Idiomatic Phrases Flashcards
Named ______
Named for
Worry _____
Worry About
Based ______
Based on
Recommend ________
Recommend to
Protect _______
Protect against
Have power _____
Have power over
Succeed _____
Succeed at
Have an appreciation ______
Have an appreciation of
Confused _____
Confused by
Protect ________
Protect from
Enter ______
Enter into
Interested _______
Interested in
Familiar _______
Familiar with
Biased ______
Biased toward
Complain _____
Complain about
Recognized _______
Recognized for
Draw ______
Draw on
Listen ______
Listen to
Defend ______
Defend against
Have control _______
Have control over
Adept ______
Adept at
Followed _______
Followed by
Defend _____
Defend from
Suspicious _____
Suspicious of
A tendency _______
A tendency toward
Have insight ______
Have insight into
Unfamiliar ______
Unfamiliar with
Succeed ________
Succeed in
Wonder ______
Wonder about
Known _____
Known for
Insist _______
Insist on
Try ____
Try to (It's not try AND)
Mull ____
Mull over
A mastery _____
A mastery of
Predate ______
Predate by
Far _____
Far from
Identify ______
Identify with
Have confidence _____
Have confidence in
Correlate _____
Correlate with
Curious _____
Curious about
Think ______
Think about
Famous ______
Famous for
Focus ______
Focus on
Prefer A _____ B
Prefer A to B
(Prefer something to something else)
Note that it’s not something OVER something else
Puzzled ______
Puzzled by
A command ______
A command of
Rely _____
Rely on
Bring _____
Bring about
Celebrated _______
Celebrated for
Devoted _____
Devoted to
Have a tolerance _______
Have a tolerance for