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Chicago Manual Of Style Idioms

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. He succeeded ___ his attempt to persuade her to marry him.
In
On
From [use this almost always]
About

2. Mal was purged ___ the Gymboree class after he lit the teacher on fire.
With
Of
From
From [never of]

3. He has been acquitted ___ the charge of robbery.
At
For
Into - about
Of

4. I agree ___ your decision to paint the basement in UGA colors.
With
For
Of
For

5. I am vexed ___ the current political situation.
[no idiom]
From
With
About or at

6. I want to instill good values ___ Mal.
In - into
Among [groups]
Into
As

7. He was inaugurated ___ the club.
With
In - into
Into
On

8. An epiphany is different ___ an 'aha moment.'
From
After
With
Of

9. Spouses abide ___ each other through tough times.
[no idiom]
As
In
With

10. I cautioned him ___ going out with her.
Against [doing something detrimental]
(1) in (2) on
Of
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.'

11. He is undaunted ___ the number of vocabulary words he has to learn.
By
For
[no idiom]
Of

12. Are you equal ___ the task of learning all of these idioms?
Between [things]
In
To
To (you can also be unequal to a task)

13. He was convicted ___ the crime.
In
With
Of
Into

14. Is he badgering ___ the witness?
About
[no idiom]
With
By

15. His business is built on his trade ___ weapons.
With
Than [only when an independent clause follows 'different']
In
From

16. I just have to be reconciled ___ the fact that Mal is a messy person.
To be
With
To
As

17. Your idea is dissimilar ___ mine.
On
Between [things]
To [never than]
To

18. I connived ___ Mal to trick Mal into going to bed early.
By
With
Of
Over

19. I was forced to acquiesce ___ the matter and allow my husband to paint our basement in UGA colors.
After
To
In
With

20. Here is an excerpt ___ my favorite book.
To [never than]
Into
From [never of]
To

21. My decision is contingent ___ your compliance ___ our rules.
(1) on (2) with
To
For or of
To

22. Buford abounds ___ cows.
[no idiom when transitive; against or on if intransitive]
For
Of
In or with

23. I was proud to bestow the award ___ my protege.
With
[no idiom]
On
Among [groups]

24. I have no comment ___ her; she is beneath my notice.
Of
For
About
Of

25. I confided my secret ___ Liz Lemon.
To
With - at - or about
Under
[no idiom when transitive; against or on if intransitive]

26. He was convicted ___ failure to report to jail.
By
About
For or of
Into

27. She was considered ___ the position but was ultimately found ___ unqualified.
With
With
(1) for (2) to be
In [when it's an art - use in; otherwise - use at]

28. He was inaugurated ___ president.
As
To
Into
In

29. He was banned ___ school after his fifth discipline violation.
From
About
About [situation]
(1) in (2) on

30. Mal received the sanction of a time-out ___ his misbehavior.
With
For
To
In [when it's an art - use in; otherwise - use at]

31. He banked quickly ___ the wall and drove his bumper car into mine.
With
Off
From
To

32. I acquiesced ___Matt's choice of pizza for dinner.
As
Of
With
To

33. This house is not in congruence ___ building codes.
With
In
[no idiom]
Over

34. He succeeded ___ the title after the death of his father.
(1) on (2) with
Of
As
To

35. I will accord the honor ___ him.
To
From
By
For

36. I am impatient ___ this situation.
[no idiom]
On [never around]
With - at - or about
Into - about

37. This agreement is binding ___ both parties.
On
With
Into
To

38. The two men are unequal ___ height and weight.
From
In
To
To

39. My research is based ___ the assumption that aliens exist.
Against
To
With
On [never off]

40. I bank ___ Bank of America.
With - at
From
To
Of

41. I lulled Mal ___ sleep.
From
Of [not from]
With
To

42. I wanted to dissociate myself ___ his company.
About
In
From
About

43. Some groups have been repeatedly excluded ___ historical accounts.
For
To
From
Into

44. Can you account ___ your whereabouts at the time of the robbery?
As
For
To or into
(1) for (2) to be

45. I confided ___ Liz Lemon.
With
To or into
With
In

46. Here is his written admission ___ guilt.
With or in
Into - about
Of
About

47. Shall I compare thee ___ a summer's day?
(1) in (2) on
To
From
To [poetic or metaphorical]

48. I am anxious ___ join the wrestling team.

49. Mal was hailed ___ the best teacher at PRHS last year.
As
(1) with (2) over or about
[no idiom]
Of

50. I jumped off ___ the swing.
In
On [never around]
In [when it's an art - use in; otherwise - use at]
[no idiom when a prep. or adv.]