prepositions after particular words and expressions

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accuse somebody ... something
She accused me of poisoning her dog.
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afraid...
Are you afraid of spiders?
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agree ... a person, opinion or policy
He left the firm because he didn't agree with their sales policy. I entirely agree with you.
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agree ... a suggestion
I'll agree to your suggestion if you lower the price.
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angry ... a person ... doing something
I'm angry with her for lying to me.
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with; for
angry ... something
What are you so angry about?
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about
anxious .../worried...
I'm getting anxious about money.
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anxious ... (= eager to have)
We're all anxious for an end to this misunderstanding.
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anxious + ... (= eager, wanting)
She's anxious to find a better job.
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infinitive + to
apologise ... somebody ... something
I think we should apologise to the Smiths. I must apologise for disturbing you.
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to; for
arrive...
What time do we arrive at Cardiff? When did you arrive in England?
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at/in
ask ... (= ask somebody to give something)
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bad...
I'm not bad at tennis.
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believe ... a person or something that is said (= accept as truthful/true)
Don't believe her. I don't believe a word she says.
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no preposition
believe ... (= believe that something exist; trust)
I half believe in life after death.
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in
belong ... (=go, fit, have it's place in/on etc)
Those glasses belong on the top shelf.
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in/on/etc
belong ... (=be a member of)
I belong to a local athletics club.
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blue ... cold, red ... anger
My hands were blue with cold when I got home.
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borrow something ... somebody
I borrowed a pound from my brother.
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take care ... (= look after; take responsibility for)
Nurses take care for people in hospital. It's no good giving Peter a rabbit: he's too young to take care of it properly. Ms Savage takes care of marketing, and I'm responsible for production.
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care ... (= something is important to you)
Most people care about other's people's opinions. I don't care whether it rains - I'm happy. I'll never speak to you again ~ I don't care. Your mother's upset with you ~ I couldn't care less.
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(about)
care ... (look after)
He spent years caring for his sick mother.
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clever...
I'm not very clever at cooking.
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congratulate/contratulations ... something
I must congratulate you on your exam results. Congratulations on your new job!
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congratulate/congratulations ... doing something
He congratulated the team on/for having won all their games.
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on/for
crash...
I wasn't concentraiting, and I crashed into the car in front.
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into
depend/dependent (adj.)...
We may play football - it depends on the weather. He doesn't want to be dependent on his parents.
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independent/independence...
Robert aimed to be independent of his parents by the time he was twenty.
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of/from
details...
Write now for details of our special offer.
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die
A week after the accident he died from his injuries.
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of/from
different...
American football is very different from/to soccer.
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from/to
difficulty ... something
I'm having difficulty with my travel arrangements.
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difficulty ... doing something
You won't have much difficulty (in) getting to know people in Italy.
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(in)
disappointed ... somebody
My father never showed if he was disappointed with me.
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disappointed ... something
You must be pretty disappointed with/at/about your exam results.
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with/at/about
[a] discussion ... something
We had a long discussion about politics.
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about
[to] discuss ... something
We'd better discuss your travel plans.
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no preposition
divide...
The book is divided into three parts.
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dream ... (= think of, imagine)
I often dreamed of being famous when I was younger.
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dream ... (while asleep)
What does it mean if you dream about/of mountains?
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about/of
dress(ed)...
Who's the woman dressed in green?
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drive...
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enter ... an agreement, a discussion etc
We've just entered into an agreement with Carsons Ltd.
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enter ... (a place)
When I entered the room everybody stopped talking.
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no preposition
example...
Sherry is an example of a fortified wine.
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explain something ... somebody
Could you explain this rule to me?
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fight, struggle etc...
I've spent the last two weeks fighting with the tax office.
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frightened...
She was frightened by a mouse that ran into the room. She's always been frightened of dying.
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by (passive; introduces agent)/ of (after other words and expressions)
get ... a car, taxi or small boat
When I got into my car, I found the radio had been stolen.
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in(to) and out of
get ... a train, plane, bus, ship (motor) bike or horse
We'll be getting off the train in ten minutes.
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on(to) and off
good...
Are you any good at tennis?
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[the] idea ...... ing
I don't like the idea of getting married yet.
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ill...
The boss has been ill with flu this week.
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impressed...
I'm very impressed with/by your work.
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with/by
increase ... activity, output etc
I'd like to see a big increase in productivity.
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in
insist...
Geogre's father insisted on paying.
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on
interest/interested...
When did your interest in social work began? Not many people are interested in grammar.
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interested ... do/ ... doing something
I'm interested to see that Alice and Jake are going out together. I'm interested in working in Italy. Do you know anybody who could help me?
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to; in
kind...
People have always been very kind to me.
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lack...
Lack of the time prevented me from writing.
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[to] lack...
Your mother lacks tact.
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no preposition
[to] be lacking...
She is lacking in tact.
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laugh ... (wyśmiewać)
I hate being laughed at.
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laugh ... (śmiać się z czegoś)
We'll laugh about this one day.
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about
leave ... somewhere (talking about the action of leaving)
I left London early, before the traffic got too heavy.
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no preposition
leave ... somewhere (talking about the place)
Does the plane leave from Liverpool or Manchester?
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listen...
If you don't listen to the people, they won't listen to you.
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to
look ... (point one's eyes at)
Stop looking at me like that.
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look ... (take care of)
Thanks for looking after me when I was ill.
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after
look ... (try to find)
Can you help me look for my keys?
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make/made ... (into a completely different form)
Paper is made from wood.
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make/made ... (a material)
Most things seem to be made of plastic these days.
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marriage ...; get/be married...
Her marriage to Philip didn't last very long. How long have you been married to Sheila?
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to; to
marry ... somebody
She married her childhood sweetheart.
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no preposition
nice...
You weren't very nice to me yesterday.
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operate ... a patient
They operated on her yesterday evening.
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pay...
Excuse me, sir. You haven't paid for your drink.
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pleased ... somebody
The boss is very pleased with you.
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pleased ... something
I wasn't very pleased with/about/at my exam results.
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with/about/at
polite...
Try to be polite to Uncle Richard for once.
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prevent x ...... ing
The noise from downstairs prevented me from sleeping.
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proof...
I want proof of your love. Lend me some money.
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reason...
Nobody knows the reason for the accident.
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remind...
She reminds me of a girl I was at school with.
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responsible/responsibility...
Who's responsible for the shopping this week?
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rude...
Peggy was pretty rude to my family last weekend.
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run ... (= meet)
I ran into Philip at Victoria Station this morning.
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search ... (= look through; look everywhere in/on)
They searched everybody's luggage. They searched the man in front of me from head to foot.
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no preposition
search ... (= look for)
The customers were searching for drugs at the airport.
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shocked...
I was terribly shocked at/by the news of Peter's accident.
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at/by
shout ... (aggressive)
If you don't stop shouting at me I'll come and hit you.
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shout ... (= call to)
Mary shouted to us to come in and swim.
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smile...
If you smile at me like that I'll give you anything you want.
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sorry ... (something that has happened)
I'm sorry about your exam results.
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about
sorry ... (something that one has done)
I'm sorry for/about breaking your window.
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for/about
sorry ... (a person)
I feel really sorry for her children.
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speak...
Could I speak to/with your father for a moment?
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to/with (especially AmE)
suffer...
My wife is suffering from hepatitis.
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surprised...
Everybody was surprised at/by the weather.
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take part...
I don't want to take part in any more conferences.
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think...
I'm thinking of studying medicine. I've also thought about studying dentistry.
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of/about
the thought...
I hate the thought of going back to work.
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throw x ... (aggressive)
Stop throwing stones at the cars.
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throw ... (in a game etc)
If you get the ball, throw it to me.
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translate...
Could you translate this into Greek for me?
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trip...
He tripped over the cat and fell downstairs.
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typical...
The wine's typical of the region.
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wrong...
What's wrong with Rachel today?
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