GMAT-Idiom-List

1GMATIdiomListadebateoveralotaresponsibilitytoaresultofasequenceofagreewithasaninstanceofasgoodas/orbetterthanasgreatasasgoodas...orbetterthanasmuchasattendto(someone)attributeXtoY/XisattributedtoYbasedonbelieveXtobeYbothXandYcentersonconcernedwithconformtocreatedwithdefinedasdependsonwhetherdepictedasdifferentfrom/differfromdistinguishesbetweenXandYdistinguishfromdoubtthateither...orenabletofascinatedbyforbidXtodoYidenticalwithincontrasttoindependentfromindifferenttowardsmodeledafter(no)more...than/(no)less...thanmorethaneverneither...nornotonly...butalsonotsomuch...asprohibitsXfromdoingYpotentialtorangefromXtoYregardasregardlessresponsibleforresultinginretroactivetosoXastobeYso(adjective)thatsubscribetosuch...asthesametoXastoYtocontrastXwithYtomistakeXforYtoresultintosacrificeXforYAable+infinitiveaccesstoTomisabletoplaytheguitarwithhistoes.Steveneverhasaccesstohisdad'sbankaccount.2asagreeon+nounagreeon+gerundagreetoaid+person/thingallowsforappealto*as....asask+infinitiveask+person+infinitive*associatewith*attributetoB*baseonbegin+infinitiveboominbuiltbyCcareaboutcareforcenterson+person/thingchoose+infinitivetobe+composedof+thingconsistentwithcontendthat*consider+person/thingcontinue+infinitivecontrastAwithBconvertto*compareAtoB*compareAwithB*counton+person/thingtocreditwithTomactsasascoutforGQhereinSouthAmerica.Weagreedontheplan.Weagreedongoingtotown.Weagreedtogoaway.Themagnifyingglassaidedhissearch.Yourscheduledoesnotallowformuchtime.Hewantstoappealtomygoodsense.SheisastiredasIam.Heaskedtogohome.Heaskedmetogohome.WeneverassociatewithSteve–heisfartootacky!Histackinesscanbeattributedtotoomanycomicbooksasachild.IthinkthatthemovieStarWarsisbasedonatruestory.Itsoonbegantorain.Therewasaboominthesaleofyellowpolka-dotbikinisassoonasNataliaParistriedoneon.TheAvroArrowwasbuiltbyproudCanadians.Whocaresaboutthat?Idon'tcareforyourtone.Thestorycentersonthestruggleformeaninginachaoticuniverse.IdoitbecauseIchoosetodoit.Theatomiscomposedofvariousparts.YourstoryisnotconsistentwithJoel'sstory.Joelcontendsthatyouarelying.Iconsideryouafriend.Ifyoucontinuetodothatwewillnotbefriends.IfyoucontrastBillwithyouBob,youfind....Thenewdevicewillconvertmattertoenergy.CalibaniscomparedtoabeastinShakespeare'sTheTempest.(comparetostressessimilarities).Comparedwithyou,Icannotsingwellatall.(comparewithstressesdifferences).Icountonyouforthecorrectanswers.ColumbusiscreditedwithdiscoveringtheAmericas.3givecreditforDareindangerof+gerunddecide+infinitivedecideon+thing/persondelightedbydependon*differentfromdifficult+infinitivediscloseto+person/organization*distinguishbetweenXandY*distinguishXfromYdrawon(takeout)draw+thingtobedrawnto+thing/person*dreamof/aboutdwindlefromEeasytoelecttoelect+personemergesfrom*enable+person+infinitive*encourage+person+infinitiveescapefromtobe+essentialto+person/thingexceptfor+person/thingexceptfor+gerundexplaintoexposetoFfailtofleefrom*forbidtoforce+thing/person+infinitiveIhavetogiveyoucreditforworkingsohard.Therobberwasindangerofbeingcaptured.Wedecidedtoleavethepartyearly.Wedecidedontheall-meatpizza.Stevewasdelightedbythenewfindings.StevedependsonJoelforfinancialsupport.CanadiansareverydifferentfromAmericans.StevefindsitdifficulttodancetoLatinmusic.JoeldecidedtodisclosetotheworldthetruthaboutSteve'scrazyideas.IwanttodistinguishbetweenLondonandParis.IfyoudistinguishLondonfromParis....UnlikeFelix,StevecandrawonfundsfromJoel'sbankaccount.ThetattooartistdrewalovelyfloweronJoel'sleftbicep.WomenaredrawntoSteve'sbulgingmuscles.NataliaParisoftendreamsaboutSteve.Mr.Bolton'sbankaccountdwindledfromonethousanddollarstolessthanhalfthatinlessthanaweek.It'seasytoseewhyMarkissopopular.MarkwillbeelectedtotheCongressin2016.WeelectedSteveasourofficegopher.Thesnailemergesfromitsshell.Myjobenablesmetotravel.Weencouragedhimtopaint.Stevewishestoescapefromgrindingpoverty.Coffeeisessentialtome,especiallyinthemorning.Everyoneishereexceptfortheteacher.Exceptforbeinghandsome,hewasn'tveryspecial.JuanexplainedtoStevethedifferencebetweensalsaandmerengue.Steveisexposedtointenseridiculeeverydayofhislife.Wefailtoseethehumorinthesesentences.Stevefledfromtheirsharpcriticisms.Weforbidyoutogo.Thismishapforcesmetoplanahead.4focuson+thing/personGgetcreditfor/givecreditforgrowfromgrowoutofHhelp+thing/person+infinitiveIindicatethatindicateto+personinheritfrominvestinLleadstolocalizedinMManageto*make+thing/person+verb(simpleform)*mistake+thing/person+forN*nativeto*anativeofneedtotobe+necessary+infinitiveOOriginateinP*permit+thing/person+infinitiveprizedasprizedfor*prohibitfrom+gerundpromiseof+thingpromisetoIwanttofocusonourmutualproblem.Ihavetogiveyoucreditforyourgoodwork.JoelpredictsthatTestTutorwillgrowfromasmallcompanytoamajormultinationalwithinfiveyears.Stevegrewoutofhisoverallsjustlastyear.Musichelpsmetothink.Studiesindicatethatpeoplewithgrayhairaresmarterthanthemajority.Steve'sconstantworryingoverhisgrayhairindicatestomeaseriousself-esteemproblem.Steveinheritshisgrayhairfromhismother'sfamily.Steveshouldinvestinhairdye.Lackofexerciseleadstoobesity.Thep