Idioms Flashcards
He can’t abide _ the no-spitting rule.
by
Winona accused me _ stealing.
of
I agreed _ eat the rotten broccoli.
to
I apologised _ losing the hamsters in the heating vent.
for
She applied _ another credit card.
for
My mother pretends _ approve of my boyfriend.
to
She argued _ the bouncer.
with
I arrived _ work at noon
at
I arrived at work _ noon
at
You believe _ ghosts.
in
I can’t be blamed _ your problems.
for
Do you care _ me and my problems?
about
He’s in charge _ grocery shopping.
of
Nothing compares _ you.
to
What is there to complain _?
about
He can always count _ his mommy.
on
Ice cream consists _ milk, fat, and sugar.
of
I depend _ no one.
on
That’s where cats differ _ dogs.
from
It’s terrible to discriminate _ chimpanzees.
against
I have a plan _ escape from high school.
to
There’s no excuse _ your awful behavior
for
You can’t hide _ your past.
from
It was all he’d hoped _.
for
I must insist _ it.
upon
It’s impossible to object _ her intelligent arguments.
to
I refuse _ participate in this discussion.
to
Pray _ me.
for
Protect me _ evil.
from
Provide me _ plenty of food, shelter, and Skittles.
with
She stayed home _ recover from the flu.
to
I rely _ myself.
on
She stared _ his ridiculous haircut.
at
He subscribes _ several trashy magazines.
to
I succeeded _ seducing him.
in
Wait _ me!
for
Work _ me, people!
with
Support _ Franklin Delano Roosevelt
for
Compared _ other girls
to
comply
with
Comply _ the federal law
with
Enthusiasm _ Hilary Clinton
for
Listening _ “Lips of An Angel”
to
Something _ an enigma
of
Preoccupation _ the history of Franks
with
Attributed _ the technical work
to
Regard _ best album of the year
as
I am preoccupied _ work at the office.
with
succeed
in
absent
from
accustomed
to
acquainted
with
associated
with
basis
of
conscious
of
insights
into
instrumental
in
subscribes
to
support
for
compared
to
protest
(none)
enthusiasm
for
excuse
for
preoccupation
with
attributed
to
insist
upon/ on
object
to
count
on
consist
of
differ
from
discriminate
against
escape
from
to be familiar
with
to take an interest
in
to have an interest
in
to arrive
in/ at
to agree
with
to be consistent/ inconsistent _ something
with
to consist
of
to succeed
in
to disagree
with
to enter
into
to have confidence
in
to have insight
into
to be consistent _ (one’s action)
in
to believe
in
to accept an offer
of
to be convinced
of
to trust
in
to be suspicious
of
to count
on
to turn
to
the key
to
