1 A consequence of

2 A debate over
3 A responsibility to
4 A sequence of
5 able to X
6 access to
7 agree with (person/ idea)
8 agree to (a plan/action)
9 allows for
10 appeal to
11 approve/disapprove of
12 an instance of
13 as a result of
14 able to
15 Ability to
16 Accede to
17 according to
18 Account for
19 accuse of
20 Acquaint with
21 agree with
22 allow for
23 amount to
24 Appear to
25 apply to
26 argue over
27 as __ as
28 assure that
29 at a disadvantage
30 Attempt to
31 attend to
32 Attention to
33 Available to
34 afflicted with
35 argue with
36 averse to
37 ask of
38 agree to
39 angry at
40 as good as
41 as many..as
42 as much as
43 associate with
44 attest to
45 attribute X to Y
46 as X as to Y
47 ask X to Y
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between [a] and [b]

be afraid of
believe X to be Y
better served by X than by Y
better than
both X and Y
capable of
centers on
claims to be
collaborate with
compare to (similarities)
compare with (differences)
comply with
composed of
concerned with
conclude that
connection between X and Y
consider X Y (without to be)
consist in
consist of
contrast X with Y
contribute to
convert to
correspond to
correspond with
cost to/of
craving for
credit with
call for
craving for
choice of
choose from
choose to
conclude that
Consequence of
Consider
consistent with
continue to
cost to/of
Credit with
comply with
conform to
Composed of
compare with/to
consist with
consist of
date from
define as
deal with

99 debate over
100 decide to
101 decide on
102 defend against
103 delighted by
104 demand that
105 demonstrate that
106 depend on
107 dependent on
108 depends on whether
109 depict as
110 descend from
111 desirous of
112 determined by
113 differ from
114 different from
115 difficult to
116 disagree with (person/idea)
117 discourage from
118 dispute whether
119 distinguish [a] from [b]
120 distinguish between X and Y
121 divergent from
122 doubt that
123 draw on
124 due to
125 distinguish [a] from [b]
126 desirous of
127 decide on
128 [in an] effort to
129 either X or Y
130 enable X to Y
131 enamored with
132 encourage X to Y
133 Equal
134 equal to
135 estimate to be
136 except for
137 expect to
138 expose to
139 extend to
140 extent of
141 estimate to be
142 expose to
143 extend to
144 extent of
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fluctuations in
forbid X to Y
force to
frequency of
from [a] to [b]
forbid to
frequency of
hypothesize that
in contrast to
in danger of
in order to
in violation of
inclined to
infected with
instead of
introduce to
isolate from
intent to
in search of
Inside
identical with
in search of
inclined to
Independent from
indifferent towards
infected with
insist that
instead of
intent to
interaction of
introduce to
isolate from
just asso too
just as X, so Y
know to do X
less than
less X than Y
likely to
likely to be
likely to
liken to
Mistake for
Model after
more than
move away from
meet with
Meet
mandate that
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meet with
mistake X for Y
model after
more common among X than among Y
more X than Y
more.. Than ever
move away from
[a] native of
native to
Neithernor
not [a] but [b]
not onlybut also
not so muchas
necessity of
necessity for
Name
no less than
no less than X than was Y
not X but rather Y
noted that
on account of
opportunity for
opportunity to
opposed to
opposite of
ought to
off
prejudiced against
prohibit from
permit X to Y
persuade X to Y
predisposed to
pressure to
prevent from
prized by
protect against
provide with
preferable to
prior to
partake of
practice for
practice to
practice of
prefer X to Y
prohibits X from Y
potential to
question whether
range from [a] to [b]
rather than

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regard as
replace with
require to
required of
[the] responsibility to
responsible for
result from
result in
rule that
result of
rates for (not 'of')
requiring that X Y
requiring X to Y
retroactive to
[the] same as
see as
send to
sense of sothat
spend on
subject to
substitute [a] for [b]
suffer from
superior to
supplant by
suspicious of
sympathy for
sympathize with
separate from
sacrifice X from Y
see as
seem to indicate
send to
sense of sothat
similar to
so as not to be hindered by
so X as to be Y
so X as to constitute Y
so X that Y
spend on
subject to
subscribe to
substitute [a] for [b]
such X as Y and Z
suffer from
superior to
supplant by
suspicious of
sympathize with
sympathy for

295 target at
296 think ofas
297 threaten to
298 train to
299 transit to
300 try to
301 type of
302 tamper with
303 tie to
304 try to
305 Tend
306 tend to
307 use as
308 [the] use of
309 view as
310 vote for
311 Visit
312 willing to
313 worry about
Most frequently used Idioms and idiomatic usages in Gmat questions allow for
argue over
at a disadvantage
attribute to
between A and B
capable of
consider (without as, to be etc.)
consist of
contribute to
cost of something
cost to someone
be credited with
be given credit for - e.g Hipparchus, a Greek astronomer and mathematician, is
credited with designating positions on Earth.Hipparchus, a Greek astronomer and
mathematician, is given credit for designating positions on Earth.
debate over
define as
different from
distinguish A from B
distinguish between A and B
either A or B
forbid to
from A to B
in danger of
just as + clause, so too + clause
mistake for
model after
a native of

be native to
neither A nor B
not A but Bnot only A but also B (also observe parallelism)
not so much as
prevent from
prohibit from
persuade to
range from A to B
regard as
require to
required of
see as
so + adj. + as to
so + adj./adv. + that + clause
substitute A for B
view as
whether (not if and without or not)
Here are few more IDIOMS
able to do something
ability to do something
ability in something
absent from
acclaim to be
acclaim as
act as
accede to
accepted into + group
accepted to + college/ university
accepted at + college/ university
access to
accustom to
according to
account for
accuse of
acquaint with
adapt from
adapt to something
addicted to something
admit of something
advantage of something
afraid of
afflicted with
agree with
X agree on + doing something X (change to agree to do something)
agree on + something
agree to something
agree to do something
aid + somebody/ something
aid something + in + doing something

allow for
amount to
angry at/ with
appeal to somebody
appear to
apply to
approach (the noun, not the verb) to something
approve of
argue over
argue with
argue about something
argue for something
arrive at
as __ as
ask of
associate with
assure that
at a disadvantage
attempt to
attend to
attention to
attest to
attribute to
available to
averse to
aiming to
aim at
aware of
aversion to/ for/ toward something
based on
because of
believe to be
between [a] and [b]
call for
craving for
choice of
choose from
choose to
claim to
collaborate with
conclude that
consequence of
consider
consistent with
continue to
contrast with
contribute to
convert to
cost to/of

credit with
comply with
conform to
consider to be
composed of
compare with/to
consist in
consist with
consist of
correspond to
correspond with
date from
deal with
debate over
decide to
defend against
define as
delighted by
demonstrate that
depend on
depict as
descend from
different from
difficult to
distinguish [a] from [b]
draw on
due to
desirous of
divergent from
decide on
[in an] effort to
eitheror
enamored with
encourage to
estimate to be
expose to
extend to
extent of
equal to
expected to
fear that
fluctuations in
forbid to
force to
frequency of
from [a] to [b]
fail in hypothesize that

in contrast to
in danger of
in order to
in violation of
inclined to
infected with
instead of
introduce to
isolate from
intent to
in search of
inside
increase in
just asso too
just as...so
less than
likely to
liken to mistake for
model after
more than
move away from
meet with
[a] native of
native to
neithernor
not [a] but [b]
not onlybut also
not so muchas
necessity of
necessity for
name
negotiations with
on account of
opportunity for
opportunity to
opposed to
opposite of
ought to
prejudiced against
permit to
persuade to
predisposed to
pressure to
prevent from
prized by

prohibit from
protect against
provide with
preferable to
prior to
partake of
practice for
practice to
practice of
question whether
range from [a] to [b]
rather than
regard as
replace with
require to
required of
[the] responsibility to
responsible for
result from, result in
rule that
result of
[the] same as
see as, send to
sense of sothat
spend on
subject to
substitute [a] for [b]
suffer from
superior to
supplant by
suspicious of
sympathy for
sympathize with
separate from
target at
think ofas
threaten to
train to
transit to
try to
type of
tamper with
tie to
tend to
to seek support from
use as

[the] use of
view as
vote for
willing to
worry about