English Prepositional Phrases
English collocations: prepositions with word phrases
At
at a cost
at a discount
at a distance
at a glance
at a guess
at a loss/profit
at a moment's notice
at all costs
at all events
at an advantage
at any rate
at breakfast/lunch
at church/school
at ease
at first hand
at first sight
at hand (=closely)
at heart (=basically)
at home
at last
at least
at length
at liberty
at night (note: in the night)
at noon
at odds with
at one's request (= because sb wishes it)
at peace/war
at present
at random
at risk
at sea
at speed
at age of
at the beginning (= when sth started)
at the end (=when sth finishes)
at the expense of
at the last possible time
at the moment
at the point of (= at that particular time)
at the present time
at the same time
at the time (= at a particular time)
at times (= sometimes)
at work
By
by accident
by all accounts
by all means
by birth
by bus/train/plane/car (but note: IN my own car, ON the 8 o'clock train)
by chance
by cheque
by day/night
by far
by force
by hand (= using the hands)
by heart (= from memory)
by land/sea/air
by law
by luck (=luckily)
by marriage
by means of
by mistake
by name (= using a name)
by nature
by now
by oneself
by post/airmail
by profession
by request ( as a response to sb's wish)
by sight (know sb by sight only, not as a friend)
by surprise
by the end (= before sth finishes)
by the time (= before reaching a certain point)
by the way (= incidentally)
For/From
for a change
for a moment (= for a short time)
for a visit/holiday
for a walk
for a while
for ages (informal)
for breakfast/lunch/dinner
for certain
for ever
for fears of (= in case sth happens)
for good (=forever)
for granted
for hire
for life
for nothing
for once (= on one occasion)
for sale (= to be sold)
for sb's sake
for short
for the moment (=for now. for the time being)
for the sake of
for the time being
from memory
from now on
from time to time
In
in a (good/bad) mood
in a hurry
in a mess
in a way (= to some extent)
in addition
in advance (of)
in agony
in all
in any case (= anyway)
in arrears
in bed
in blossom
in case of
in cash
in charge of
in common with
in conclusion
in danger
in debt
in difficulty
in disguise
in disorder
in doubt
in fact
in favour of (= supporting)
in favour with (= liked by)
in fear of (= afraid of)
in front of (= further forward than)
in future
in general
in horror of
in ink/pencil
in love with
in mourning for
in name only (= not really)
in no time(= very quickly)
in one's free time
in other words
in pain
in particular
in person
in pieces
in possession of (= owning)
in principle (= theoretically)
in prison/jail
in private/public
in progress
in return
in secret
in self-defence
in some respects (in some ways)
in stock
in summer/winter
in tears
in the air
in the beginning (= originally)
in the case of (= in the event)
in the dark
in the end (= finally)
in the habit of
in the meantime
in the mood for (= wanting to do sth)
in the morning
in the mountains
in the name of (= on sb's behalf)
in the news
in the right/wrong
in time (= early enough)
in time of (= during a particular time)
in touch
in tune with
in turn
in two/half
in uniform
in use
in vain
in view of (=because of, taking into account)
On
on a diet
on a journey
on a trip/cruise/excursion
on an afternoon/evening
on account of
on an island
on approval
on average
on bail
on balance
on behalf of
on business
on credit
on demand
on duty
on fire
on foot
on good/bad terms with
on holiday
on impulse
on leave
on loan
on no account (= under no circumstances)
on one's mind
on one's own
on order
on paper
on principle (= according to a particular belief)
on purpose
on sale (= reduced in price)
on second thoughts
on sight (as soon as sth is seen)
on strike
on the agenda
on the air
on the contrary
on the one/other hand
on the outskirts
on the phone
on the point of (=about to)
on the radio/TV
on the way
on the whole
on time (= at the correct time)
Out of
out of breath
out of control (= uncontrolled)
out if danger
out of date
out of debt
out of doors
out of fashion
out of hand
out of luck
out of order
out of pity
out of place
out of practice
out of reach
out of season
out if sight (= beyond one's range of vision)
out of stock
out of the question
out of town
out of use
out of work
Off
off colour
off duty
off school/work
off the record
off the road
Under
under age
under arrest
under control (= controlled)
under discussion
under one's breath
under pressure
under repair
under the impression
under the weather
With/without
with a view to (= intending to)
with difficulty
with luck (= hopefully)
with reference to
with regard to
with the compliments of
with the exception of
without delay
without fail
without success
without warning
Round
round the corner
To
to one's astonishment
to one's surprise
to sb's face
to this day
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