Idioms Flashcards
(49 cards)
1
Q
Estimated…
A
to be…
2
Q
A sequence…
A
of
3
Q
Acquiesce…
A
in
4
Q
Aim…
A
at
5
Q
Care about
A
(think about)
6
Q
Care for
A
(like)
7
Q
Compare with
A
(differences emphasized)
8
Q
Compare to
A
(similarities emphasized)
9
Q
Concur in
A
(opinion)
10
Q
Concur with
A
(someone)
11
Q
Credit…
A
…with
12
Q
Differ from
A
(different)
13
Q
Differ with
A
(disagree)
14
Q
Discourage…
A
from
15
Q
Disgusted…
A
with
16
Q
Be fascinated…
A
by
17
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Judge…
A
by
18
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Prohibit…
A
from
19
Q
Be related…
A
to
20
Q
Be sensible…
A
of
21
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Be sensitive…
A
to
22
Q
Identical…
A
with/to
23
Q
No less a..
A
than
24
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Regard…
A
as + noun/adj.
25
Dismissed for
(job)
26
Dismissed as
(by critics)
27
Known as
(name)
28
Known to be
(ascknowledgement)
29
Known for
(famous for)
30
Like +
noun (not example; e.g. like other writers)
31
As +
clause
32
Such as +
example
33
Due to +
noun
34
Less than
(comparison)
35
Under
(spatial)
36
As (similarity) vs...
than (comparison)
37
Everything - is/are?
singular
38
Whether
(possibilities); I'd like to decide whether...; I don't know whether...
39
If
(condition)
40
FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
41
Subjunctions
Although,... Because, ... While,... (start a subordinate clause)
42
Only + verb or noun
Refers to verb/noun after it
43
Countable
Many, numerous, few, a number of
44
Uncountable
Amount of, less than, little, least, great
45
Price = 11$
Price sums to 11$ or totals 11$ (a total of... is WRONG)
46
Transitions (however, therefore) come after...
a semicolon ( comma only for FANBOYS)
47
,which vs ,-ing
which modifies noun; ing modifies action
48
more...than +
adv. (e.g. more quickly than John); He is quicker than John => is wrong!; He is quicker.
49
Being +
participle (e.g. Being infected does not make you sick); all other form of Being are wrong
