Idiom
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Example
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A debate over
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A debate over the election results ensued.
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A means to
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This job is only a means to an end for him.
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A responsibility to
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The teacher has a responsibility to keep the children safe.
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A result of
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The consequence is a result of your behavior.
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Ability to
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He doesn't have the ability to make better choices right now.
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Act as
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While Dr. Martinez was at a conference, Dr. Johnson acted as the interim head surgeon.
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Act like
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Stop acting like a child.
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Agree on
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The team agreed on a solution.
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Agree to
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When the police arrived, he agreed to a search.
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Agree with
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He agreed with the sergeant's findings.
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Aid in
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The village needed aid in harvesting the season's crops.
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Allow for
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My work schedule doesn't allow for many breaks.
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Appeal to
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The contract appealed to my sense of order.
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Are in danger of
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If Maria doesn't pass the class, she is in danger of being placed on academic probation.
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As/as
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I am as successful as he is.
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Ask for
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My committee asked for my dissertation paperwork.
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Associate with
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I associate the smell of cinnamon with the holiday season.
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Attend to (someone)
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He attended to his sick wife.
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Attribute x to y/x is attributed to y
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He attributes his depression to a death in the family.
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Type 2 diabetes is sometimes attributed to obesity.
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Base on
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We based our conclusions on the results of three peer-reviewed studies.
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Believe x to be y
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The judge did not believe the evidence to be sufficient.
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Between…and
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For her major, she has to choose between biology and chemistry.
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Both x and y
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Both my advisor and my professor will be at the meeting.
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Centers on
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The discussion centered on the film that we watched together.
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Composed of
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The organization is composed of elected officials.
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Concerned with
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Jason doesn't concern himself with this matter.
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Conform to
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He refuses to conform to social norms.
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Consider x y (no "to be")
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RIGHT: I consider Mark my friend.
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WRONG: I consider Mark to be my friend.
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Contend with
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My love for my daughter doesn't content with my love for my son.
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Created with
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The playwright wrote the play with the help of community members.
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Credit to
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I credit my success to my mentors.
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Decide on
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It's difficult to decide on a course schedule when there are so many classes available.
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Delighted to
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He told us that he would be delighted to assist us.
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Depends on whether x
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The success of the contract depends on whether we are able to compromise or not.
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Depicted as
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In the media, she was depicted as a villain.
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Different from
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He is very different from his siblings.
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Disclose to
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He disclosed his complicated history to the counselor.
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Distinguish x from y
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It's sometimes difficult to distinguish temporary grief from clinical depression.
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Distinguish between x and y
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Toddlers start to learn to distinguish between right and wrong.
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Doubt that
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I doubt that he'll actually call back today.
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Dwindle away
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We watched as our time dwindled away to nothing.
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Either/or, neither/nor
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Either Dr. Smith or Dr. Cortes will lead the discussion.
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Neither an apology nor a letter will be sufficient.
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Elect as
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She was elected as the club's vice president.
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Elect to
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The voters elected him to office.
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Enable to
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My health insurance enables me to choose the proper specialist.
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Essential to
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Water is essential to life.
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Estimate to be
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The average lifespan of a black lab is estimated to be 14 years.
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Fascinated by
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My daughter was fascinated by the butterfly garden.
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Further (for degree); Farther (for distance)
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She ran farther than I did.
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We tried to contain the spill to avoid further destruction.
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In contrast to
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In contrast to her earlier self, Mary is now outgoing and exuberant.
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In contrast with x, y
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In contrast with Annie, David waits until the last minute to start writing his papers.
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In the (morning, afternoon, evening)
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The plane is leaving in the morning.
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Independent from
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Teenagers want to be independent from their parents.
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Independent of
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That's my personal opinion, independent of any media influence.
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Indicate that
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The results indicated that our hypothesis was correct.
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Indicate to
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My boss indicated to me that he was displeased.
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Indifferent towards
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No matter how hard I try, I can't be indifferent towards her.
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Invest in
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They were both invested in the relationship, so they got married.
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Invest with
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The judge is invested with the authority to approve of the will.
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Just as…so too
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Just as exercise can lead to weight loss, so too can a healthy diet.
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Modeled after
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We modeled the curriculum after Montessori educational materials.
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Native of
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She is a native of Spain.
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Native to
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This animal is native to Australia.
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Necessary to
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CPS deemed it necessary to remove the child from the home.
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Not only/but also
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The exam is not only difficult but is also lengthy.
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Not so much/as
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I was not sleepy so much as exasperated.
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Originate from
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The ritual originates from an ancient Nordic tradition.
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Originate in
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The cancer originated in her lungs.
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Originate with
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The idea originated with my brainstorming group.
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Potential to
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Though he is struggling, he has the potential to improve.
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Prefer x to y
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I prefer classic literature to contemporary works.
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Prohibit x from y
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The school cannot prohibit the student from writing a controversial paper.
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Range from x to y
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The kids range in age from 10 to 17.
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Refer to
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I was referred to a specialist after my appointment.
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Regard as
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We regard him as part of the family.
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Require that x be y
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The group requires that participants be attentive.
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Required from
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Our HR department doesn't require that documentation from employees.
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Required to
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He is required to submit to a drug test as a condition of his parole.
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Responsible for
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He is not responsible for the child's welfare.
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Resulting in
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Our collective stress ultimately resulted in a family fight.
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Rival in
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The massive tome rivaled War and Peace in length.
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Sacrifice for
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Don't sacrifice your personal life for your career.
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Sacrifice to
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I sacrificed a great deal of time and energy to that demanding job.
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Sequence of
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The sequence of events that unfolded shocked all of us.
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So x as to be y
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He was so quiet as to be nearly unintelligible.
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So x that y
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It was so cold that school was cancelled.
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Speak about
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We need to speak about the incident.
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Speak from
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I speak from experience when I say that you should hire an attorney when filing a claim.
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Subscribe to
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I don't subscribe to that theory.
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Targeted…at
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All of our criticism was targeted at the committee head.
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To sacrifice x for y
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We weren't willing to sacrifice family time for church.
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Unlike x, y
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Unlike the flu, allergies are not contagious.
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X expected to y
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Taxes for the rich are expected to decrease next season
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