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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. I have mastery ___ grammar.
[no idiom]
About or over
With
Of

2. I try to control my impatience ___ Mal's messiness.
From
With
Of [not from]
As

3. This mixture consists ___ three ingredients.
To
To [poetic or metaphorical]
Of
To

4. He tried to mitigate ___ the impact of his words by smiling.
[no idiom]
On [never off]
On
By

5. I agree ___ your decision to paint the basement in UGA colors.
Into
With
On
On

6. You should not fraternize too much ___ your boss.
To
As
In
With

7. An epiphany is different ___ an 'aha moment.'
On [never off]
From
With - but to is also acceptable
With

8. This house is not in congruence ___ building codes.
In
With
On [never around]
To

9. I can always bank ___ Mal to take care of me.
On
Among [groups]
By
[no idiom]

10. Liz Lemon commiserated ___ me when I hurt my ankle.
With
As
About or over
In

11. Mal is really adept ___ playing frisbee golf.
As
On
To
At

12. Are you prepared to answer ___ your crimes?
Into
With
(1) in (2) on
For

13. I am impatient ___ this situation.
With
As
[no idiom]
With - at - or about

14. He is shivering ___ cold!
From
To
On
From

15. I beguiled Mal ___ my awesome cooking and mix CDs.
As
Of
On
With

16. I consider him ___ the smartest person I know.
To be
From
To
With

17. I hate arguing ___ politics.
About or over
In
Off
About [situation]

18. His business is built on his trade ___ weapons.
To
In
About or at
For

19. I am always anxious ___ Mal's health.
About
To
For
From

20. Goodness is inherent ___ Mal.
With
About
To (you can also be unequal to a task)
In

21. Beauty consists ___ an ineffable quality of grace.
To
From
With
In [qualities of abstract things]

22. I am always vexed ___ Mal when he makes a huge mess.
Into
As
With
About

23. There is dissent ___ the group.
To
Of
With
In - within

24. I confided ___ Liz Lemon.
In
To
With or in
From

25. The two men are unequal ___ height and weight.
In
From [use this almost always]
To
On

26. You will have to give your account ___ me under oath.
To
For
With [literal comparison]
As

27. Mal was hailed ___ the best teacher at PRHS last year.
Into - about
To
As
About

28. I was accompanied to the wedding ___ my husband.
By
For or of
With
With

29. Mal was stigmatized ___ a bad kid when he set the Gymboree teacher on fire.
With
As
About
Against

30. I purged my closet ___ old - tacky clothes.
With
Of
On
On

31. Mal was purged ___ the Gymboree class after he lit the teacher on fire.
In or at
Against [doing something detrimental]
From
As

32. He chafes ___ strict authority.
Under
Of
As
By

33. I hope that all of us can coalesce ___ a cohesive group.
On [never around]
Into
For
(1) for (2) to be

34. He has been absolved ___ guilt.
From
About
About
With or in

35. I have been enamored ___ Mal for years.
As
Of
To [never than]
On

36. Well - that depends ___ your point of view.
On
With
By
From

37. Mal was stigmatized ___ his bad behavior at Gymboree.
With - at - or about
With
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.'
For

38. Georgia is contiguous ___ Alabama.
To
With or to
Over
To or into

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

40. Mal is very skillful ___ tools; in fact - he built that table.
Against
For
In - into
With

41. Movies are very different ___ books.
With
From [use this almost always]
In
With

42. There is little cohesion these ideas.
Into
Between [things]
In - within
As

43. I confided ___ Liz Lemon that I had stolen $10 million.
To
Of
In
About

44. This was meant ___ him.
For
To
Against
With [literal comparison]

45. He usually subscribes ___ the ideals of the Republican party - but this time - he disagrees.
From
In
To
At

46. Chocolate is preferable ___ vegetables.
To [never than]
On [never around]
With
In

47. Shakespeare was a contemporary ___ Christopher Marlowe.
From
[no idiom]
For
Of

48. We were hoping for the sanction ___ the committee so that they would support our cause.
[no idiom]
With or to
On
Of

49. Apples differ ___ oranges.
From
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.'
To
With

50. I will consider ___ your proposal.
From
By
[no idiom]
In