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Prepositional
Idiomatic Phrases |
S
| satisfied with ...
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scared of ... |
by the sea |
| search for ... |
(in) search of ... |
sensible of someone to
do something |
| sentence someone to ...
(time of imprisonment) |
separate from ...
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shocked at ... |
| shocked by ... |
short of ... |
shout at ...(e.g. when
you are angry) |
| shout to someone (so that
they can hear you) |
silly of someone to do
something |
similar to ... |
| smile at ... |
solution to a problem
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sorry about something
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| sorry for doing something
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speak to someone
|
speak with someone
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| spend (money, time, etc.)
on something (but we say: spend time doing something) |
split something into (two
or more parts) |
(to) stay with someone
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| on strike |
stupid of someone to do
something |
suffer from an illness
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| superior to ...
|
surprised at ...
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surprised by ...
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| suspicious of ...
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for a swim |
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T
| take care of someone /
something (to look after) |
talk to someone
|
talk with someone
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| tamper with |
on television |
terrified of ...
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| think about ... (to consider
it) |
think of ... (to remember,
bring to mind, have an idea, or express an opinion) |
throw something at someone
(to hit them with it) |
| throw something to someone
(so they can catch it) |
from time to time
|
in time (soon enough for
something) |
| on time (punctual, not
late) |
tired of ... |
(on) top of |
| translate from a language
|
translate into a language
|
on a trip |
| try to ... |
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