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GMAT Idioms

Subjects : gmat, english

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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. Jack is contending (that/ with) Jerry for the award
Contend with - compete with someone
Expose to
Essential to
Seek out

2. I hope that this will result ___ the police finding your car
Result in
Enable X to Y
Grow into
Similar to

3. The landlord has prohibited Jayne ___ coming late in the night
Neither X nor Y
Emerged as
Expected X of Y - to anticipate that someone will do something
Prohibit X from Y

4. Telenet gave Tim a credit (of / for) $100 because of an interruption in service
Emerged as
X is attributed to Y
Credit for
Whether to

5. He is asking __ trouble
Grow from
Asking for
Potential to
Credit for

6. I disagree ___ you on this subject
After is better
Count on
So X as to Y - denote cause and effect - cannot replace 'in order to'
Disagree with (person/ idea) - same as agree with

7. His behavior (aggravated/ was aggravating to) the problem
Contend with - compete with someone
Less X than Y
Aggravated - made worse is aggravating - annoying
Both X and Y

8. The team credits its own success (to/ with) good fortune
Either X or Y
Enable X to Y
Credit to
'a contrast to' - contrast is used as noun; mainly used to show the dissimilarities between two things

9. My friend referred me ___ a specialist
Refer to
Expected X of Y - to anticipate that someone will do something
Depicted as
Whether to

10. Could I draw attention (to/ at) this slide?
Known to
Chosee as
Responsible for
Draw attention to

11. His reasoning was flawed - and appeared to be independent (to/of) any logic
Encourage in
Acting like - metaphorical comparison
Independent of
Explain away - to explain something so that it is no longer a problem

12. She began taking classes in order (to/ that she could) learn French
In order to
Consider X Y
Elected as
Modeled after

13. The thief has escaped ___ the prison
Prohibit X from Y
Expected X of Y - to anticipate that someone will do something
Escape from
Both X and Y

14. For centuries - people have been using herbs ___ remedies for the different diseases
Flee from - run away
Act as - function
Drawn to - attracted to
Used X as Y

15. Is the novel as great as is being reported in the media?
Range from X to Y
Both X and Y
As great as
Expect from - to be waiting for something from someone

16. I think my earlier request escaped your notice
Trained to
Insisted that
Results from
Escape notice - to go unnoticed

17. Jayne has invested 6 weeks __ preparing for the test
Indicate that
Dispute over
Invested in
Whether to

18. Jayne always associates coke (with/ to) pizza
Approves of
Speak for
Associate X with Y
Instance of

19. Jerry mad me as (many/ much) as fifteen mistakes in the test
Many
Responsibility to
Both X and Y
Manage with

20. I discouraged them (from filing/ to file ) a complaint
Discourage from
Think of X as Y
Rates for
Required of

21. A plant grows ___ a seed
Encourage in
Grow from
Seem to be
Native of - use for human

22. The country's mind is preoccupied ___ soccer
Preoccupied with
Jayne demands that he be given a raise
Chosee as
Worried about

23. It is the CEO's responsibility ___ meet the assigned targets
Responsibility to
So much as = even
Requires that X
Preoccupied with

24. I am expecting parcel __ my brother
Expect from - to be waiting for something from someone
X is attributed to Y
Declared (takes nothing)
Prized for

25. Much as Lola needed the car - she had no refuse
Much as
X is attributed to Y
Responsibility to
Enough to

26. I am more clever than my brother
Prized above
More... than
Sequence of
Concieve of X as

27. The director depicted the actor (as/ to be) a mutant
Depicted as
Seek after
Seem to be
Expect from - to be waiting for something from someone

28. I am not so much sad ___perplexed
Flee from - run away
Invested in
Not so much X as Y
Date from - to have existence that extends from a particular time

29. Jayne's working style is a contrast to Mal's

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30. Myopia differs from hypermetropia - I am very different from my twin sister - Her hobbies are different than mine
Indicate that
Approves of
Sacrifice X for Y
Differs/ different from

31. We can count __Jayne's to compete the project
Elect to
Think of X as Y
Count on
Contrasing with

32. I do not subscribe ___ the view that Jayne is guilty
Lead to
Used X as Y
Subscribe to
Expected to

33. Jayne demands (that he be given a raise/ for a raise)
Indicate that
Jayne demands that he be given a raise
Correlate with
Debate about/ on/ over - discuss in detail

34. The team is composed (from/ of) people (of/ from) every department
Composed of
Agree upon = agree on
From X to Y
Likely to be

35. Evaporation refers ___ a scientific term
Refer to
Elect to
Debate about/ on/ over - discuss in detail
Restrictions on

36. Your analysis (agrees with/ agree to) mine
Choose X for Y
Forbid to
Sequence of
Agrees with

37. The weakest candidate emerged (as/ to be) the winner
Originate in
Flee to
Appear to be
Emerged as

38. These trees range ____ a very large territory
Responsibility to
Range over
Focus on
As a result of = because of

39. We isolated the chemicals___the source of the leak
Noted that
Isolated from
Flee from - run away
The same to X as to Y

40. I consider myself (none/ as/ to be) a close firend of the rockstar
Worried about
Permit (someone) through
Native to - use for plants or animal species
Consider X Y

41. No city seems better served by a motorway beltways than Madrid
Better served by X than by Y
X instead of Y
Agree on = agree upon
Confirm with

42. Tom is trying to focus (on/ at) the problem at had
Focus on
Fail in - you will fail in something
In order to
Correlate with

43. You can't explain ___ all your mistakes
Explain away - to explain something so that it is no longer a problem
Concieve of X as
Both X and Y
Sequence of

44. Oxygen is essential (to/ for) life
Except for
Based on
Essential to
So much as = even

45. Jayne cares a lot (of / for/ about) his family
Centers on
Not X but rather Y
Cares about = cares for
Results from

46. Lets try to agree (upon/ with) a date for the vacation
In order to
Agree upon = agree on
Costs associated with
Expend on - spend on

47. Jayne and Tina agree (on/ with) the need to hire a trainer
Between x and y
In order to
Indicate that
Agree on = agree upon

48. Jacol likes to associate (with/ among) honest people
Credit for
Associate with
Native to - use for plants or animal species
Many

49. The new ad for lawnmower is targeted ___ gardeners
Drawn to - attracted to
Target at
Results from
Count on

50. The donation will enable the college __ buy a new projector
Dependent on
Enable X to Y
As good as = nearly
Dream about