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Idiom Question

by M3 Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:49 pm

Is it an idiom to say "reluctant to..." ? Is it wrong to say "reluctant about"? When would you use reluctant to vs reluctant about?
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Re: Idiom Question

by JonathanSchneider Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:32 pm

That's a very good question. We actually list this one in our Sentence Correction guide's Idiom List, Chapter 9. (It appeared in an OG problem.)

"Reluctant to" is the proper idiom. "Reluctant about" is incorrect.