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Help the ruthless theater critic edit her review for the morning paper. Select ALL the sentences that use prepositional idioms correctly!

The correct sentences are The lead actor's ad-libbing was completely beyond the pale and The director resigned under a cloud of suspicion after the disastrous opening night.

Idiom Breakdown:

  • Beyond the pale uses the preposition beyond and means unacceptable or outside agreed standards of decency.
  • Under a cloud uses the preposition under and means suspected of having done something wrong.
  • The incorrect idiom on the offing should be in the offing (meaning likely to happen soon).
  • The incorrect idiom against odds with is a mix-up; it should be at odds with (meaning in conflict or disagreement).
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