A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

allow for something • allow of something
allow for something —(also: make allowance for something )
take smth. into consideration: It will take thirty minutes to
get to the station, allowing for traffic delays.
allow of something —leave room for smth.: There are more
than ten other important issues whose settlement allows of no
delay.
Note: 
Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase
allow something
— permit smth.: Do not allow smoking in the
car when non-smokers are in it.
ally oneself to someone • ally oneself with some-
one
ally oneself to someone —unite or affiliate with a person: She
sought to ally herself to the older committee members.
ally oneself with someone —unite with a person in opposition
to smb. else: The professor allied herself with John against the
committee.
along the line • along the lines
along the line —at some point during the course of a situa-
tion or activity: Somewhere along the line your strategy has
gone badly wrong.
along the lines —(also: on the lines) following a certain pattern
or trend: The Communist leadership organized the country
along the lines prescribed by the Soviet Union.
amiable person • amicable person
amiable person —smb. of a kind that deserves to be liked:
He is an amiable person who willingly obliged and took time
carefully to craft his answers to our posed questions.
amicable person —a person exhibiting goodwill or acting as
a friend: They ended up shouting at one another. This was
somewhat shocking because Steve is such an amicable person.
amoral behavior • immoral behavior
amoral behavior —behavior demonstrating an utter absence
of morality: Psychopaths are antisocial persons who can carry
out criminal or amoral behavior while perfectly able to dis-
tinguish right from wrong.
immoral behavior —behavior demonstrating low or corrupt
moral standards: Television heroes whose immoral behavior is
often sumptuously rewarded have become role models for
many young Americans.