gmat idiom

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A debate overA lotA native ofA responsibility toA result ofA sequence ofAble + infinitiveAccess toAgree on + gerundAgree on + nounAgree toAgree withAid + person/thingAllows forAppeal toAre in danger of + gerundAsAs an instance ofAs good as...or better thanAs good as/or better thanAs great asAs much asAs....asAsk + infinitiveAsk + person + infinitiveAssociate withAttend to (someone)Attribute toAttribute x to y/x is attributed to y

Base onBased onBegin + infinitiveBelieve x to be yBoom inBoth x and yBuilt by

Care about

Care forCenters onCenters on + person/thingChoose + infinitiveCompare a to bCompare a with bConcerned withConform toConsider + person/thingConsistent withContend thatContinue + infinitiveContrast a with bConvert toCount on + person/thingCreated with

Decide + infinitiveDecide on + thing/personDefined asDelighted byDepend onDepends on whetherDepicted asDifferent fromDifferent from/differ fromDifficult + infinitiveDisclose to + person/organizationDistinguish between x and yDistinguish fromDistinguish x from yDistinguishes between x and yDoubt thatDraw + thingDraw on (take out)Dream of/aboutDwindle fromEasy to

Either...orElect + personElect toEmerges fromEnable + person + infinitiveEnable toEncourage + person + infinitiveEscape fromExcept for + gerundExcept for + person/thingExplain toExpose to

Fail toFascinated byFlee fromFocus on + thing/personForbid toForbid x to do yForce + thing/person + infinitive

Get credit for/give credit forGive credit forGrow fromGrow out of

Help + thing/person + infinitive

Identical withIn contrast toIndependent fromIndicate thatIndicate to + personIndifferent towardsInherit fromInvest in

Leads toLocalized in

Make + thing/person + verb (simple form)Manage toMistake + thing/person + forModeled afterMore than ever

Native toNeed toNeither...norNot only...but alsoNot so much...as

Originate in

Permit + thing/person + infinitivePotential toPrized asPrized forProhibit from + gerundProhibits x from doing yPromise of + thingPromise toPublished byPublished in

Range from x to yRefer toRegard asRegardlessRequire + thing/person + infinitiveResemble + thing/person

Responsible forResulting inResults fromResults inRetroactive toRivalry between x and y

Save forSave fromSeek + infinitiveSeek + thing/personSeem + infinitiveSleep withSo (adjective) thatSo x as to be ySpeak to + personSpeak with + personSubscribe toSuch...as

Take advantage ofTeach + person + infinitiveTeach + person + thingTell + personThe rivals x and yThe same to x as to yTie toTo be + composed of + thingTo be + essential to + person/thingTo be + necessary + infinitiveTo be + used to + gerundTo be + willing + infinitiveTo be drawn to + thing/personTo contrast x with yTo credit withTo mistake x for yTo result inTo sacrifice x for y

Transmit to

Use + person/thing + infinitiveUsed + infinitive

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