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GMAT Idioms

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1. Fred indicated his assent to me
Sacrifice X for Y
Manage with
Concerned about = worried about
Indicate to

2. Jayne mistook a Ferrari (as/ for/ to be) a Lamborghini
Inherited from
Permit X to Y
Insisted that
Mistake X for Y

3. Even as a young boy he was (known to/ known as wanting to) explore different ways of doing things
Cares about = cares for
Worried about
Known to
Explain away - to explain something so that it is no longer a problem

4. Jayne enquired the rates ___ apple
Native to - use for plants or animal species
Inherited from
Elected as
Rates for

5. My house is similar ___ yours
Doubt that
Similar to
Sacrifice to
Unlike X - Y

6. This is a real life instnace__ plagiarism
Instance of
Lead away
Disclose to - reveal
Such X as Y and Z

7. A plant grows ___ a seed
View X as Y
Speak for
Grow from
Elected as

8. The Royal Bengal Tiger is native (of/to) the Sunderbans
Native to - use for plants or animal species
Speak with
Isolated from
Associate X with Y

9. Jayne cares a lot (of / for/ about) his family
Cares about = cares for
Persuade X to Y
Whether to
Sacrifice X for Y

10. The agreement invests the vice-chairman __ the authority to act on the chairman's behalf in certain conditions
Compared to
Invests with
Chosee as
Noted that

11. I am not so much sad ___perplexed
Try to
Neither X nor Y
Not so much X as Y
Result in

12. Your analysis (agrees with/ agree to) mine
Isolated from
Agrees with
Credit for
As an adolescent/ a teenager/ a child

13. I agree (to/ with) your proposal of buyout
Either X or Y
Contrasing with
Agree to
Speak for

14. I am travelling from New York to London
From X to Y
'contrast with' - contrast is used as verb; denotes the actual act of contrasting two things
Prized for
Estimated at - used to denote place where the estimation was done

15. I think my earlier request escaped your notice
Permit (someone) through
Escape notice - to go unnoticed
Accused of
Similar to

16. The students' marks range ___ good ___ average
So X that Y
More... than
Asking for
Range from X to Y

17. The CEO is likely___arrested today
Prized above
Likely to be
Requires that X
Both X and Y

18. I can't concieve of you (to be/ as) a scientist
Concieve of X as
Opinions on
Agree upon = agree on
Chosee as

19. Tim is attending __ his sick mother
As great as
Prohibit X from Y
Attend to
The same to X as to Y

20. The MPs debate (about/ over/ on/ for) the bill tomorrow
Fascinated by
Better than
Contend with - compete with someone
Debate about/ on/ over - discuss in detail

21. I hope that this will result ___ the police finding your car
Forbid to
Among
Think of X as Y
Result in

22. There is no connection between Tim and Larry
Known to
Asked for
Grow into
Connection between X and Y

23. He is asking __ trouble
Asking for
Contend with - compete with someone
Defined as
Estimated at - used to denote place where the estimation was done

24. Lets try to agree (upon/ with) a date for the vacation
Agree upon = agree on
Differs/ different from
Contends that - claim/ state
Credited with

25. The children have been independent (to/ of) their parents since childhood
Act as - function
In order to
Independent from
Disapprove of

26. Evaporation is defined (as/ in/ to be) the process in which water changes into vapor
Elected as
Speak for
Invests with
Defined as

27. The prisoner seeks pardon ___ the victim
Fail in - you will fail in something
In order to
Seek from
Refer to

28. By the end of the contest the boxer had drawn (on/ upon/ at/ to) all the energy he had
Conform to
Elect to
Drawn upon - used up
Regard as

29. The costs associated (to/ wtih) setting up a factory are prohibitive
Costs associated with
'a contrast to' - contrast is used as noun; mainly used to show the dissimilarities between two things
Differs/ different from
Noted that

30. Jayne has been (accused of/ accused with/ accused to have committed ) theft
Expend on - spend on
Accused of
Correlate with
So X as to Y - denote cause and effect - cannot replace 'in order to'

31. A life of sin will inevitably lead ___ suffering
Speak up
Expose to
Lead to
Prohibit X from Y

32. I expected better __ Jayne
Believe to be
Drawn upon - used up
Expected X of Y - to anticipate that someone will do something
Approves of

33. I have got as (many/ much) books as you can
Many
Escape notice - to go unnoticed
Necessary to
In order to

34. We can count __Jayne's to compete the project
Count on
Target at
Disapprove of
Fail on - somebody will fail you on something

35. The police continue to seek ___ the thief who stole Jayne's car
Fail in - you will fail in something
Seek after
Expend on - spend on
More... than

36. These CDs date (from/ on/ at) the early 70s
Drawn upon - used up
Worried about
Date from - to have existence that extends from a particular time
Invested in

37. Just as Katy is a champion swimmer - __ is Angie
Dated at
Worried about
Agree upon = agree on
Just as X - so Y (to point similarities)

38. For some people - laptops are just a means __ an end
Not only X but also Y
Speak up
X is to Y what W is to Z
A means to

39. Jayne wants to know what is required (of/for) him in this job
Neither X nor Y
Required of
Responsible for
Expect from - to be waiting for something from someone

40. Sheena wants to speak ___ for the rights of the homeless
Refer to
Used X as Y
Speak up
Draw attention to

41. I will speak ___ Jayne about this problem
Much as
Expected X of Y - to anticipate that someone will do something
Instance of
Speak with

42. The team is composed (from/ of) people (of/ from) every department
Agree on = agree upon
Composed of
Lead to
Isolated from

43. These trees range ____ a very large territory
Differs/ different from
Escape from
Flee to
Range over

44. Jayne always associates coke (with/ to) pizza
Approves of
Reluctant to
Associate X with Y
Danger to + noun

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

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46. Jayne narrated the entire sequence __events to the cops
Potential to
Sequence of
Credit to
Credit for

47. Some of our customs originate (in/ from) past belief
Better than
Neither X nor Y
Originate from
X instead of Y

48. Could I draw attention (to/ at) this slide?
Draw attention to
Promise to
Doubt that
Prohibit X from Y

49. Rampant cutting of trees is a danger to ecology
Required of
Not so much X as Y
Lead away
Danger to + noun

50. The college has been asked to manage __the funds that it has
No less ... than
Manage with
Just as X - so Y (to point similarities)
Capable of

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