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Hello GMATians,

Considering the fact that there are tons of IDIOMS out there, and it is not possible to go through all at once and simultaneolus remember them, why not study 5-10 IDIOM's on daily basis.

Though I understand there is no need to memorize these IDIOMS as such, but why not look at these IDIOMS along with examples and try to master them.

Feel free to chime in with examples from OG, Verified Sources or made-up sentences consisting these IDIOMS.

ydmuley · Answer

***LIST - 03 - OCTOBER - 2017***

able + infinitive   - Tom is able to play the guitar with his toes.

access to   - Steve never has access to his dad's bank account.

agree on + noun   - We agreed on the plan

agree on + gerund   - We agreed on going to town.

agree to   - We agreed to go away

ydmuley · Answer

***LIST - 04 - OCTOBER - 2017***

All of which   ===> More than 10 additional Eocene species are known,  all of which  are American.

Allows for   ===> Your schedule does not  allow for  much time.

Appeal to   ===> People  appealed to  the government to reduce taxes

Apply to   ===> A lot of students will be  applying to  Canada this year

As much as (as…..as)   ===> You can eat  as much as  you want

Associated with   ===> Most of the large institutions are  associated with  government for social programs

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

ydmuley · Answer

***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.

sarasjain20 · Answer

Awesome..It's really a good practise.

Please clarify this...

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

Is that correct?

ydmuley · Answer

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!

ydmuley · Answer

***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.

ydmuley · Answer

***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.

sarasjain20 · Answer

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

ydmuley · Answer

***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.

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