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Comprehensive GMAT Idiom List
Comprehensive GMAT Idiom List
explain to
expose to
extend to
extent of/ extent to
equal
equal to
expected that X would be Y
help + thing/person + infinitive in contrast to judge by ( not on)
be hindered by inclined to just as…so too
hypothesize that in danger of just as X, so Y
identical to/with
independent from
Independent of
indifferent towards
indicate that
indicate to + person
infected with
inherit from
in order to
Inside
insist that
instance of
instead of
X instead of Y
instill something in someone
intent to
interaction of
introduce to
invest in
isolate from
know to do X leads to Manage to
less than mandate that
less X than Y *make + thing/person + verb (si
likelihood of / likelihood that as a means to / as a means of
likely to meet with
likely to be Meet
liken to *mistake + thing/person + for
localized in modeled after
to monitor
more common among X than am
(no) more...than/(no) less...than
more than ever
move away from
Name be oblivious of partake of
*native to oblivious to participate in
*a native of off Perceive as
need Once in *permit + thing/person + infinitive
need to One X for every Z ( some numericpermit X to Y / X permits Y for Z
a need for opportunity for persuade X to Y
to be + necessary + infinitive opportunity to plead guilty for … failing
necessity of opposed to potential to / potential for
necessity for opposition to practice for
neither...nor opposite of practice to
no less… than to orbit practice of
no less an authority than… X ordered Y to do Z predisposed to
no less was X than was Y ought to preferable to
X is unknown, nor it is known Originate in prefer X to Y
no sooner…than prejudiced against
not X but rather Y pressure to
noted that prevent from
not [a] but [b] prior to
Not ……. but [rather merely] prized by
not in a flash...but in a ... prized as
not only...but also prized for
Not so ……. as profit by ( not from )
not so much...as *prohibit from + gerund
not so much to X…as to Y prohibits X from doing Y
not ( X or Y ) nor Z prohibits X from Y
promise of + thing
promise to
protect against
protest against ( not at )
provide with
way to provide
published by
published in
question whether range of sacrifice X for Y
*range from X to Y [the] same as
rates for (not 'of') the same to X as to Y
rather than Save for
to ratify save from
receptive of in search of
receptive to see as
related to seek + infinitive
relations with ( not towards ) seek + thing/person
refer to seem + infinitive
*regard as seem to indicate
X regarded as Y sense of so…that
regardless send to
repent of be sensible of
replace with be sensitive to
in response to separate from
require + thing/person + infinitive sequence of
required of similar to
requiring that X Y sleep with
require that X be Y so (adjective) that
requiring X to Y so X that Y
requisition for so X as to be Y
research to so X as to constitute Y
resemble + thing/person so as not to be hindered by
resemblance of X to Y so unrealistic as to
resemblance between X and Y be solicitous of ( not to )
resistance to be sparing of ( not with )
responsibility to speak to + person
responsible for speak with + person
restitution...for ... spend on
results in subject to
results from subscribe to
result of substitute [a] for [b]
retroactive to such...as
rival for such X as Y and Z
rivalry between X and Y such X that
*the rivals X and Y suffer from ( not with)
rule that superior to
supplant by
to survive
suspicious of
sympathy for
sympathize with
Take advantage of use as view as wait for
tamper with Use + person/thing + infinitive vote for wait on
target at used + infinitive in violation of X is to… what…Y is to
teach + person + infinitive to be + used to + gerund Visit to be + willing + infinitive
teach + person + thing [the] use of worry about
tell + person
Tend
tend to
tendency to ( not for)
that X ...that Y
think of…as
threaten to
tie to
tinker with ( not at )
be tolerant of ( not to )
train to
transit to
transmit to
try to
to try to fix
type of