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Chicago Manual Of Style Idioms

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1. He usually subscribes ___ the ideals of the Republican party - but this time - he disagrees.
About or over
Into
(1) for (2) to be
To

2. Mal hails ___ Texas.
From
With or in
By
As

3. UGA predominated ___ UF in their most recent game.
With - at - or about
With or in
For or of
Over

4. The heretic committed blasphemy ___ the church.
Of
Of
By
Against

5. I forbid you ___ date that scumbag!
To
About or over
On
From

6. He admits ___ the crime.
To
From
By
For or of

7. He has been acquitted ___ the charge of robbery.
In - into
Of
With
For

8. I confided ___ Liz Lemon.
In
For
As
With

9. I want to instill good values ___ Mal.
To be
Of
With
In - into

10. Quit arguing ___ my beliefs!
Against
From
With
To

11. He chafes ___ strict authority.
Into
For
About or at
Under

12. She is reticent ___ sharing personal details.
By
About
With
Of

13. I don't want to reconcile ___ her because I am still angry.
With
To
(1) for (2) to be
From

14. I don't want to argue ___ you.
To
With
From
Into - about

15. Mal is usually oblivious ___ the dangers of activities he loves.
Into
From or against
For
To

16. The meal was accompanied ___ lovely music.
By
Of
Of
To

17. Mal was hailed ___ the best teacher at PRHS last year.
To
As
To [never than]
Off

18. I used the fun song as a pretext ___ getting Mal to help me clean up.
After
To
Of
For

19. GCPS placed a ban ___ cell phones in class.
To
In
From
On

20. He was convicted ___ the crime.
With or in
To
In
Of

21. The jury acquitted ___ the defendant.
Out of
With
[no idiom]
To

22. I try to control my impatience ___ Mal's messiness.
With
By
For
(1) for (2) to be

23. I am impatient ___ this situation.
At
About
Between [things]
With - at - or about

24. I consider him ___ the smartest person I know.
Against
To
With
To be

25. Movies are very different ___ books.
In [when it's an art - use in; otherwise - use at]
From [use this almost always]
To
On [never off]

26. I agree ___ your demand that we paint the basement in UGA colors.
For
To
In - into
About or at

27. I inquired ___ the price of the statue.
About
With
To
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.'

28. The debate centers ___ whether he would be a good president.
Out of
On [never around]
From
With - but to is also acceptable

29. Apples differ ___ oranges.
For
At
To
From

30. I will accord the honor ___ him.
To
Of
About
At

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

32. I subscribe ___ InStyle Magazine.
To
With
[no idiom]
(1) on (2) with

33. I purged my closet ___ old - tacky clothes.
With
To (you can also be unequal to a task)
Of
Into

34. I acquiesced ___Matt's choice of pizza for dinner.
From
On
With
To

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

36. I inquired ___ Inara when I saw River Tam the other day.
Against [doing something detrimental]
After
On
With

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

38. I would hate to impose ___ you if it's inconvenient.
On
With
About
After

39. I am trying to inculcate good manners ___ Mal.
In
Of
In - into
Into

40. Don't infringe ___ my rights!
Into
About - on
On
With

41. I will consider ___ your proposal.
Against
By
[no idiom]
For

42. I commented ___ Liz Lemon that her daughter is cute.
From
About
At
To

43. He was convicted ___ failure to report to jail.
For or of
By
(1) for (2) to be
About

44. Mal will have to answer ___ me for this mess!
Of
To
In
In or at

45. Are you equal ___ the task of learning all of these idioms?
Of
To
To (you can also be unequal to a task)
Of

46. I cautioned him ___ going out with her.
With
To
On
Against [doing something detrimental]

47. I chafed ___ having to put my book down.
[no idiom]
From
At
About or at

48. I inquired ___ the agent when my car would be ready.
To
Of
For
From

49. I am anxious ___ join the wrestling team.

50. I beguiled Mal ___ marrying me.
Than [only when an independent clause follows 'different']
Of
Off
Into