Common Idiomatic Uses of Prepositions
All prepositions are used as idioms.
Dictionaries won’t help.
‘at’’in’- full definition, won’t
be meaningful
phrasal verbs- very important
1. Some friends dropped in on us
last night. visit without calling
first,
come to a person’s house without
planning first
2. The plane took off at exactly
ten o'clock. left
3. I came across an old friend on
Fifth Avenue yesterday. met
without expecting to, found
4. He is a man that everyone looks up
to. respects, admires, everyone
wants to be like him
6. We waited until ten o'clock, but she
never showed up. came,
arrived, appeared
7. They set out at dawn on their
camping trip. began, went,
left
She left China and set out on a new life
in Canada.
set up- arrange, organize
set out- began
PHRASAL
VERBS = verb + preposition
8. The lawyer will draw up the
contract tomorrow. write
9. In this code, each number stands for
a letter of the alphabet. represent
x + y = z
At the wedding, her uncle stood for
her father who was in jail.
10. Many students have dropped out of
our class. quit, withdrew
11. No one knows how she managed to get
away from the police. escape
12. I am sure that Jim made up that
story.
13. How did such a strange thing come
about? happen, occur
14. The sounds of their voices gradually died
away. slowly faded, got quieter
15. Zelda is into transcendental
meditation as a means of relaxation.
16. I can't make out what she means in
this telegram. understand
17. You have made out this cheque incorrectly.
18. Did you take in the Rodin exhibit
at the National Gallery last month?
19. They are taking on more workers at
that factory. hiring, employing
20. Last month, they had to lay off
several hundred workers. fire,
Employment Insurance
21. Our sales have fallen off
recently. dropped, gone down, dropped
off-huge reduction
22. An usher stood at the door giving out
programs.
23. The car turned over twice before
landing in the lake.
24. He will turn over all his property to his children.
25. As soon as the rain lets up, we
will leave.
26. The effects of the drug will wear off
in a few hours.
27. You must put an end to such
foolishness. stop
Put an end to your fighting.
28. Our apartment looks out on the UBC
campus. overlooks, has a view of
29. They are trying to stir up trouble
among the smaller nations. cause trouble
The little boy is always stirring up
trouble with his sister.
30. We were all taken in by his smooth
manner of talking. tricked, believe the
lie
The politician is a smooth talker.
He is a good liar.
The used car salesman is a smooth
talker.
He is a smooth talker with the single
women.
The customer was taken in by the
smooth salesman.
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