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Idioms Flashcards

1
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Because of ….

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Because of…Noun

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Except…

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Except In

Or

With the exception of

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As likely…

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As likely to X as Y

X is as likely… as Y is

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Help…

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Help in

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Results…

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Results from

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Not from …

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Not from X but from Y

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Think of…

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Think of as

Think of the GMAT as a Marathon

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8
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Just like…

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Just like X as Y

Like +noun or pronoun

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Conceived …

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Conceived of X as Y

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The basis…

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The basis for doing X is Y

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Mistake…

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Mistake A for B

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Both…

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Both X and Y

  • Both in London and in Tokyo
  • In both London and Tokyo
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So X…

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So X as to be Y

So X that Y : significa propósito como in order to .

Cuando es una conclusión usar solo el SO sin el that

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14
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Resistance…

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Resistance to

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Persuade…

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Persuade A to B

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16
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Consider…

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Consider

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17
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Research…

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Research

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18
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Help…

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Help in

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19
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Credit…

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Credit with

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20
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Dated…

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Dated at

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Just as…

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Just as X, Y

Just as X, so Y

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Twice vs double

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Twice: adverb ( modifica verbo, adjetivo o otro adverbio)- usado en comparison

Double: es un adjetivo ( modifica un noun)

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Not X but…

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Not X but rather Y

Which tastes as sweet but which has fewer calories

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24
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No less…

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No less…than

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25
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Require that…

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Require that X be Y

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Such…

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Such…as

Such X as Y and Z

Such X that

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27
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That X…

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That X…that Y

THAT Refers to the main noun

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X is to…

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X is to…what…Y is to

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29
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Increase…

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Increase…in

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30
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Prevent…

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Prevent…from

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31
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Between…

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Between X and Y

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32
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From..

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From X to Y

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33
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Not so much…

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Not so much X…as Y

34
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Depends…

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Depends on…

Depends on …whether

35
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Persuade..

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Persuade to

36
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The same…

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The same to X as to X

37
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At the same time…

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At the same time …as

38
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Explain…

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Explain ..as : trying to connect two things

Explain…by : why something is happening

39
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,with

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, with : Main action of the sentence

Pilas con el sentido revisar si modifica sólo el verbo

40
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X whereas…

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X whereas Y (mientras que)

must be parallel

Whereas A did X, B did Y (COMPARISON)

41
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Rather…

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Rather than verb, verb

Rather than … shows contrast

“En vez de”

42
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Instead…

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Instead of… Noun

Instead of means “in the place of” no muestra contraste “en lugar de” taking place of

43
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, which…

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, which : describe the noun before

44
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, -ing

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, -ING describes the entire preceding clause / modifica la frase completa

ING (no coma) modifica el noun

45
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Independent clause…..independent clause

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Independent clause ; independent clause

Independent clause, FANBOYS independent clause

FANBOYS: For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Independent clause; TRANSITION, independent clause

TRANSITION: however, therefore, in addition.

_____________________________

NO ES ACEPTABLE :independent clause, independent clause

46
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Advocate…

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Advocate X as the means to Y

Or advocate for X

47
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Evidence…

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Evidence of …NOUN

Evidence for…NOUN

Evidence that…RESULT OF THE EVIDENCE

48
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Order or recommendation…

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Order or recommendation + THAT + infinitive

49
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The more the A…

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The more the A…the less the B

50
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Range from A …

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Range from A to B

51
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Expected …

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Causa y efecto:

X is expected to Y

Expected that …will NUNCA should

52
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Similar…

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If one thing is similar to another, I MUST include the another portion of the comparison

53
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Speed…

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Speed of

54
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Examination…

A

Examination of

55
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Return…

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Do X in return for Y

Earn X as a return on Y

56
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X is so gradual…

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X is so gradual as to Y

X is so gradual that Y

57
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Enough…

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Adjective + enough to + verb

Adjective + enough that + clause

Enough : TRUE or possible

Enough + noun

58
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Estimate…

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Estimate X to be Y

59
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To Research…

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VERBO: To research…X

Cuando research es verbo PILAS!!
X: straight what you want to research

Cuando research es noun se puede usar prepositions: He did research about alligators

60
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On despite of…

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MAL !!!

Idiom correcto:

Despite o In spite of: a pesar de (CONTRAST)

X in spite of Y: used for situations when Y would normally prevent X From occurring
“We went swimming in spite of the cold weather”

61
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Orbit…

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THAT orbit

62
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Although, because, while, thought, unless, before, after, if…

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Sub-conjunctions MUST BE CONNECTED TO AN INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

63
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That…

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  • More information coming

- that+sentence (S+V+C)

64
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Without X…

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Without X or Y

65
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With X …

A

With X or Y

66
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FANBOYS

A 
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

LOS ÚNICOS QUE PUEDO USAR CON COMA PARA CONECTAR DOS CLÁUSULAS INDEPENDIENTES

67
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Ability…

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Ability to ..

I value my ability to sing

68
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Allow..

A

Allow to…+ infinitive

Allow for…

69
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Believe…

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Believe that…

Believe To be…

70
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Whether…

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Whether : ya sea, si ir o no

Whether X or Y

Whether X (will happen) and to what extent

71
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Preposition…

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Preposition + NOUN

About
Despite

72
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In contrast…

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In contrast to X, Y

73
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X;Y;and Z

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Paralelismo

Pilas con los tiempos de las tres cosas:

The scientist ANNOUNCED that the supercollider WAS ready, that it HAD not COST too much to build, and that it WOULD PROVIDE new insights into the workings of the universe.

X,Y and Z

root phrase: Scientist announced THAT

X: supercollider WAS ready (simple past)
Y: It HAD not COST too much to build (past perfect)
Z: It WOULD PROVIDE new insights (conditional mood from the past announced)

74
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Times (multiplication)

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Five times as old as (relate quantities by multiplication)

Times ( direct multiplication)

75
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Quantities (addition or subtraction )

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More than or less than

76
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Although A and B….

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Although A and B, C

A, B and C must be paralell porque es una comparison

77
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Discouraged by X…

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Discouraged by X and by Y, as well as by Z

Paralelismo

78
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Not just…

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Not just… but also

Not only by…but also by

79
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This, these….

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This or These+NOUN

Los dos son para referirse algo cerca

This: SINGULAR
These: PLURAL

80
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That or Those…

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That or Those+NOUN

That y Those: Para referirse a algo lejos o una NUEVA COPIA del antecedente

That: SINGULAR

Those: PLURAL

81
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Not only…

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Not only X…but also Y
Not only X, but Y
Not only X, also Y

Revisar paralelismo

82
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Permit…

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Permit to

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