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Chicago Manual Of Style Idioms

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. He is shivering ___ cold!
With - at - or about
From
For
Of

2. I have absolved him ___ his obligation to me.
To
To
For
Of

3. This tool would have been used ___ farming.
For
As
With
To [never than]

4. Mal is really adept ___ playing frisbee golf.
With - at - or about
To
At
For

5. Apples differ ___ oranges.
In
With - at
From
For

6. Will you agree to abide ___ your contract?
Of
To
With
By

7. I am trying to inculcate good manners ___ Mal.
Into
In
In - into
Of [not from]

8. There is dissent ___ the group.
In - within
Into
As
To

9. My research is based ___ linguistic theory.
In
With
In [when it's an art - use in; otherwise - use at]
About

10. He tried to mitigate ___ the impact of his words by smiling.
In or at
[no idiom]
For or of
To

11. Well - that depends ___ your point of view.
With
On
To
Than [only when an independent clause follows 'different']

12. My views are very different ___ his.
Of
Into
From
About

13. He has been acquitted ___ the charge of robbery.
With
Of
On
From

14. I chafed ___ having to put my book down.
Into
At
[no idiom]
From

15. I was proud to bestow the award ___ my protege.
Of
On
Of
From

16. He was inaugurated ___ the club.
Into
In - within
Into - about
As

17. The bank is ready to foreclose ___ our neighbors' house.
On
For
With
As

18. He succeeded ___ the title after the death of his father.
From
Of
Into
To

19. I refuse to trade ___ that merchant any more after his incendiary remarks.
On
As
With
Into

20. I will consider ___ your proposal.
[no idiom]
From
With or in
To

21. Are you prepared to argue ___ your point of view?
For
To
In or with
On

22. Mal hails ___ Texas.
Of
In [qualities of abstract things]
From
About or over

23. I colluded ___ Mal to trick Mal into going to bed early.
For
With
To
To

24. I try to control my impatience ___ Mal's messiness.
About [situation]
With
As
With or to

25. I cautioned him ___ his behavior.
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.'
With
About [situation]
Under

26. I have great trust ___ Mal.
For
To
To
In

27. Victorian husbands had mastery ___ their wives.
In
To
Over
With

28. Mal was purged ___ the Gymboree class after he lit the teacher on fire.
On
Into
From
[no idiom]

29. If you comply ___ our rules - you will succeed.
To
In
For
With

30. I lulled Mal ___ believing that I would let him paint the basement red and black.
In
Of
Of
Into

31. This house is not in congruence ___ building codes.
To
With
As
For

32. I wanted to dissociate myself ___ his company.
From
(1) with (2) over or about
For
[no idiom]

33. The meal was accompanied ___ lovely music.
To
Between [things]
About or at
By

34. I bank ___ Bank of America.
With or in
With - at
Over
Over

35. I considered that ___ a possible answer but ultimately rejected it.
As
From
(1) for (2) to be
In

36. There is little cohesion ___ Republicans and Democrats.
With
With
For
Among [groups]

37. This was meant ___ encouragement.
(1) for (2) to be
As
Among [groups]
For or of

38. I hope that all of us can coalesce ___ a cohesive group.
For
With - at
[no idiom]
Into

39. Are you prepared to answer ___ your crimes?
For
With
With
Among [groups]

40. I want to instill good values ___ Mal.
With
In - into
To
About

41. One cup is equivalent ___ eight ounces.
On
Into
Of
To

42. He was banned ___ school after his fifth discipline violation.
With
To
From
With

43. You should not fraternize too much ___ your boss.
On [never off]
In [when it's an art - use in; otherwise - use at]
With
Of

44. I acquiesced ___Matt's choice of pizza for dinner.
In
To
By
With

45. I cajoled Mal ___ picking up ice cream on his way home.
Against
Into
On
With

46. Is he badgering ___ the witness?
Than [only when an independent clause follows 'different']
[no idiom]
(1) on (2) with
To

47. We usually differ ___ politics.
Of
Into
About - on
On

48. A strong work ethic predominates ___ this house.
To
As
In - into
In

49. I agree with you ___ general - but not ___ this issue.
Into
Into
About
(1) in (2) on

50. A wife can be assumed to be pregnant ___ her husband.
With
Of
To
By