GMAT Idioms

Bring about Complain about Concerned about Curious about Excited about Particular about Think about Wonder about Worry about

Appear as Employed as Established as Known as Regard as Think of x as

Adept at Dated at Successful at

Connection between Relationship between

Accompanied by Amazed by Awed by Confused by Encouraged by Fascinated by Followed by Impressed by Outraged by Perplexed by Puzzled by Shocked by Stunned by Surprised by x predates y by

Account for Celebrated for Compensate for Criticize for Endure for Famous for In return for Known for Last for Look out for Named for Necessary for Prized for Recognized for/as

Responsible for Strive for Substitute x for y Tolerance for Wait for Watch for

Apparent from Away from Defend from Differ(ent) from Far from Protect from

Engage in Enter into Have confidence in Insight into Interest in Result in Succeed in/at Take pride in

Appreciation of At the expense of Characteristic of Command of Composed of Comprised of Conceive of Consist of Convinced of Devoid of (Dis)approve of In advance of In awe of In the hope(s) of In recognition of (In)capable of Mastery of Offer of Predecessor of Proponent of Source of Suspicious of Take advantage of Typical of Understanding of Variety of With the exception of

Based on Do research on Draw (up)on

Dwell on Elaborate on Expend x on y Expert on Focus on Influence on Insist on Reflect on Rely on

Control over Mull over Power over

Allow x to do y Alternative to Attribute to Attuned to Averse to Central to Decrease to Devoted to Exclusive to Flock to Immune to Impervious to In contrast to In order to In relation to Increase to Listen to Native to Parallel to Prefer x to y Recommend x to y Similar to Subject to Threat to Try to Unique to

Biased toward Indifferent toward Tendency toward

Associated with Correlate with (In)consistent with Identify with Preoccupied with Simultaneously with Sympathize with (Un)familiar with x is contrasted with y

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