Idioms Flashcards
(233 cards)
1
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He can’t abide _ the no-spitting rule.
A
by
2
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Winona accused me _ stealing.
A
of
3
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I agreed _ eat the rotten broccoli.
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to
4
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I apologised _ losing the hamsters in the heating vent.
A
for
5
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She applied _ another credit card.
A
for
6
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My mother pretends _ approve of my boyfriend.
A
to
7
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She argued _ the bouncer.
A
with
8
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I arrived _ work at noon
A
at
9
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I arrived at work _ noon
A
at
10
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You believe _ ghosts.
A
in
11
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I can’t be blamed _ your problems.
A
for
12
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Do you care _ me and my problems?
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about
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He’s in charge _ grocery shopping.
A
of
14
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Nothing compares _ you.
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to
15
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What is there to complain _?
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about
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He can always count _ his mommy.
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on
17
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Ice cream consists _ milk, fat, and sugar.
A
of
18
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I depend _ no one.
A
on
19
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That’s where cats differ _ dogs.
A
from
20
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It’s terrible to discriminate _ chimpanzees.
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against
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I have a plan _ escape from high school.
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to
22
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There’s no excuse _ your awful behavior
A
for
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You can’t hide _ your past.
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from
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It was all he’d hoped _.
A
for
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I must insist _ it.
upon
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It's impossible to object _ her intelligent arguments.
to
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I refuse _ participate in this discussion.
to
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Pray _ me.
for
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Protect me _ evil.
from
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Provide me _ plenty of food, shelter, and Skittles.
with
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She stayed home _ recover from the flu.
to
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I rely _ myself.
on
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She stared _ his ridiculous haircut.
at
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He subscribes _ several trashy magazines.
to
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I succeeded _ seducing him.
in
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Wait _ me!
for
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Work _ me, people!
with
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Support _ Franklin Delano Roosevelt
for
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Compared _ other girls
to
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comply
with
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Comply _ the federal law
with
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Enthusiasm _ Hilary Clinton
for
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Listening _ "Lips of An Angel"
to
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Something _ an enigma
of
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Preoccupation _ the history of Franks
with
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Attributed _ the technical work
to
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Regard _ best album of the year
as
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I am preoccupied _ work at the office.
with
49
succeed
in
50
absent
from
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accustomed
to
52
acquainted
with
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associated
with
54
basis
of
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conscious
of
56
insights
into
57
instrumental
in
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subscribes
to
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support
for
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compared
to
61
protest
(none)
62
enthusiasm
for
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excuse
for
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preoccupation
with
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attributed
to
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insist
upon/ on
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object
to
68
count
on
69
consist
of
70
differ
from
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discriminate
against
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escape
from
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to be familiar
with
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to take an interest
in
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to have an interest
in
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to arrive
in/ at
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to agree
with
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to be consistent/ inconsistent _ something
with
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to consist
of
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to succeed
in
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to disagree
with
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to enter
into
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to have confidence
in
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to have insight
into
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to be consistent _ (one's action)
in
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to believe
in
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to accept an offer
of
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to be convinced
of
89
to trust
in
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to be suspicious
of
91
to count
on
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to turn
to
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the key
to
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to gain the respect
of
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to have an understanding
of
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to be prized
for
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to be grown
for
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to be available
to
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to be suspicious
of
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to have memories
of
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to work
on
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to stumble (up)
on
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to take the form
of
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to be grown
for
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to be prized
for
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to endure/last
for
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to gain the trust/ mistrust
of
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to be characteristic
of
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to endure/ last
for
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to call
for
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to be indifferent
to
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to the dismay
of
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to be in favor
of
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to call
for
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to receive compensation
for
116
in the hope
of
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to argue
for
118
to blame
for
119
at the expense
of
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to predate
by
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to be engaged
by
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to be apparent
from
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to defend
from
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to wonder
about
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to differ
from
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to think
about
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to be complicated
by
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to protest _ the school
(none
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to protest _
from/ against
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to abide
by
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regarded _ being
as
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effective _ being
in/at
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viewed _ being
as
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seen _ being
as
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in the hope _ being
of
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capable _ being
of
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to have difficulty _ being
in
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stop _ being
(none)
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insist _ being
on
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deny _
being
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report _
being
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tempted _
to be
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cease _
to be
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seem _
to be
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wish _
to be
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refuse _
to be
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after _
being
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strive _
to be
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choose _
to be
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decide _
to be
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absent
from
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accustomed
to
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acquainted
with
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afraid
of
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annoyed
with
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apologize
for
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arise
from
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associated
with
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aware
of
160
basis
of
161
believe
in
162
belong
to
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blame
for
164
came into
use
165
capable
of
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charactristic
of
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commited
to
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composed
of
169
concept
of
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connected
to
171
conscious
of
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contributed
to
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dedicated
to
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difference
between
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different
from
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distinguish
from
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emphasis
on
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encourage
by
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escape
from
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finished
with
181
fond
of
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great deal
of
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guilty
of
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hide
from
185
hint
at
186
hope
for
187
impose
on/ upon
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in connection
with
189
indifference
to
190
insist
on/ upon
191
instrumental
in
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interested
in
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involved
in
194
irritating
to
195
lead
to
196
limited
to
197
object
to
198
obsessed
with
199
obtain
from
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opposed
to
201
participate
in
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particular
about
203
prepared
for
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prevent
from
205
proclaimed
as
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protest
against
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proud
of
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react
to
209
recover
from
210
related
to
211
rescue
from
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respond
to
213
responsible
for
214
result
in
215
reversal
of
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satisfied
with
217
scene
of
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similiar
to
219
stare
at
220
stop
from
221
substitute
for
222
succeed
in
223
suffer
from
224
sympathize
with
225
thank
for
226
think
of
227
tired
of
228
upset
with
229
vote
for/ against
230
went
about
231
with the help
of
232
worry
about
233
offers _ assistance
of
