GMAT Idiom List

DeBon蝶

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

DeBon蝶

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

DeBon蝶

A
able + infinitive
access to
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

DeBon蝶

Tom is able to play the guitar with his toes.
Steve never has access to his dad's bank account.
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.

DeBon蝶

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
give credit for

DeBon蝶

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).

DeBon蝶

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

DeBon蝶

I count on you for the correct answers.
Columbus is credited with discovering the Americas.
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.

DeBon蝶

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
focus on + thing/person
G
get credit for/give credit for
grow from

grow out of

DeBon蝶

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 "gopher".
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.
I want to focus on our mutual problem.