GMAT Idiom List

GMAT Idiom List

a debate over

a lot

a responsibility to

a result of

a sequence of

agree with

as an instance of

as good as/or better than

as great as

as good as...or better than

as much as

attend to (someone)

attribute

X

to

Y/X

is

attributed

to Y

based on

believe X to be Y

both X and Y

centers on

concerned with

conform to

created with

defined as

depends on whether

depicted as

different from/differ from

distinguishes between X and Y

distinguish from

doubt that

either...or

enable to

A

able + infinitive

access to

Tom is able to play the guitar with his toes.

Steve never has access to his dad's bank account

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fascinated by

forbid X to do Y

identical with

in contrast to

independent from

indifferent towards

modeled after

(no) more...than/(no) less...than

more than ever

neither...nor

not only...but also

not so much...as

prohibits X from doing Y

potential to

range from X to Y

regard as

regardless

responsible for

resulting in

retroactive to

so X as to be Y

so (adjective) that

subscribe to

such...as

the same to X as to Y

to contrast X with Y

to mistake X for Y

to result in

to sacrifice X for Y

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as

agree on + noun

agree on + gerund

agree to

aid + person/thing

allows for

appeal to

*as....as

ask + infinitive

ask + person + infinitive

*associate with

*attribute to

B

*base on

begin + infinitive

boom in

built by

C

care about

care for

centers on + person/thing

choose + infinitive

to be + composed of + thing

consistent with

contend that

*consider + person/thing

continue + infinitive

contrast A with B

convert to

*compare A to B

*compare A with B

*count on + person/thing

to credit with

Tom acts as a scout for GQ here in South America.

We agreed on the plan.

We agreed on going to town.

We agreed to go away.

The magnifying glass aided his search.

Your schedule does not allow for much time.

He wants to appeal to my good sense.

She is as tired as I am.

He asked to go home.

He asked me to go home.

We never associate with Steve

–

he is far too tacky!

His tackiness can be attributed to too many comic books as a child.

I think that the movie Star Wars is based on a true story.

It soon began to rain.

There was a boom in the sale of yellow polka-dot bikinis as soon as

Natalia Paris tried one on.

The Avro Arrow was built by proud Canadians.

Who cares about that?

I don't care for your tone.

The story centers on the struggle for meaning in a chaotic universe.

I do it because I choose to do it.

The atom is composed of various parts.

Your story is not consistent with Joel's story.

Joel contends that you are lying.

I consider you a friend.

If you continue to do that we will not be friends.

If you contrast Bill with you Bob, you find....

The new device will convert matter to energy.

Caliban is compared to a beast in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

(compare to stresses similarities).

Compared with you, I cannot sing well at all.

(compare with stresses differences).

I count on you for the correct answers.

Columbus is credited with discovering the Americas.

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give credit for

D

are in danger of + gerund

decide + infinitive

decide on + thing/person

delighted by

depend on

*different from

difficult + infinitive

disclose to + person/organization

*distinguish between X and Y

*distinguish X from Y

draw on (take out)

draw + thing

to be drawn to + thing/person

*dream of/about

dwindle from

E

easy to

elect to

elect + person

emerges from

*enable + person + infinitive

*encourage + person + infinitive

escape from

to be + essential to + person/thing

except for + person/thing

except for + gerund

explain to

expose to

F

fail to

flee from

*forbid to

force + thing/person + infinitive

I have to give you credit for working so hard.

The robber was in danger of being captured.

We decided to leave the party early.

We decided on the all-meat pizza.

Steve was delighted by the new findings.

Steve depends on Joel for financial support.

Canadians are very different from Americans.

Steve finds it difficult to dance to Latin music.

Joel decided to disclose to the world the truth about Steve's crazy ideas.

I want to distinguish between London and Paris.

If you distinguish London from Paris....

Unlike Felix, Steve can draw on funds from Joel's bank account.

The tattoo artist drew a lovely flower on Joel's left bicep.

Women are drawn to Steve's bulging muscles.

Natalia Paris often dreams about Steve.

Mr. Bolton's bank account dwindled from one thousand dollars to less

than half that in less than a week.

It's easy to see why Mark is so popular.

Mark will be elected to the Congress in 2016.

We elected Steve as our office

The snail emerges from its shell.

My job enables me to travel.

We encouraged him to paint.

Steve wishes to escape from grinding poverty.

Coffee is essential to me, especially in the morning.

Everyone is here except for the teacher.

Except for being handsome, he wasn't very special.

Juan explained to Steve the difference between salsa and merengue.

Steve is exposed to intense ridicule every day of his life.

We fail to see the humor in these sentences.

Steve fled from their sharp criticisms.

We forbid you to go.

This mishap forces me to plan ahead.

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