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Idioms Mini Lesson #68 From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series

Idioms Mini Lesson #68 From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Idiomatic expressions generally consist of nouns, adjectives, verbs, and phrases which are associated with specific prepositions. Examples. We agree with other people, but we agree on a promise.

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Idioms Mini Lesson #68 From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series

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  1. IdiomsMini Lesson #68From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series

  2. Idiomatic expressions generally consist of nouns, adjectives, verbs, and phrases which are associated with specific prepositions.

  3. Examples We agree with other people, but we agree on a promise. Also, use according to rather than according with and different from instead of different than. We say “all of a sudden,” not “all of the sudden,” because “all of a sudden” is an idiomatic expression.

  4. Practice Blowing up a planet may result in / from a black hole. Blowing up a planet may result in a black hole. Planet Melmac was overcome by / with the Borg. Planet Melmac was overcome by the Borg. I am accustomed to / with the taste of Soylent Green. I am accustomed to the taste of Soylent Green.

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