GMAT Idiom List

GMAT Idiom List
Danh sách các cụm từ quen thuộc trong GMAT

If you are weak in Sentence Correction, it is important to familiarize yourself with the list below. Even if you are reasonably confident in the SC section, it still makes sense to look at the Idioms marked with the asterix.

Nếu bạn cảm thấy mình không biết nhiều về Cấu trúc câu đúng, điều quan trọng là tự bạn hãy làm quen với danh sách cấu trúc câu dưới đây. Đây là danh sách các cụm từ quen thuộc hay có trong các bài thi GMAT.

A
able + infinitive	Tom is able to play the guitar with his toes.
access to	Steve never has access to his dad's bank account.
as	Tom acts as a scout for GQ here in South America.
agree on + noun	We agreed on the plan.
agree on + gerund	We agreed on going to town.
agree to	We agreed to go away.
aid + person/thing	The magnifying glass aided his search.
allows for	Your schedule does not allow for much time.
appeal to	He wants to appeal to my good sense.
*as....as	She is as tired as I am.
ask + infinitive	He asked to go home.
ask + person + infinitive	He asked me to go home.
*associate with	We never associate with Steve – he is far too tacky !
*attribute to	His tackiness can be attributed to too many comic
	books as a child.
B
*base on	I think that the movie Star Wars is based on a true story.
begin + infinitive	It soon began to rain.
boom in	There was a boom in the sale of yellow polka-dot
	bikinis as soon as Natalia Paris tried one on.
built by	The Avro Arrow was built by proud Canadians.
C
care about	Who cares about that?
care for	I don't care for your tone.
centers on + person/thing	The story centers on the struggle for meaning in a
	chaotic universe.
choose + infinitive	I do it because I choose to do it.
to be + composed of + thing	The atom is composed of various parts.
consistent with	Your story is not consistent with Joel's story.
contend that	Joel contends that you are lying.
*consider + person/thing	I consider you a friend.
continue + infinitive	If you continue to do that we will not be friends.
contrast A with B	If you contrast Bill with you Bob, you find....
convert to	The new device will convert matter to energy.
*compare A to B	Caliban is compared to a beast in Shakespeare's The
	Tempest. (compare to stresses similarities).
*compare A with B	Compared with you, I cannot sing well at all.
	(compare with stresses differences).
*count on + person/thing	I count on you for the correct answers.
to credit with	Columbus is credited with discovering the Americas.
give credit for	I have to give you credit for working so hard.
D
are in danger of + gerund	The robber was in danger of being captured.
decide + infinitive	We decided to leave the party early.
decide on + thing/person	We decided on the all-meat pizza.
delighted by	Steve was delighted by the new findings.
depend on	Steve depends on Joel for financial support.
*different from	Canadians are very different from Americans.
difficult + infinitive	Steve finds it difficult to dance to Latin music.
disclose to + person/organization	Joel decided to disclose to the world the truth about
	Steve's crazy ideas.
*distinguish between X and Y	I want to distinguish between London and Paris.
*distinguish X from Y	If you distinguish London from Paris....
draw on (take out)	Unlike Felix, Steve can draw on funds from
	Joel's bank account.
draw + thing	The tattoo artist drew a lovely flower on Joel's left
	bicep.
to be drawn to + thing/person	Women are drawn to Steve's bulging muscles.
*dream of/about	Natalia Paris often dreams about Steve.
dwindle from	Mr. Bolton's bank account dwindled from one
	thousand dollars to less than half that in less than
	a week.
E
easy to	It's easy to see why Mark is so popular.
elect to	Mark will be elected to the Congress in 2016.
elect + person	We elected Steve as our office "gopher".
emerges from	The snail emerges from its shell.
*enable + person + infinitive	My job enables me to travel.
*encourage + person + infinitive	We encouraged him to paint.
escape from	Steve wishes to escape from grinding poverty.
to be + essential to + person/thing	Coffee is essential to me, especially in the morning.
except for + person/thing	Everyone is here except for the teacher.
except for + gerund	Except for being handsome, he wasn't very special.
explain to	Juan explained to Steve the difference between salsa
	and merengue.
expose to	Steve is exposed to intense ridicule every day of his
	life.
F
fail to	We fail to see the humor in these sentences.
flee from	Steve fled from their sharp criticisms.
*forbid to	We forbid you to go.
force + thing/person + infinitive	This mishap forces me to plan ahead.
focus on + thing/person	I want to focus on our mutual problem.
G
get credit for/give credit for	I have to give you credit for your good work.
grow from	Joel predicts that Test Tutor will grow from a small
	company to a major multinational within five years.
grow out of	Steve grew out of his overalls just last year.
H
help + thing/person + infinitive	Music helps me to think.
I
indicate that	Studies indicate that people with gray hair are smarter
	than the majority.
indicate to + person	Steve's constant worrying over his gray hair indicates
	to me a serious self-esteem problem.
inherit from	Steve inherits his gray hair from his mother's family.
invest in	Steve should invest in hair dye.
L
leads to	Lack of exercise leads to obesity.
localized in	The pain is localized in my left foot.
M
Manage to	You've managed to screw this up again, Steve.
*make + thing/person + verb (simple form)	Chocolate makes me think of Switzerland.
*mistake + thing/person + for	I'm sorry. I mistook you for someone else.
N
*native to	Penguins are native to the Antarctic.
*a native of	Steve is a native of Canada.
need to	Steve needs to think of some better sentences.
to be + necessary + infinitive	It is necessary to be creative.
O
Originate in	Liberalism, as we know it, originated in 17th century
	England.
P
*permit + thing/person + infinitive	Money permits us to live a comfortable life.
prized as	Stephen is prized as a teacher in Bogota.
prized for	Stephen is prized for his ability to dance the salsa.
*prohibit from + gerund	In school, we were prohibited from fighting.
promise of + thing	The promise of success drove us to the mountain's peak.
promise to	I promise to tell the truth more often – I swear.
published by	Joel's first novel Love and the GMAT is published by ETS.
published in	Steve's first novel will be published in March.
R
*range from X to Y	His clients range from multinationals to the smallest
	businesses.
refer to	I wish to refer to the latest work by Foucault....
*regard as	She is regarded as an expert.
require + thing/person + infinitive	My work requires me to travel.
resemble + thing/person	Steve resembles a young Charles Atlas.
results in	Rough play often results in injuries.
results from	Injuries often result from rough play.
rivalry between X and Y	The rivalry between Joel and Enrique Iglesias is
	legendary.
*the rivals X and Y	The rivals Enrique and Joel quarreled often.
S
Save for	Save for that inconvenience, the trip was a success.
save from	They saved me from another boring party.
seek + infinitive	He seeks to save your soul.
seek + thing/person	I seek the truth.
seem + infinitive	You seem to be sleepy today.
sleep with	I can sleep with whoever I want!
speak to + person	I spoke to my secretary about the report I wanted.
speak with + person	I spoke with my colleague about the upcoming report.
T
Take advantage of	Steve loves to take advantage of those around him.
teach + person + infinitive	She taught Jim to dance.
teach + person + thing	She taught Jim the lambada.
tell + person	She told him that he was a terrible dancer.
tie to	The rope is tied to the chair.
transmit to	We transmitted the e-mail to him.
U
Use + person/thing + infinitive	I use a light to read.
used + infinitive	Years ago, he used to walk every day to work.
to be + used to + gerund	He is used to walking to work.
W
to be + willing + infinitive	Fortunately, he was willing to help us.

Some More idioms (Một số cụm từ khác)

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
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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