List of Idioms - 28

Idiom 1: Invest with
The correct usage for the idiom is: 'invest with'

Have a look at the correct and incorrect usage examples:
Correct Usage: He has been invested with the authority to take decisions in the absence of his boss.
Incorrect Usage: He has been invested of the authority to take decisions in the absence of his boss.

Idiom 2: Isolated from
The correct usage for the idiom is: 'isolated from'

Have a look at the correct and incorrect usage examples:
Correct Usage: The metallurgy department isolates the impurities from the metal.
Incorrect Usage: The metallurgy department isolates the impurities off the metal.

Idiom 3: Know to do X
The correct usage for the idiom is: 'know to do X'

Have a look at the correct and incorrect usage examples:
Correct Usage: Arnold was always known to do multiple tasks with excellence.
Incorrect Usage: Arnold was always known for doing multiple tasks with excellence.

Idiom 4: Just as X, so Y
The correct usage for the idiom is: 'Just as X, so Y'

Have a look at the correct and incorrect usage examples:
Correct Usage: Just as Eric is a school topper, so is Erica.
Incorrect Usage: Just as Eric is a school topper and so is Erica.

Idiom 5: Lead away
The correct usage for the idiom is: 'lead away'

Have a look at the correct and incorrect usage examples:
Correct Usage: The crowd led the two fighting men away from each other.
Incorrect Usage: The crowd led the two fighting men away off each other.

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