Gmat Idioms

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A consequence

Back 1

A consequence of

Front 2

A debate

Back 2

A debate over

Front 3

A responsibility

Back 3

A responsibility to

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A sequence

Back 4

A sequence of

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Able / Ability

Back 5

Able / ability to

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Access

Back 6

Access to

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Agree (with 3 prepo)

Back 7

Agree with (person/idea)

Agree to (plan or action)

Agree that + clause

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Allow

Back 8

Allow for sth.

Allow to do sth.

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Appeal

Back 9

Appeal to

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Approve / disapprove

Back 10

Approve / disapprove of

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An instance

Back 11

An instance of

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As a result

Back 12

As a result of

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As adj.

Back 13

As adj + as เสมอ

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As X as to Y

Back 14

Correct form

X // Y

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Ask X ... Y

Back 15

Ask X to Y

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Associate

Back 16

Associate with

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Attend

Back 17

Attend to

Front 18

Attribute X ... Y

Back 18

Attribute X to Y

X // Y

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Based

Back 19

Based on

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Consider

Back 20

Consider X Y (without ‘to be’)

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Contend

Back 21

Contend that

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Contrast

Back 22

Contrast X with Y

X // Y

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Credited

Back 23

Credited with

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Defined

Back 24

Defined as

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Demand

Back 25

Demand that

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Concerned

Back 26

Concerned with

Front 27

Depend

Back 27

Depend on

Depend on whether

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Depicted

Back 28

Depicted as

Front 29

Differ / different

Back 29

Differ / different from

Front 30

Be afraid

Back 30

Be afraid of

Front 31

Discourage

Back 31

Discourage from

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Dispute

Back 32

Dispute whether

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Distinguish

Back 33

Distinguish between X and Y

Distinguish X from Y

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Doubt

Back 34

Doubt that

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Encourage

Back 35

Encourage X to do

Front 36

Estimated

Dated

Back 36

Estimated to be

Dated at

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Except

Back 37

Except for

Front 38

Expect

Back 38

Expect to

Expect that

Front 39

Extent

Back 39

Extent to which

Front 40

Believe X ... Y

Back 40

Believe X to be Y

X // Y

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Capable

Back 41

Capable of

Front 42

Centers

Back 42

Centers on

Front 43

Claims

Back 43

Claims to be

Front 44

Compare

Back 44

Compare to (similarities)

Compare with (differences)

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Concerned

Back 45

Concerned with

Front 46

Conform

Back 46

Conform to

Front 47

Connection

Back 47

Connection between X and Y

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Impact

Back 48

Impact on

Impact = n.

Front 49

Impact

Back 49

Impact on

Impact = n.

Front 50

The possibility

Back 50

The possibility of

Front 51

Controversy

Back 51

Controversy over

Front 52

Forbid

Back 52

Forbid X to do sth.

Front 53

Know

Back 53

Know to do sth.

Know as + n.

Front 54

Less/fewer

Back 54

Less X than Y

X less bla bla bla than Y

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Likely

Back 55

Likely to be

(Will likely = wrong)

Front 56

Mandate

Back 56

Mandate that

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Indifferent

Back 57

Indifferent towards

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Modeled

Back 58

Modeled after

Front 59

Interaction

Interact

Back 59

Interaction of

Interact with

Front 60

Comparative adj. + among X than ... Y

Back 60

Comparative adj. + among X than among Y

More common among X than among Y

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Native

Back 61

Native to

Front 62

Know

Back 62

Know to do sth.

Know as + n. (Named)

Know sn. for sth.

Know for ไม่มี !!!

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Identical

Back 63

Identical with

(Identical = same as)

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In contrast

Back 64

In contrast to

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In danger

Back 65

In danger of

Front 66

Independent

Back 66

Independent from

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Indifferent

Back 67

In different towards

Front 68

Insist

Back 68

Insist that

Front 69

Interaction

Back 69

Interaction of

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Native

A native

Back 70

Native to

A native of

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No less (2 type)

Back 71

No less ... than

No less was X than was Y

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Not so much X .... Y

Back 72

Not so much X as Y

Front 73

Rate

Back 73

Rate for

Rate of

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Regard

Back 74

Regard as

Front 75

Require

Back 75

Require that

Require X to do sth.

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Responsible

Back 76

Responsible for

Front 77

Resulting

Back 77

Resulting in

Front 78

Retroactive

Back 78

Retroactive to

Front 79

Sacrifice

Back 79

Sacrifice X for Y

Front 80

Seem

Back 80

Seem to

Front 81

So (4 forms)

Back 81

So as not to + v.

So X as to (be) Y

So X as to constitute Y

So X that Y

**X not // Y

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Subscribe

Back 82

Subscribe to

Front 83

Need

Back 83

Need to

Need for

ไม่มี Need that !!!

Front 84

Such ( 3 forms)

Back 84

Such X as Y

Such X as Y and Z

Such X that Y

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Targeted

Back 85

Targeted at

Front 86

The compa. X the compa. Y

Back 86

Correct form X // Y โดยใช้ inverse sent. ได้ และดูว่าเทียบอะไรกับอะไร

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The same to X ... Y

Back 87

The same to X as to Y

Front 88

To result

Back 88

To result in

Front 89

Think of X ... Y

Back 89

Think of X as Y

Front 90

To do

Back 90

To do so

Front 91

Try

Back 91

Try to

Front 92

Used

Back 92

Used as + n.

Used to + v.

Front 93

View X ... Y

Back 93

View X as Y

Front 94

Not ..... X ...... Y (3 forms)

Back 94

Not X but Y

Not just X but also Y

Not X but rather Y

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Whether

Back 95

Whether to

Front 96

Worried

Back 96

Worried about (not ‘over’)

Front 97

X enough...Y

Back 97

X enough to Y

Front 98

Instead

Back 98

X instead of Y

Front 99

X out ... Y

Back 99

X out of Y

Front 100

Aid

Back 100

Aid for

Aid v.

Aid in

Aid to ไม่มี ผิดเสมอ

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Noted

Back 101

Noted that

Front 102

Permit

Back 102

Permit X to Y

Front 103

Persuade

Back 103

Persuade X to Y

Front 104

Prefer

Back 104

Prefer X to Y

Front 105

Prohibits

Back 105

Prohibits X from Y

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Potential

Back 106

Potential to

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Range

Back 107

Range from X to Y

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Especially

Specially

Back 108

Especially = very

Specially = for specific purpose