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GMAT Idioms

Subjects : gmat, english

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. I hope that this will result ___ the police finding your car
Reluctant to
Enable X to Y
Result in
Appear to be

2. The coach thinks Jack has the potential __ play at the national level
A means to
Potential to
Better than
Reluctant to

3. Your analysis (agrees with/ agree to) mine
After is better
Agrees with
Not so much X as Y
Independent from

4. The temperature outside is high enough to cause a heat stroke
Lead to
Escape from
More... than
Enough to

5. The ruler is expected (to/ that he should) protect his people
View X as Y
Concerned about = worried about
Expected to
Dependent on

6. The facts dont correlate (to/ with) her story
Correlate with
Reluctant to
Determined by
Contends that - claim/ state

7. (After/ Following) the gold rush - the mining town collapsed
After is better
Essential to
Seek from
Isolated from

8. Unlike Jayne - (Tom wrote a good essay/ Tom's essay was good)
Consider X Y
Prefer X to Y
Cares about = cares for
Unlike X - Y

9. I expected better __ Jayne
Credit to
Expected X of Y - to anticipate that someone will do something
Attend to
Enough to

10. The sculpture was estimated (to be/ at) worth much more than the base price.
Estimated to be
Decide on - select
Disclose to - reveal
Resemble in

11. My problem is less serious than yours
Compared to
Just as X - so Y (to point similarities)
Speak with
Less X than Y

12. Jerry mad me as (many/ much) as fifteen mistakes in the test
Many
Fail in - you will fail in something
Associate X with Y
Sacrifice X for Y

13. I have always regarded you ___ my brother
Fail on - somebody will fail you on something
So X that Y
Attribute to
Regard as

14. The team credits its own success (to/ with) good fortune
Draw attention to
Seem like
Accused of
Credit to

15. Tina decided ___ the chocolate flavored ice-cream
'contrast with' - contrast is used as verb; denotes the actual act of contrasting two things
Agrees with
Decide on - select
Subscribe to

16. Monarch declared all fundamental rights (none/ as/ to be) unconstitutional
Persuade X to Y
Aid in finding
Declared (takes nothing)
Invests with

17. The conversation ceters (around/ on) Mozart's contribution to music
Permit X to Y
Prohibit X from Y
Centers on
Not so much X as Y

18. I am more clever than my brother
More... than
Grow from
Dream about
Confirm with

19. The CEO deemed it necessary ___ask the employee to resign
Many
Requires that X
Necessary to
Responsibility to

20. Jayne permitted his son __ drive to college
Permit X to Y
Dependent on
Necessary to
Unlike X - Y

21. I do not subscribe ___ the view that Jayne is guilty
Required of
Enough to
Encourage in
Subscribe to

22. The management views the problem (as/ to be) an opportunity
Focus on
View X as Y
Encouraged X to Y
So X that Y

23. Would you sacrifice your job for a chance to go to Europe?
Sacrifice X for Y
Composed of
So much as = even
Claims that

24. We can count __Jayne's to compete the project
Contrasing with
Count on
Permit (someone) through
Consequence of = result of

25. It is the CEO's responsibility ___ meet the assigned targets
Responsibility to
Enough to
Require to
Seek out

26. I consider myself (none/ as/ to be) a close firend of the rockstar
Consider X Y
Prized above
Indicate to
As an adolescent/ a teenager/ a child

27. I am expecting parcel __ my brother
Originate from
Expect from - to be waiting for something from someone
Expose to
Defined as

28. My house is similar ___ yours
Speak with
Fail on - somebody will fail you on something
Similar to
Require to

29. My problem is identical (with /to) yours
Capable of
Originate from
Sacrifice to
Identical with

30. By the end of the contest the boxer had drawn (on/ upon/ at/ to) all the energy he had
Drawn upon - used up
Invested in
Connection between X and Y
Better than

31. I will have either ice-cream or pastry
Consider X Y
Compare with
Either X or Y
Capable of

32. We attribute our success (to/ from) good fortune
Restrictions on
Attribute to
Contend with - compete with someone
Expected X of Y - to anticipate that someone will do something

33. I am worried ___ my parents
Seem like
Worried about
Flee to
Defined as

34. Jayne is a native (of/to) the US
Believe to be
More... than
Less X than Y
Native of - use for human

35. Fred indicated his assent to me
The more/ greater X - the more/ greater Y
Seem like
Indicate to
From X to Y

36. You can't explain ___ all your mistakes
Permit X to Y
Explain away - to explain something so that it is no longer a problem
Centers on
Known to

37. Jayne is fascinated (by/ with) his boss
Declared (takes nothing)
Fascinated by
Not so much X as Y
Cares about = cares for

38. The document has been dated (at being/ at/ as being) 100 years old
Dated at
Much as
Modeled after
Many

39. This is a real life instnace__ plagiarism
Many
Associate with
Instance of
Speak for

40. The donation will enable the college __ buy a new projector
Invested in
Aid in finding
In order to
Enable X to Y

41. The worth of the sculpture was estimated ___ Madrid
Based on
No less ... than
'a contrast to' - contrast is used as noun; mainly used to show the dissimilarities between two things
Estimated at - used to denote place where the estimation was done

42. I would have not tea ____ coffee
Rates for
Confirm with
Not X but rather Y
Instance of

43. I am travelling from New York to London
Speak for
Drawn to - attracted to
Permit X to Y
From X to Y

44. There is a dispute ___ the new name of the city
Dependent on
Responsible for
Dispute over
Appear to be

45. I agree (to/ with) your proposal of buyout
Agree to
Based on
Speak with
Focus on

46. Evaporation is defined (as/ in/ to be) the process in which water changes into vapor
Likely to be
Defined as
Credit to
Isolated from

47. We choose him (as/ to be) our representative
Chosee as
Indicate that
Consider X Y
As great as

48. Jayne was required to supervise the entire operations of the assembly line
Require to
So X as to Y - denote cause and effect - cannot replace 'in order to'
Known to
Opinions on

49. I am concerned (with/ about) my brother's health
Doubt that
Between x and y
Concerned about = worried about
Dependent on

50. The editor has access __ the entire manuscript
Agree to
Seek from
Access to
Forbid to