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Because the chef mistook the sugar of his partner as his own

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Because the chef mistook the sugar of his partner as his own [#permalink] New post   18 Jun 2011, 04:45
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Because the chef mistook the sugar of his partner as his own unrefined salt, the dish was a complete disaster.

A)the sugar of his partner as his own unrefined salt
B)the sugar of his partner to his own unrefined salt
C)his partner's sugar as unrefined salt
D)his partner's sugar for his own unrefined salt
E)his partner's sugar for that of his own unrefined salt

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Re: Idioms - SC [#permalink] New post   18 Jun 2011, 04:48
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D. But not because I actually knew the idiom. It just "sounded right".
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Re: Idioms - SC [#permalink] New post   18 Jun 2011, 14:15
Also didn't know the idiom, but D is the only one that makes sense grammatically and logically.
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Re: Idioms - SC [#permalink] New post   19 Jun 2011, 15:12
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What's the correct idiom?


mistook something for something else

ans d.
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Re: Idioms - SC [#permalink] New post   20 Jun 2011, 20:38
An easy way to remember is "mistook X for Y". Hope it helps.
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Re: Idioms - SC [#permalink] New post   21 Jun 2011, 04:04
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D for me...
Mistook X for Y is the idiomatic usage....
A, B, C are incorrect for the above reason...
E is incorrect because..'for that of' is not proper usage..

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Re: Because the chef mistook the sugar of his partner as his own [#permalink] New post   26 May 2016, 11:23
Mistake X for Y is the correct idiom. Cross off A, B and C.
Answer choice E implies something awkward: that (sugar) of his own unrefined salt.
Hence, D is the answer. 30 secs :D
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