Official Guide IDIOMS

[800GMAT]

Hi to all,

I want to start a thread that covers all the idioms from official guide only. This thread will serve as a one stop shop for the idioms from the official guide.

Format would be :

Serial number. IDIOM
OG EXAMPLE ONLY


Lets keep this thread clean and organized. Hence pls refrain from posting any concerns/questions/comments/feedback in this thread. To discuss anything related to this thread, I have created a separate thread at https://www.beatthegmat.com/viewtopic.php?p=12458#12458

I will start with the first OG idiom and an OG example

Good luck and thanks to all

[800GMAT]

1. to mistake X for Y

In the mid-1960's a newly installed radar warning system mistook the rising of the moon for a massive Soviet missile attack.

[800GMAT]

2. depends on whether

Beyond the immediate cash flow crisis that the museum faces, its survival depends on whether it can broaden its membership and leave its cramped quarters for a site where it can store and exhibit its more than 12000 artifacts