Idiom Deck 1 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Adequate
Adequate for
[something, i.e. her needs]
The disabilities program is adequate for her special needs.
Adequate
Adequate to
[to something, i.e. to the task, to the job]
I am adequate to the assignment given to me by my robotics team.
Talk
Talk to
[someone or something - ONE person talks
He talked to the class in his speech
Talk
Talk with
[someone or something - EVERYONE may talk]
They talked with each other on the bus
agree
agree with
a person]
I agree with you
Agree
Agree to
[a proposal / idea]
I agree to your terms
Concur
Concur with
[a person]
I concur with you
concur
concur in
an idea]
I concur in the musuem’s decision to renovate the interior
Confer
Confer about
a thing]
We conferred about the debate
Confer
Confer with
[a person]
I confer with him
Necessity
Necessity of
[doing something]
Dedication is a necessity of joining a team
Necessity
Necessity for
[a thing]
There is a necessity for hurricane aid programs in New York
Correspond
Correspond to
[a thing]
The budget corresponds to the needs of each program
Correspond
Correspond with
[a person]
She corresponds with her husband
Accommodate
Accommodate to [a situation]
Residents accommodated to the situation during the black out
Accompanied
Accompanied by
by [a person]
The queen is accompanied by many guards
Account
Account for [one’s actions]
She is accountable for her sons actions
Acquit
Acquit of
Not found guilty
The alleged murderer is acquit of the crime
Excepted
Excepted from [ a thing ]
Children are excepted from these rules
Exempt
Exempt from
He is exempt from taxes
Proficient
Proficient in [a skill]
I am proficient in engineering
Liable
Liable to [a thing]
I am liable to cleaning my room
Accountable
Accountable to [someone]
I am accountable to my supervisor
Accompanied
Accompanied with
[A thing
I am accompanied with my horse
