Idioms Flashcards
He modestly ATTRIBUTED his business’s success __ good luck
to
My dictionary DEFINES “idiom” _____ the usual way in which the words of a particular language are joined together
as
Alexander Graham Bell is CREDITED ____ inventing the telephone
with
Some color-blind people cannot DISTINGUISH red ____ green
from
Some color-blind people cannot DISTINGUISH ______ yellow ____ blue
between, and
Although his story seems incredible, I BELIEVE it _____ the truth
to be
She is REGARDED ____ an expert on public health policy
as
He is CONSIDERED _____ a close friend of the president
BLANK
I like to CONTRAST my plaid pants ____ a lovely paisley jacket
with
According to Aristotle, contentment is DIFFERENT ______ happiness
from
The oldest rocks on Earth are ESTIMATED _______ 4.6 billion years old
to be
Louisiana’s legal systems is MODELED _____ the Napoleonic code
after
I don’t mean for my comment to be PERCEIVED _____ criticism
as
Cigarette ads AIMED ____ children have been banned by the FDA
at
The mass extinctions of dinosaurs has been LINKED ____ a large meteor impact
to
Don’t WORRY ______ all GMAT idioms, just memorize the ones your ear doesn’t recognize
about
I sold more glass of lemonade _____ my neighbor solder
than
She sold as many glasses of lemonade ______ she could
as
The bigger they come, ______ they fall, or so it is said.
the harder
According to my diet, I can have either cake ______ ice cream, but not both.
or
Given my choice, I would have both cake ______ ice cream
and
Neither the coach ______ the players ______ happy with the team’s performance
nor, were
I couldn’t decide ______ he was kidding or not
whether
______ the three candidates, he has the ______ impressive record
Among, most
There are ______ students in class today than there were yesterday
fewer
However, the ______ of students enrolled in this class has increased
number
People are forbidden ______ the park at night
to enter
The rules prohibits the defendant ______ the case.
from discussing
Most politicians do not want to be seen associating ______ convicted felons
with
We should treat others ______ we would want them to treat us
as
I would prefer a salty treat ______ potato chips ______ a candy bar
such as, to
Scores on the GMAT range from 200 ______ 800
to
Most local residents view the monument ______ an eyesore
as
In the US, there is less opposition ______ the use of genetically modified foods than in Europe
to
