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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. There is little cohesion ___ Republicans and Democrats.
Against [doing something detrimental]
To
Among [groups]
Into

2. I am vexed ___ the current political situation.
By
In
With
About or at

3. I am impatient ___ this situation.
With - at - or about
In - into
Into
From

4. The jury acquitted ___ the defendant.
Into
[no idiom]
Into - about
Into

5. Mal was hailed ___ the best teacher at PRHS last year.
Against
Into
As
With

6. The meal was accompanied ___ lovely music.
From
To
With
By

7. I don't want to argue ___ you.
With
With or to
[no idiom]
For

8. This mixture consists ___ three ingredients.
By
With
Of
In

9. Here is his written admission ___ guilt.
As
Of
At
For

10. I considered that ___ a possible answer but ultimately rejected it.
For
Of
In
As

11. Here is an excerpt ___ my favorite book.
As
To or into
From [never of]
Of

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

13. Liz Lemon commiserated ___ me when I hurt my ankle.
Into
Of
For
With

14. Inara is identical ___ her twin sister - River Tam.
Of
With
With
With - but to is also acceptable

15. I inquired ___ the price of the statue.
Into
From
About
Than [only when an independent clause follows 'different']

16. It makes no sense to compare apples ___ oranges.
With [literal comparison]
After
To
(1) for (2) to be

17. Mal was stigmatized ___ his bad behavior at Gymboree.
Into - about
Than [only when an independent clause follows 'different']
With
For

18. A strong work ethic predominates ___ this house.
From
With - at
In
To

19. I acquiesced ___Matt's choice of pizza for dinner.
About - on
At
Of
To

20. I am trying to inculcate good manners ___ Mal.
About
To
In
In - into

21. I don't want to reconcile ___ her because I am still angry.
At
With
Of
For

22. She was considered ___ the position but was ultimately found ___ unqualified.
With
(1) for (2) to be
Over
With

23. I beguiled Mal ___ my awesome cooking and mix CDs.
From
With
On [never off]
As

24. I bank ___ Bank of America.
At
With - at
To
For

25. This agreement is binding ___ both parties.
On
In - into
From
With or in

26. I have no comment ___ her; she is beneath my notice.
With
With
About
Into

27. Are you prepared to answer ___ your crimes?
To
On
With or in
For

28. Mal received the sanction of a time-out ___ his misbehavior.
By
To
About
For

29. I want to instill good values ___ Mal.
In
To
In - into
With - but to is also acceptable

30. I inquired ___ the situation.
Into - about
Of
On
Against

31. Can you account ___ your whereabouts at the time of the robbery?
About or over
(1) on (2) with
On
For

32. Mal is very skillful ___ tools; in fact - he built that table.
With
To
To
On

33. Your idea is dissimilar ___ mine.
To (you can also be unequal to a task)
To
Of
With

34. Her birthday coincides ___ Thanksgiving this year.
With
For
To or into
Of

35. Georgia is contiguous ___ Alabama.
With or to
In
With
Over

36. He is undaunted ___ his quest for a perfect SAT score.
About
In
With
About [situation]

37. I differed ___ Mal ___ whether to paint the basement in UGA colors.
(1) in (2) on
About
(1) with (2) over or about
On

38. I jumped off ___ the swing.
In - into
In or at
About
[no idiom when a prep. or adv.]

39. When I was pregnant ___ Mal - I was miserable.
Into
Of
To
With

40. We usually differ ___ politics.
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.'
About - on
On
For

41. I am anxious ___ join the wrestling team.

42. There is dissent ___ the group.
Into
In - within
Over
From

43. My views are very different ___ his.
On
Of
Than [only when an independent clause follows 'different']
From

44. I inquired ___ the agent when my car would be ready.
For
For or of
On
Of

45. GCPS placed a ban ___ cell phones in class.
On
To
Among [groups]
In

46. I wanted to dissociate myself ___ his company.
From
As
From or against
In - into

47. This house is not in congruence ___ building codes.
With
For
Off
To [never than]

48. She is reticent ___ sharing personal details.
With
On
[no idiom when a prep. or adv.]
About

49. Mal is really adept ___ playing frisbee golf.
From
[no idiom when a prep. or adv.]
To [never than]
At

50. My research is based ___ the assumption that aliens exist.
On [never off]
From
About
Of [not from]