Idioms Flashcards

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Helpful …

A

Helpful in

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Damage …

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Damage to

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Ability …

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Ability to do

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Inability …

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Inability to do

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Resist …

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Resist to

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Resistance …

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Resistance to

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Distinction …

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Distinction to

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Forbid …
or
Forbid …

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Forbid to do
or
Forbid something

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Prohibit …
or
Prohibit …

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Prohibit from
or
Prohibit something

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Potential …

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Potential for

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Allow someone …

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Allow someone to do

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Celebrate …
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Celebrate …

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Celebrate someone
or
Celebrate something as

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Regard …

In regard …

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Regard as

In regard to

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Define …

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Define as

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Dispute …

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Dispute over

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Debate …

Debated …

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Debate over

Debated by

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Credit …
or
Credit …

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Credit someone
or
Credit something with

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Estimated …

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Estimated to be

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Mistake …

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Mistake for

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Aid …

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Aid in

The explorers needed aid in finding drinking water.

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Hypothesis …

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Hypothesis that

A scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory

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Except …
or
But except …

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Except for
or
But except in

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Consider …
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Consider (think of/believe after) …

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Consider as
or
Consider something

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Claim …
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Claim …

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Claim that
or
Claim to be

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x is dated ... z years old
x is dated at z years old
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in contrast ... x, y | in contrast ... x, y
in contrast with x, y | in contrast to x, y
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As remarkable ... | No less remarkable ...
as remarkable as | no less remarkable than
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Similar ...
Similar ... to
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The same ...
The same ... as
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Different ...
Different ... from
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Serve ...
Serve as
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less / more than ... | less / more ... than ...
less / more than - 3 books | less / more time than
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Prefer ...
Prefer to
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Superior ...
Superior to
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we were advised ...
we were advised of/to
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Hand in hand ...
Hand in hand with
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Associate ...
Associate with
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Attribute ...
Attribute to
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Believe ...
Believe ... to be
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Bored ...
Bored by
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Confusion ...
Confusion about
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Die ...
Die of
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Enthusiastic ...
Enthusiastic about
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Impressed ...
Impressed by
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Merge ...
Merge ... with
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Native ...
Native to
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Not merely ...
Not merely ... but
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Plan ...
Plan to
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Prevent ...
Prevent ... from
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Prior ...
Prior to
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Target ...
Target at
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Uninterested ...
Uninterested in
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many/much
Uncountable/countable | plural)/(singular
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Phenomenon ...
Phenomenon that
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Think of something ... | Think of something ...
Think of something to be | Think of something as
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which | that
,which | that
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susceptible ...
susceptible to
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useful ...
useful to
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translated ...
translated into
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Controversy ...
Controversy over
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Apply ...
Apply for
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go to great length ...
go to great length to
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using something ...
using something as
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owed restitution ...
owed restitution for something
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Suggest ... | Suggest something ...
Suggest that | Suggest something as
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Acclaimed ...
Acclaimed as
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distinguishing something ... ... | distinguish between ... ...
distinguishing something from ... | distinguish between ... and ...
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Associate something ...
Associate something with
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Graduate ...
Graduate from
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preoccupied ...
preoccupied about
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curious ...
curious about
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the reasons ...
the reasons for
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qualified ... something | qualified ...
qualified for something | qualified to do
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to push ...
to push for
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... being | ... being
of being | after being
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expressed anxiety ...
expressed anxiety that
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modeled ...
modeled after
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Thought ... (would/will) | Think ... (would/will)
Thought would | Think will
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The number of X ... | A number of X ...
The number of X has | A number of X have
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Reason ...
Reason for
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Basis ...
Basis for
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Grounds ...
Grounds for
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Clues ...
Clues for
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Method ...
Method for
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so ... | so ...
so ... that | so ... as to do
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such ... | such ...
such ... that | such ... as
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Rival ... | Rival ...
Rival for | Rival of