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thanks a lot for the idiom list..
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Thanks a lot for the list... :-D
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by the way, is "just as..., so..." an idiom?
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by the way, is "just as..., so..." an idiom?


Just as..so... is correct usage. not sure if i can call it an idiom.

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Isn't it amazing that we'll have to know all these and many more? Albeit, i believe it's worth the effort, not just for the exams, but for the future. :arrow: thanks Roc.

Meanwhile, Just as..., so... is the rule!
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patrickpui wrote:
by the way, is "just as..., so..." an idiom?



Yes it is an idiom. Confirmed. See third column in https://www.provisio.net/bstats/rcs/idioms.doc
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That idiom dictionary is such a killer thanks man
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Great stuff :beer

I can't believe that it has taken me all this while to discover this link. I'd encourage everyone to take enough time to review the various forums. It looks like there's more information here than most of us have imagined.

I can hear my SC improving already :-D
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yes, I agree.
A very good list that will be quite useful. Thanks!
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Hi Roc-a-fella,

that was a great help!! thanks very much.

below are some which sound idiomatic that i thought u all might find helpful

as much as to
believed to have
credited with having
given credit for being
depends on... whether
forbids... to do
prohibits... for being
more.. than ever
ordered to
ordered that
regarded as having
restitution for
(court) ruled that
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so... as to


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Thanks a lot for the list.
I agree to all of you.
Idiom helps a lot in SC. Easy to eliminate wrong answers. :-)
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Hi,
i don't think the following is a correct Idiom according to GMAT rules.
"given credit for being ". You may have to double check it.
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sweet, i'm gonna go back to making flashcards like i did for vocab words in my SAT preparation days...
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Probably some overlap... however, I made a list of typical comparative constructions specially from og 11th edition. just to get an idea of how gmat writers construct their sentences.

Comparative constructions

- x is more than y
- x is lower than y
- in contrast with x, y
- in contrast to x, y
- unlike x, y
- the same to x as to y
- the same to someone … as to a person
- x as much as y
- to credit x with
- x is expected to y
- so x that y
- x happened so that y could happen
- the rivalry between x and y
- the rivals x and y
- require x to do y
- not only x … But also y
- if x happened, then y would happen
- attributes x to y
- x is attributed to y
- use x as y
- not x, but rather y
- order x to be y
- order that x be y
- just as x, so y
- both x and y
- view x as y
- y will happen if x happens first
- if x happens, y will happen
- persuaded x to do y

Some typical idioms from OG 11th I found useful:

- as many as
- estimated to be
- in danger of
- depends on whether
- not so much as
- targeted at
- as a means to
- aid in healing
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it says it is suppose to be "allow for"....

so "allow to " is incorrect?????

thans for the doc.
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