List of Idioms for GMAT

First of all, I want to thank you for taking pains to compile this idiom list.

However, if these idioms could be used to construct sentances, these idioms would indeed get HAMMERED into our heads.

I know i'm being a bit too demanding, but this is the approach to master idioms.

Awesome list. Thanks!

I find the Idiom List doc file more helpful. I don't know about the rest of you, but I think idioms are better learned/understood when used in a fleshed out sentence rather than just a "x as to y."

First of all many, many thanx for guys who prepared these lists of idioms it's really helpfull!!!

I would be very grateful for the same lists with examples (just to understand the context where I can use these idioms

cheers to all
Adil

compiling these lists is a great contribution...I am new on this forum, found it very helpful. thanks a lot buddies

Guess I will be the first one to use this Idiom in Yr2007, hopefully i can testify to the effectiveness of these idioms when I am done with my test in FEB

wow is the word..... this list is going straight to my wall (& then hopefully into my brain)

another cool download. This forum is heaven.............

Thank you for the idom post

Thanks man. Its quite useful.

Thanks abisurd for idioms list document.

Thanks for the list.. Great job

Thanks a lot. Very good work

I am uploading another doc ... the first one seems to be empty...

I am not sure if this is the same doc that has been uploaded.

This has examples for almost all of the idioms


Thanks

Thanks for the doc amitdgr. exactly what i was looking out forr.

2 kuddos from me for yu

Few more from my side too:

Sn Idioms

1 A consequence of
2 A debate over
3 A responsibility to
4 A sequence of
5 able to X
6 access to
7 agree with (person/ idea)
8 agree to (a plan/action)
9 allows for
10 appeal to
11 approve/disapprove of
12 an instance of
13 as a result of
14 able to
15 Ability to
16 Accede to
17 according to
18 Account for
19 accuse of
20 Acquaint with
21 agree with
22 allow for
23 amount to
24 Appear to
25 apply to
26 argue over
27 as __ as
28 assure that
29 at a disadvantage
30 Attempt to
31 attend to
32 Attention to
33 Available to
34 afflicted with
35 argue with
36 averse to
37 ask of
38 agree to
39 angry at
40 as good as
41 as many…..as
42 as much as
43 associate with
44 attest to
45 attribute X to Y
46 as X as to Y
47 ask X to Y
48 Based on
49 because of
50 between [a] and [b]
51 be afraid of
52 believe X to be Y
53 better served by X than by Y
54 better than
55 both X and Y
56 capable of
57 centers on
58 claims to be
59 collaborate with
60 compare to (similarities)
61 compare with (differences)
62 comply with
63 composed of
64 concerned with
65 conclude that
66 connection between X and Y
67 consider X Y (without to be)
68 consist in
69 consist of
70 contrast X with Y
71 contribute to
72 convert to
73 correspond to
74 correspond with
75 cost to/of
76 craving for
77 credit with
78 call for
79 craving for
80 choice of
81 choose from
82 choose to
83 conclude that
84 Consequence of
85 Consider
86 consistent with
87 continue to
88 cost to/of
89 Credit with
90 comply with
91 conform to
92 Composed of
93 compare with/to
94 consist with
95 consist of
96 date from
97 define as
98 deal with
99 debate over
100 decide to
101 decide on
102 defend against
103 delighted by
104 demand that
105 demonstrate that
106 depend on
107 dependent on
108 depends on whether
109 depict as
110 descend from
111 desirous of
112 determined by
113 differ from
114 different from
115 difficult to
116 disagree with (person/idea)
117 discourage from
118 dispute whether
119 distinguish [a] from [b]
120 distinguish between X and Y
121 divergent from
122 doubt that
123 draw on
124 due to
125 distinguish [a] from [b]
126 desirous of
127 decide on
128 [in an] effort to
129 either X or Y
130 enable X to Y
131 enamored with
132 encourage X to Y
133 Equal
134 equal to
135 estimate to be
136 except for
137 expect to
138 expose to
139 extend to
140 extent of
141 estimate to be
142 expose to
143 extend to
144 extent of
145 fail in
146 fascinated by
147 fear that
148 fluctuations in
149 forbid X to Y
150 force to
151 frequency of
152 from [a] to [b]
153 forbid to
154 frequency of
155 hypothesize that
156 in contrast to
157 in danger of
158 in order to
159 in violation of
160 inclined to
161 infected with
162 instead of
163 introduce to
164 isolate from
165 intent to
166 in search of
167 Inside
168 identical with
169 in search of
170 inclined to
171 Independent from
172 indifferent towards
173 infected with
174 insist that
175 instead of
176 intent to
177 interaction of
178 introduce to
179 isolate from
180 just as…so too
181 just as X, so Y
182 know to do X
183 less than
184 less X than Y
185 likely to
186 likely to be
187 likely to
188 liken to
189 Mistake for
190 Model after
191 more than
192 move away from
193 meet with
194 Meet
195 mandate that
196 Meet
197 meet with
198 mistake X for Y
199 model after
200 more common among X than among Y
201 more X than Y
202 more.. Than ever
203 move away from
204 [a] native of
205 native to
206 Neither…nor
207 not [a] but [b]
208 not only…but also
209 not so much…as
210 necessity of
211 necessity for
212 Name
213 no less… than
214 no less than X than was Y
215 not X but rather Y
216 noted that
217 on account of
218 opportunity for
219 opportunity to
220 opposed to
221 opposite of
222 ought to
223 off
224 prejudiced against
225 prohibit from
226 permit X to Y
227 persuade X to Y
228 predisposed to
229 pressure to
230 prevent from
231 prized by
232 protect against
233 provide with
234 preferable to
235 prior to
236 partake of
237 practice for
238 practice to
239 practice of
240 prefer X to Y
241 prohibits X from Y
242 potential to
243 question whether
244 range from [a] to [b]
245 rather than
246 regard as
247 replace with
248 require to
249 required of
250 [the] responsibility to
251 responsible for
252 result from
253 result in
254 rule that
255 result of
256 rates for (not 'of')
257 requiring that X Y
258 requiring X to Y
259 retroactive to
260 [the] same as
261 see as
262 send to
263 sense of so…that
264 spend on
265 subject to
266 substitute [a] for [b]
267 suffer from
268 superior to
269 supplant by
270 suspicious of
271 sympathy for
272 sympathize with
273 separate from
274 sacrifice X from Y
275 see as
276 seem to indicate
277 send to
278 sense of so…that
279 similar to
280 so as not to be hindered by
281 so X as to be Y
282 so X as to constitute Y
283 so X that Y
284 spend on
285 subject to
286 subscribe to
287 substitute [a] for [b]
288 such X as Y and Z
289 suffer from
290 superior to
291 supplant by
292 suspicious of
293 sympathize with
294 sympathy for
295 target at
296 think of…as
297 threaten to
298 train to
299 transit to
300 try to
301 type of
302 tamper with
303 tie to
304 try to
305 Tend
306 tend to
307 use as
308 [the] use of
309 view as
310 vote for
311 Visit
312 willing to
313 worry about

GMAT Tiger,

When I try to download your zipped file I get an error, "file is corrupted or invalid." Could you repost?

Thanks!