at (the) risk (of) at liberty at / by one’s side at most at / for a fraction of at night at / from the outset at noon at / in the end at odds with at / on sight at once at / on the double at one’s best at a / one time at one’s discretion at a disadvantage at one’s disposal at a discount at one’s leisure at a distance at one’s request at a glance at peace / war (with) at a guess at play at a loose and at present at a loss at random at a low ebb at sea at a moment’s notice at the / in front of at a price at the age of at a rate of at the beginning at a speed of at the expense of at a standstill at the foot of at all costs at the hands of at all events at the height of at an advantage at the latest at any cost at the mercy of at any rate at the peak of at breakfast at the same time at ease (with) at the thought of at face value at the time of at fault at the top of at full strength at this juncture at hand at times at heart at war with at home (with) at work at issue at large behind the scenes at least
List of Prepositional Phrases BY
by (any) chance by birth by / under the name of by check by / with luck by coincidence by accident by courtesy of by air /sea /land by definition by all accounts by degrees by all means by design by any standard by dint of by appointment by far by force by order of by hand by process of by heart by profession by law by reason of by marriage by request by means of by rights by mistake by sight by my watch by surprise by nature by the side of by no means by virtue of by oneself by way of
List of Prepositional Phrases FOR
for / in a good cause for life for / to the benefit (of) for love for a (good) reason for my / your, etc. part for a change for real for certain / sure for the good of for fear of for the sake of for good for want of for granted from experience for hire from memory for lack of
List of Prepositional Phrases IN
in (no) time in action in / at the forefront of in addition to in / on demand in advance in / out of focus in agony in / out of one’s element in agreement with in / out of prison in aid of in / out of season in all likelihood in / out of stock in an instant in / out of touch (with) in an uproar in / out of use in answer to in / with difficulty in anticipation of in / within sight (of) in arrears in a deep sleep in awe of in a flash in blossom in a heap in brief in a hurry in bulk in a mess in cash in a pile in character in a sense in charge of in a temper in code in abeyance in collaboration with in abundance in combination with in accordance with in comfort in command of in honor of in common in horror (of) in comparison with in ink / pencil in compensation for in isolation in conclusion in its infancy in confidence in jeopardy in confinement in keeping with in confusion in labor in conjunction with in league with in connection with in length in consequence of in line with in contact with in love with in contrast with / to in memory of in control of in mid-air in convoy in mind in custody in moderation in danger in mourning (for) in debt in name in decline in office in defense of in one’s absence / presence in detail in one’s spare time in disgrace in operation in disguise in opposition to in disorder in origin in dispute in other words in distress in pain in doubt in Parliament in due course in particular in duplicate in person in earnest in pieces in effect in place of in error in possession of in essence in poverty in excess of in practice in exchange for in preference to in existence in preparation for in fact in principle in fairness to in private in favor of in progress in fear of in proportion to / with in flames in public in flower in pursuit of in full in quantity in future in question in gear in reality in general in recognition of in good / bad condition in relation to in good faith in reply to in hand in reserve in harmony (with) in residence in haste in respect of in hiding in response to in high spirits in retrospect in return in the meantime in revenge for in the midst of in reverse in the mood for in ruins in the name of in safety in the night in sb’s interest in the open in sb’s opinion in the process of in search of in the right in secret in the seclusion of in self-defense in the shade in settlement of in the space of in short in the wake of in silence in the way of in small change in the wrong in store for in theory in succession in time for in support of in times of in suspense in town in sympathy with in trouble in tears in tune with in terms of in turmoil in terror in turn in the absence of in two minds in the aftermath in twos / threes / tens in the balance in uniform in the case of in unison in the course of in vain in the distance in view of in the event of in vogue in the extreme in words in the eyes of in the flesh in the form of of the opinion in the habit of off / on duty in the interests of off school in the lead off duty in the light of off their rocker in the long run off their meds in the making List of Prepositional Phrases ON on (the) watch (for) on order on / behind schedule on paper on / off the record on parade on / off the road on patrol on / under oath on principle on / under pain of on purpose on /of the air on reflection on /off balance on remand on a diet on sale on a journey / trip / cruise on second thoughts on a large / small scale on show on a pension on strike on a regular basis on suspicion of on a spree on the agenda on account of on the assumption on an expedition on the brink of on an island on the dot on approval on the edge of on average on the eve of on bail on the grounds of on behalf of on the horizon on board on the hour on business on the increase on condition that on the job on credit on the move on display on the off-chance on edge on the outskirts on end on the part of on file on the phone on fire on the point of on foot on the run on good terms on the strength of on guard on the stroke of on hand on the tip of on horseback on the top of on impulse on the understanding that on leave on the verge of on loan on the way to on no account on time on occasion on tiptoe on one’s (own) terms on trial on one’s own on vacation on one’s own initiative List of Prepositional Phrases OUT out of / in fashion out of pity out of / in print out of place out of / in step out of practice out of breath out of reach out of context out of respect for out of control out of sight out of curiosity / jealousy / love /hatred out of spite out of date out of stock out of doors out of the ordinary out of duty out of the question out of hand out of work out of ideas out of one’s mind out of order through no fault of
List of Prepositional Phrases TO
to / on the contrary to the / this day to an extent to the accompaniment of to date to the best of to excess to the detriment of to one’s astonishment to the exclusion of to one’s credit to the full to one’s dismay to the satisfaction of to sb’s face
List of Prepositional Phrases UNDER
under / in the circumstances under regulations under age under repair under arrest under strain under consideration under stress under construction under suspicion under cover of under the command of under discussion under the impression that under lock and key under the influence (of) under one’s protection under the misapprehension under orders under treatment under pressure List of Prepositional Phrases WITH with / in reference to with respect to with / without success with the aid of with a view to with the compliments of with an eye to with the exception of with regard to with the help of with regret with the intention of
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within / out of earshot within one’s power within / without reason within one’s rights within grasp within reach (of) within limits within site within one’s budget within walking / striking distance
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without (a) doubt
without a break without a hitch without delay without exception without fail without foundation
without precedent without question without respite without warning