IDIOM's - YDMULEY's Daily Practice List

***IDIOM - LIST - 05 - OCTOBER - 2017***


attempt to ===> He has attempted to break out of jail several times but failed.

Attend to (someone) ==> A nurse attended to his needs constantly.

Attribute x to y/x is attributed to y ===> I attribute my success to lots of hard work.

Based on ===> Mary's examples were all based on fictional characters

believe x to be y ===> Astrophysicists believe the recent disturbances in radio transmissions to be a result of solar flares.

Feel free to come up with examples associated with these IDIOM's in order to strengthen the concepts further.

Awesome..It's really a good practise.

Please clarify this...


Holidays are allowed for kim to watch the movie...

Is that correct?

Hello sarasjain20 I will try to give my perspective here:

"allow" means "to permit" or "to enable"

'allow for' means 'make allowance for' or 'make provision for'

And hence there is a difference in the way you use these two words.

For your sentence: Holidays are allowed for kim to watch the movie...

I think it depends upon your intention here, if the intention of the sentence to make "holidays" as the provision for Kim to watch movies then it should be correct.

However, if the intention is that - Kim is allowed to watch movies ONLY on holidays then it is more about permission and hence the sentence would be incorrect.

Again, this is just my perspective and experts may opine. Hope this help!

***IDIOM - LIST - 06 - OCTOBER - 2017***


better served by x than by y ==> Madrid is better served by motorways than by railways

between x and y ==> John had to choose between chocolates and ice creams

Both x and y ==> Both Jim and Tom decided not to fight

Care for ==> gentle emotions and/or love for someone, some place or thing

==> I care for kids who do not have access to education

Care about ==> have some regard for someone, some place or thing but not necessarily with gentle emotions and/or love.

==> I really care about the time I spend with the family

Feel free to come up with examples associated with these IDIOM's in order to strengthen the concepts further.

***IDIOM - LIST - 07 - OCTOBER - 2017***

"concerned with" ==> means involved with or connected to

"concerned about" ==> means worried about

"concerned at" ==> means worried about

"concerned by" ==> means worried about

Conform to ==> The idiom involving the verb “conform” is a little more unusual. When I say I conform A to B, then A is usually something under my control (my behaviour, my habits, etc.), and B is some kind of more universal standard or set of rules. The connotation is that B is based in some sort of authority, and A is something which should be governed by this authority.

A really good practice in routine

Apply to ===> A lot of students will be applying to Canada this year
Plz clarify this: you have mentioned Apply to is idiomatic..

what about other form such "apply for" .. whether It is idiomatic or not

***IDIOM - LIST - 08 - OCTOBER - 2017***

Connection between x and y ==> There is a strong connection between his grades and his efforts

Note: Connection of is un-idiomatic and is incorrect

consist of ==> Atomic Theory states that all material objects consist of atoms and that the macroscopic
properties of objects depend on the microscopic interactions of these atoms

consistent with ==> The Federal Judge argued that his recent controversial ruling was consistent with what
the framers of the US Constitution thought about a right to privacy.

contend that ==> They contend that they can decipher the code

Note - Contend -- to be, contend the ability to.... ===> both are incorrect

contrast A with B ==> In contrast with the malls, small shops have fewer schemes to offer.

in contrast to A, B ==> In contrast to the Malls, small shops have fewer schemes to offer.

Feel free to come up with examples associated with these IDIOM's in order to strengthen the concepts further.