Gmat Idioms By Niche

Front 1

Between

Back 1

Between..and

Front 2

Distinguish

Back 2

Distinguish ..from

Front 3

Think of..

Back 3

Think of .. as ..

Front 4

Consider

Back 4

The law IS CONSIDERED illegalI.

Consider illegal the law passed last week by the new regime.

I consider her my best friend

I consider her intelligent

** CONSIDER x yไม่ใช้ To be/as **

Front 5

Estimate

Back 5

Estimate.. x to be .. Y

Front 6

View

Back 6

View X as Y

Front 7

In contrast to

Back 7

In contrast to X, Y

Front 8

Mistake

Back 8

Mistake x for y

Front 9

whether

Back 9

whether x or y

Front 10

Ability

Back 10

Ability to sing

Front 11

Allow

Back 11

Allow to do something (permits)

Allow for something (permits the existence of)

Front 12

As

Back 12

As I walked, I became more nervous (during).

As I had already paid, I was unconcerned. (because).

As (Just as) we did last year, we will win this year ( in the same way).

As the president of the company,... (in the role of)

As a child, ... ( in the stage of being)

As part of, ...

Front 13

as

Back 13

three times as many as

not so much as

at least as many as

as much as

Front 14

Believe

Back 14

She BELIEVES THAT Gary IS right.

She BELIEVES Gary TO BE right.

Front 15

But

Back 15

I study hard but take breaks. (เชื่อมคำไม่มีลูกน้ำ)

I study hard, but I take breaks. (เชื่อมประโยคมีลูกน้ำ)

Front 16

Expect

Back 16

Expect .. to ..

Expect that ....

Expectation that ..

Front 17

So..As to

Back 17

The sauce was SO hot AS TO burn my mounth

**** GMAT has inconsistent position on this idiom...

Front 18

So.. That

Back 18

The book was SO SHORT THAT I could read it in one night.

The book was SHORT ENOUGH FOR me TO READ in one night.

**different emphases but no worry (no test on emphases)

Front 19

Sick ..

Back 19

Sick From [NOT SICK WITH]

Front 20

Appear

Back 20

Appear smooth [NOT APPEAR TO BE..]

Front 21

forbid

Back 21

forbid X to do Y [NOT forbid X from doing Y.]

Front 22

Instead of A, [subject] B

Back 22

Instead of A, [subject] B

Instead of doing his homework, Arthur watched TV.

Here “doing his homework” is A, “Arthur” is the subject, and “watched TV” is B.

Hint 22

e.g.

1). I'll have tea instead of coffee, please.

2). I stayed in bed all day instead of going to work.

3). Amit was invited to the reception, but he was ill, so Akash went instead of him.

Note - Instead (without of) is an adverb. It begins or ends a clause usually.

e.g. - She didn't go to Greece after all. Instead , she went to America.-

Front 23

Different

Back 23

Compare Single thing - different in

Compare 2 things - different between.. and

Front 24

Regard

Back 24

Regard X as Y

[NOT regard x to be y]

Front 25

Rivals X and Y

Back 25

Rivalry between X and Y

Front 26

Comparison of Ratio

Back 26

x is to y what a is to b

Front 27

attribute X to Y

Back 27

to believe that someone or something is the source of something.

Correct: We attribute our success to good fortune.

Front 28

care for = care about

Front 29

conceive of X as

Back 29

to think of someone or something as being someone or something else

Correct: I can’t conceive of you as a scientist.

Front 30

debate about/on/over –

Back 30

Discuss in detail

Front 31

decide on –

Back 31

select Correct: Tina decided on the chocolate flavored ice cream.

Front 32

dispute over

Back 32

Correct: There is a dispute over the new name of the city

Front 33

dwindle away –

Back 33

become less or smaller Correct: Her will power is starting to dwindle away.

Front 34

flee from -

Back 34

run away Correct: The dogs fled from their cruel master.

Front 35

indifferent towards

Back 35

Correct: Can you make yourself indifferent towards someone you love?

Front 36

Demand For VS Demand In

Back 36

A demand for X means that people want X.

A demand in X means that X is an area in which people want something.

X is in demand means that X is popular.

Front 37

Whether v/s If

Back 37

'If' is used to introduce a conditional idea or an idea that has just one possibility whereas 'Whether' is used to introduce alternative possibilities, usually with 'or not' implied or explicitly stated in the sentence.

Front 38

'Everyday' v/s 'Every day'

Back 38

'Everyday' is an adjective meaning 'ordinary' or 'commonplace'.

An adjective, in case you've forgotten, is a word that modifies a noun. Eg. 'everyday occurrence', 'everyday people', etc.

'Every day' is an adverbial phrase that tells us how often something takes place. An adverb is a word or phrase that modifies a verb (most of the time).

Front 39

Shall v/s Will

Back 39

Use 'shall' when speaking in the first person

and 'will' when speaking in the second or third person.

First Person – I

Second Person – You

Third Person - He, She, etc.

Front 40

Farther v/s Further

Back 40

'Farther' refers to actual measurable distance

whereas 'Further' refers to degree, quantity, time, or some such other quality that cannot or is not being precisely measured.

eg. John can run further than Jerry.

John promised his boss that there would be no further delays

Front 41

Agree to v/s Agree with

Back 41

You agree 'with' a noun and you agree 'to' a verb.

Front 42

Differ with v/s Differ from

Back 42

Use 'differ from' to imply 'unlike' (as in one thing differing from the other)

and 'differ with' to imply 'disagreement' (as in differing with a point of view).

e.g. No one can tell how the two cars differ from one another.

The two political parties differ with each other's ideologies.

Front 43

Rather than v/s Instead of

Back 43

'Rather than' is used to express preference of one thing over another

whereas 'instead of' is used to replace one thing with another. If confused go with 'rather than'.

Front 44

Each other VS One Another

Back 44

Each other‘ is used for two things; ̳one another‘ for more than two.

Front 45

have yet to

Back 45

We have yet to receive your transcript = We haven’t received your transcript yet.

Front 46

have yet to

Back 46

We have yet to receive your transcript = We haven’t received your transcript yet.

Front 47

All but

Back 47

almost, very nearly. eg. "the subject was all but forgotten"

Front 48

Hope

Back 48

Place hope in , I hope for n. , I hope to v.

Front 49

Usage of Where

Back 49

Cannot use with situation ONLY use with tangible physical location

Front 50

To Lie VS To Lay

(Past Tense: To Lay VS To Laid)

Back 50

“to lie” means literally, “to recline”

eg. “This afternoon, I will lie on the couch.”

it means “to be located”, and is often used to describe metaphorical landscapes

eg. “Her greatest strength lies in her prodigious memory.”

“to lay” : “to put or place, to put down”

eg. “Lay that book on the table”, or “The workers will lay asphalt after the sewer pipes are installed.”

This one lends itself to metaphorical use far less frequently than does “to lie,” though one may “lay down one’s burden of cares.”

Note: To lie > โกหก> Past tenses= lied

Front 51

Means of VS Means to

Back 51

“X as a means of Y” suggests that X is a kind of Y.

eg. Dining out only seldom is a means of saving money.

“by means of”: “with the use or help of.” eg. Having lost my paddles downstream, I rowed the canoe by means of a plank.

“X as a means to Y” clearly delineates a difference between X and Y:

X is a step on the way to Y, but X and Y are clearly different things

eg. She adopted a no-carb diet as a means to losing weight quickly.

Note; means for = WRONG

Front 52

electric VS electrical

Back 52

if it operates on electricity, one uses “electric”

if the word pertains to electricity but doesn’t run on electricity, one uses “electrical”

Front 53

effort

Back 53

effort to [ not effort for or effort of ]

Front 54

rule

Back 54

rule on PHRASE , rule that … clause Note: rule on PHRASE that .. is wrong!

Front 55

portrayal of

Back 55

not portralyal on [การวาดภาพคน]