SAT Idiomatic Expressions

According _____ most educators, flashcards drills definitely help students i8mprove their math and verbal skills.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

Lazy people are averse ____ hard work.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Keith was making an allusion ___ the legendary Helen of Troy.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The hotel's ability _____ the loyalty of its guests is primarily determined by the friendliness and courtesy of the employees who are stationed at the front desk.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Thurgood Marshall made history by becoming the first African-American Supreme Court justice when he was appointed ____ this position by President Lyndon Johnson.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

She was unhappy to discover that her favorite software program was not compatible ____ the operating system on her new computer.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

In consideration ____ his long service to the theater, the Tony Awards committee made a special presentation honoring producer George Abbott, who had recently celebrated his hundredth birthday.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Holmes immediately perceived that the nervous witness's story was not consistent ___ her earlier statement to the police.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

A good administrative assistant should be conversant ___ spreadsheets, databases, and word documents.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Studies have shown cigarette smoking to be deleterious ___ your health

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