Accuse someone of something
He accused him of stealing.
____________________
Agree with someone / something
I agree with you. You have absolutely right.
Agree to do something
She agreed to wait for him.
Agree on something
We agreed on all the major points.
________________________________
Apply for
I'm going to apply for a new job.
Apologise for something
She apologised for being late.
______________________
Ask someone to do something
She asked him to do the shopping for her.
Ask someone for something
She asked her boss for a day off.
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Believe in
I believe in hard work.
Belong to
This pen belongs to me.
_____________________________
Blame someone for something
He blamed her for driving too fast.
Blame something on someone
Blame the accident on her.
Blame it on the moon...
______________________________
Borrow something from someone
He borrowed some money from the bank.
_____________________
Care about something
I don't care about money.
Care for someone
She really cares for her grandmother.
Take care of something / someone
Please take care of yourself on holiday.
______________________
Complain to someone about something
He complained to her about the food.
Concentrate on something
She concentrated on her homework.
Congratulate someone on doing something
He congratulated her on passing her exams.
Consist of something
The department consists of five people.
Depend on someone
She depended on her friend for support.
Explain something to someone
She explained the new system to them.
Listen to someone.
The students are listening to their teacher carefully.
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Look at something
Look at the view. It's wonderful.
Look for something / someone
Will you help me look for my book?
Look after someone
I need to look after my grandmother. She's ill.
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Pay someone for something
Can you pay me for the shopping later?
Prefer someone / something to someone / something
I prefer coffee to tea.
Protect someone from something
A scarf will protect you from the cold.
Provide someone with something
The government provides homeless families with houses.
Regard someone as
She regarded her sister as her best friend.
Rely on someone / something
Can I rely on you to get the shopping?
Search for someone / something
The police searched the building for booms.
Spend money / time on
I spent all my money on books as a student.
_______________________________________
Think about someone / something
I think about you all the time.
Think about / of doing something
I'm thinking about buying a new car.
I'm thinking of buying a new car.
Think of something
What do you think of the new magazine?
I've just thought of a new idea.
__________________________________________
Translate from something into something else
Can you translate that book from Spanish into Greek?
Wait for someone
I waited for him for more than an hour. Then I went home.
Warn someone about
The doctor warned her about smoking.
By hand
She wrote the report by hand.
On sb's mind
You look worried. What's on your mind?
To sb's surprise
To Bob's surprise, his boss gave him a bonus.
On arrival
On departure
On board
Passengers must check in on arrival at the airport.
At first sight =
At first sight, the town looked boring.
Love at first sight.
In vain
She searched in vain for the missing money.
For short
Her name is Maria but we call he Ria for short.
In short = Shortly = To put it breafly
Out of reach
Medicine should be kept out of reach of Children.
For ages
Where have you been? I have been waiting for ages.
At all costs
We must put out the fire at all cost.
On second tought / thoughts
He accused him of stealing.
____________________
Agree with someone / something
I agree with you. You have absolutely right.
Agree to do something
She agreed to wait for him.
Agree on something
We agreed on all the major points.
________________________________
Apply for
I'm going to apply for a new job.
Apologise for something
She apologised for being late.
______________________
Ask someone to do something
She asked him to do the shopping for her.
Ask someone for something
She asked her boss for a day off.
________________________________
Believe in
I believe in hard work.
Belong to
This pen belongs to me.
_____________________________
Blame someone for something
He blamed her for driving too fast.
Blame something on someone
Blame the accident on her.
Blame it on the moon...
______________________________
Borrow something from someone
He borrowed some money from the bank.
_____________________
Care about something
I don't care about money.
Care for someone
She really cares for her grandmother.
Take care of something / someone
Please take care of yourself on holiday.
______________________
Complain to someone about something
He complained to her about the food.
Concentrate on something
She concentrated on her homework.
Congratulate someone on doing something
He congratulated her on passing her exams.
Consist of something
The department consists of five people.
Depend on someone
She depended on her friend for support.
Explain something to someone
She explained the new system to them.
Listen to someone.
The students are listening to their teacher carefully.
___________________________________________
Look at something
Look at the view. It's wonderful.
Look for something / someone
Will you help me look for my book?
Look after someone
I need to look after my grandmother. She's ill.
___________________________________________
Pay someone for something
Can you pay me for the shopping later?
Prefer someone / something to someone / something
I prefer coffee to tea.
Protect someone from something
A scarf will protect you from the cold.
Provide someone with something
The government provides homeless families with houses.
Regard someone as
She regarded her sister as her best friend.
Rely on someone / something
Can I rely on you to get the shopping?
Search for someone / something
The police searched the building for booms.
Spend money / time on
I spent all my money on books as a student.
_______________________________________
Think about someone / something
I think about you all the time.
Think about / of doing something
I'm thinking about buying a new car.
I'm thinking of buying a new car.
Think of something
What do you think of the new magazine?
I've just thought of a new idea.
__________________________________________
Translate from something into something else
Can you translate that book from Spanish into Greek?
Wait for someone
I waited for him for more than an hour. Then I went home.
Warn someone about
The doctor warned her about smoking.
| ABOUT |
| agree We agreedabout ending the matter. (on) aggrieved (unfairly treated) |
| argue We argued about spending money. annoyed with |
| care We care about recycling things. |
| complain He complains about getting old. concerned confused by defensive delighted at/by/with excited about |
| forget She forgets about calling us. pleased |
| talk He talks about getting married. |
| think We are thinking about joining them. undecided |
| worry She worried about getting lost. |
| dream He dreams about playing ball. |
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| decide We decided against buying a car. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| warn They warn against giving out information. discriminated rallied | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AFTER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| look I will look after buying the tickets. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AT accomplished at adept (skilled) alarmed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| amazed amused by / with angry with astonished delight She was delighted at seeing him again. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| excel He excels at playing chess. gifted (skilled) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| laugh We laughed at walking a cat on a leash. pleased with puzzled skilled surprised by/ with talented | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| balk He balked at making a speech. (stop short of) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| rejoice They rejoiced at hearing the news. BY
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| IN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| believe She believes in being respectful. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| deal He deals in selling real estate. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| engage He engages in starting up new businesses. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| give He won't give into his complaining. (in/into) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| interest He is interested in being a scientist. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| participate They will participate in running the race. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| result Distraction can result in an accident. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| specialize He will specialize in making wine. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
succeed He succeeded in winning the race.
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| ON |
| agree We agreed on renting the condominium. based bent |
| concentrate He is concentrating on getting experience. |
| congratulate We congratulated them on winning. |
| continue He continued on sleeping all day. |
| depend We depend on getting help. |
| go Will you go on working? |
| insist He insists on coming too. |
| intend They intend on waging war. |
| keep We keep on working. |
| plan She plans on taking a course. |
| rely We rely on their assisting us. |
| TO adjust I have adjusted to living in the U.S. agree They agreed to leaving earlier. devote A dog is devoted to working on your behalf. get used We are used to hearing traffic. look forward I look forward to seeing you. object I object to doing all the work. accustomed addicted engaged committed connected dedicated devoted limited married related opposed TO adjust I have adjusted to living in the U.S. agree They agreed to leaving earlier. devote A dog is devoted to working on your behalf. get used We are used to hearing traffic. look forward I look forward to seeing you. object I object to doing all the work. accustomed addicted engaged committed connected dedicated devoted limited married related opposed |
WITH |
| agree He agrees with exercising daily. |
| charge They charge him with embezzling.mess They don't want to mess with hiring lawyers. trust I wouldn't trust them with doing this correctly. acquainted annoyed about/atassociated |
| blessed |
| bored |
With a view to + ing = With the purpose of doing sth = With the intention of doing sth
He's saving money with a view to buying a car.By hand
She wrote the report by hand.
On sb's mind
You look worried. What's on your mind?
To sb's surprise
To Bob's surprise, his boss gave him a bonus.
On arrival
On departure
On board
Passengers must check in on arrival at the airport.
At first sight =
At first sight, the town looked boring.
Love at first sight.
In vain
She searched in vain for the missing money.
For short
Her name is Maria but we call he Ria for short.
In short = Shortly = To put it breafly
Out of reach
Medicine should be kept out of reach of Children.
For ages
Where have you been? I have been waiting for ages.
At all costs
We must put out the fire at all cost.
On second tought / thoughts
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