Idioms Flashcards

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1
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Estimated…

A

…to be

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2
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Dated…

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…at

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3
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Ability…

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…to

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4
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Allows / Allowed… (permits)

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…to

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5
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Allows… (permits the existence of)

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…for

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6
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And…

A

comma before is safe approach as conjunction or pairs of three objects; suspect to combine with also

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7
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As part of / as a part of

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as part of

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8
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Because… / because of

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subject-verb / subject or noun only

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9
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Believes…

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That _ Is / _ to be

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10
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Is Believed…

A

to be

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11
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It is believed

A

that

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both….and

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preposition either before both, or preposition after “both” and “and” (interested both in plants and in animals or interested in both plants and animals).

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13
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As…

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…As (“as many apples as need”)

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14
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Either…

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…or

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15
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From…

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…to (right - from $10 to $3, wrong from $10 down to $3)

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16
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in order

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to

17
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Expect…

A

…to

18
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Expect that…

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…something “will” occur

19
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is an expectation

A

that

20
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Indicates…

A

that

21
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Is indicative…

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of (suspect, but better than alternatives)

22
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Not…but

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not verb, but verb (no comma), not…but rather