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Goals Idiom List With Examples
Goals Idiom List With Examples
concerned with
conform to
credit with
D
decide to
decide on
define as
depend on
different from
difficult to
dispute over
distinguish between X and Y
distinguish X from Y
depends on whether
E
to be + essential to + noun
except for
Either....or...
.-er than
extent to which
estimate to be
F
flee from
forbid to
From...to...
G
grow from
grow out of
H
help + noun + to
I
indicate that
invest in
identical with
in contrast to
independent from
indifferent towards
in danger of
J
just as....so too
L
leads to
like
localized in
M
mistake + noun + for
modeled after
more than ever
N
native to
a native of
need to
to be + necessary + to
neither...nor
Not.....but<rather. Merely>.....
not only...but also
not so....as
.not so much......as
number
O
Odds with
opposition to
P
perceive as
prohibit from + gerund
potential to
R
range from X to Y
refer to
regard as
require + noun + to
rivalry between X and Y
resistance to
responsible for
retroactive to
S
same as
save for
save from
seem to
so that
subscribe to
superior to
T
target at
tie to
to sacrifice X for Y
to contrast X with Y
the same to X as to Y
the -er.....the-er
transmit to
try to
U
used + infinitive
to be + used to + gerund
.use as
Idioms
Look for these common idiom tricks on GMAT questions:
To be/being
among versus between
as versus like
if versus whether
Adapted to/for/from
Affect/Effect
Beside/Besides
Correspond to/with
Farther/Further
Whether vs. If
No one has been able to prove that the person who wrote Shakespeare's plays was named
Shakespeare.
We had to account for all the missing money.
The company has access to large capital reserves.
The poison pill in the contract acts as a preventative measure against hostile takeovers.
The design of the robot arm allows for great flexibility.
Chocolate tastes as good as ice cream.
He associates beer with potato chips.
The Eiffel Tower is at least as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
The poor first quarter results are attributed to the restructuring.
They are concerned with investor relations more than actual profitability.
When you work at a new company, you should try to conform to its corporate culture.
James Joyce is often credited with the invention of the literary form called stream of consciousness.
We decided to continue.
We decided on the new format.
My dictionary defines a clause as group of words containing a subject and verb.
The global economy depends on improving productivity.
The CAT is very different from the paper and pencil GMAT.
Many students find the CAT difficult to take.
This idiom applies only when dispute is used as a noun
The dispute over how to read the punch cards was never properly resolved.
Distinguish between domestic and international production.
Juries must attempt to distinguish truth from falsehood.
Our place in the playoffs depends on whether we win tonight.
Dell Computer grew from a start- up to a Fortune 500 company in less than fifteen years.
Needless to say, they quickly grew out of their first office.
Dell's recent stock trouble may indicate that their growth will not continue to be as rapid.
He is too risk-averse to invest in the stock market
His DNA is identical with his twin's.
The candidate claims to support tax cuts, in contrast to his prior statements.
The Federal Reserve Board is supposed to be independent from political considerations.
Some countries are indifferent towards human rights.
Conservationists fear that the West Indian manatee is in danger of becoming extinct
Just as sand flows through an hourglass, so too flow the days of our lives
There has been far less opposition in the United States than in Europe to the use of genetically
modified foods.
The GMAT scores at top business schools will range from 650 to 750.
If you have any more questions, you should refer to a grammar book.
Wharton's finance program is regarded as the finest in the world.
You require a GMAT score to go to most U.S. business schools.
The rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees is one of the most celebrated in
professional sports.
Stress can lower one's resistance to cold and flu viruses
The manager is responsible for seven entry level employees.
U
Japan used to be the model industrial economy.
After five practice tests, he was used to the GMAT CAT format.
Lacking cooking implements, we used one of the car's hubcaps as a makeshift pan.
There is no as after consider, while both regard and think of need the as.
In general, avoid the construction to be/being because they are usually passive. To be/being are
commonly used in junk answer choices.
Use between when referring to two items or groups, among when referring to three or more.
Dont make me choose between Tom and Tim.
(Acceptable) His generous financial contribution plus his donated time has made this project a
success.
In this sentence, plus is being used as a preposition. Note, the verb has is singular because an
intervening prepositional phrase (plus his donated time) does not affect subject verb agreement.
Unless you are giving best wishes to someone, you should use regard.
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