal to trick Mal into going to bed early.
At
To [never than]
With
To

40. I have been enamored ___ Mal for years.
With
With
About
Of

41. The meal was accompanied ___ lovely music.
In
By
With
To

42. The heretic committed blasphemy ___ the church.
Between [things]
[no idiom]
With
Against

43. Mal coerced me ___ letting him paint the basement in UGA colors.
For or of
In
Into
For

44. Here is an excerpt ___ my favorite book.
Over
From [never of]
To
With

45. Are you prepared to answer ___ your crimes?
For
With - at
Of
With

46. He has been acquitted ___ the charge of robbery.
On
Of
For
For

47. Mal was stigmatized ___ a bad kid when he set the Gymboree teacher on fire.
As
To
Against [doing something detrimental]
With - but to is also acceptable

48. I differed ___ Mal ___ whether to paint the basement in UGA colors.
For or of
In
[no idiom]
(1) with (2) over or about

49. I hate arguing ___ politics.
Against [doing something detrimental]
With
About or over
Of [not from]

50. I used the fun song as a pretext ___ getting Mal to help me clean up.
Of
In
For
Off