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.

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

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