Idioms Flashcards

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Either

A

Or

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Neither

A

Nor

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Between

A

=2

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4
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Among

A

<2

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5
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A debate

A

over

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6
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A means

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to

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7
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Aid

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in

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As…

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As

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9
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Attend

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to (someone)

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Attribute x

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to x/s

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Base

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on

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12
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Belive x

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to be y

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13
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Both x

A

and y

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14
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Centers

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on

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Concerned

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with

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16
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Conform

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to

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17
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Consider x

A

y (not to be my friend)

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18
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Contend

A

with (my love for my son)

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19
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Decide

A

on

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20
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Depicited

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as

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21
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Different

A

from (his siblings)

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Distinguish x

A

from y

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23
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Distinguish between x

A

and y

24
Q

Dwindle

A

away

25
Q

Further

A

degree

26
Q

Farther

A

distance

27
Q

In contrast

A

to (her earlier self)

28
Q

In contrast with x,

A

y

29
Q

Independent

A

from (their parents)

30
Q

Independent

A

of (any media influence)

31
Q

My boss indicated

A

to me

32
Q

Indifferent

A

towards

33
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Invested

A

with (the authority to approve of the will)

34
Q

Just as…

A

so too (can a healthy diet)

35
Q

Modeled

A

after

36
Q

Native

A

of Spain/to Australia

37
Q

Not only

A

but (is) also

38
Q

Not so much

A

as

39
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Prefer x

A

to y

40
Q

Prohibit x

A

from y

41
Q

Range from x

A

to y

42
Q

We regard him

A

as

43
Q

Require that x

A

be y (attentive)

44
Q

Sacrifice

A

for/to

45
Q

So x as

A

to be y (He as so quiet as to be nearly unintelligible)

46
Q

So x

A

that y

47
Q

Targeted

A

at

48
Q

To sacrifice x

A

for y

49
Q

Unlike x,

A

y

50
Q

X expected

A

to y

51
Q

Require that X

A

be Y

52
Q

Prohibit X

A

from Y

53
Q

Believe X

A

to be Y

54
Q

Consider X

A

Y (not “to be”)

55
Q

Not only…

A

but also

56
Q

Just as…

A

so too

57
Q

Prefer X

A

to Y