Common Idioms with Prepositions Be curious about Be particular about Bring about Complain about Set (abjout Think about Wonder about Worry about Known as/to be Recognized as Serve as ranslate as Accompanied by Amazed by Assisted by Awed by Confused by Encouraged by Followed by Impressed by Obscured by Outraged by Perplexed by Puzzled by Shocked by Stunned by Surprised by Celebrated for Compensate for Criticize for Endure for Famous for Known for Last for Look (out) for Named for/after Necessary for Prized for Recognized for Responsible for Strive for Wait for Watch for ‘Across from “Apparent from Defend from/against Differ(ent) from Protect from/against Refrain from Initself Adept in/at Confident in Engage in/with Firm in Interested in Involved in Succeed in/at Take pride in Enter into Insight into A native of Appreciation of Aware of Characteristic of Command of Composed of Consist of Convinced of Devoid of (Disjapprove of Family of In recognition of In the hope(s) of (n)capable of Knowledge of Mastery of Offer of Principles of Proponent of Source of Suspicious of Take advantage of Typical of Understanding of Use of Based on Confer on Depend on Draw (upjon Dwell on Focus on Insist on Reflect on Rely on Control over Power over Central to Critical to Devoted to Explain to Exposed to In contrast to Listen to Native to Point to Prefer x toy Recommend x toy Relate to Similar to Threat(en) to Unique to Biased toward ‘Tendency toward Take up Contrast with Correlate with Identify with, (Injeonsistent with (Prejoccupied with Sympathize with (Unfamiliar with 62Commonly Confused Words Accept v., to receive vs. | Except prep., with the exception of Access ~ n, the right to enter vs. | Excess — ad. oF n, too much Adverse - adj, difficult, challenging, vs. | Averse— adj, having a strong dlislike for Advice ~ n,, counsel vs. | Advise -v., to give advice Allude - v., to make a reference to vs. | Elude - v.,to evade, be unable to be caught Allusion ~n., a reference ys. | Illusion - n,, something not real Assure - v,, to state positively and confidently | vs. | Ensure - v., to make certain something will happen Cite - v,, to attribute vs, | Site-n, location, Sight -n,, the ability to see Elicit -v., to draw out vs, | Ilicit ~ adj, illegal, not permitted Exacerbate - v,, to make worse vs, | Exaggerate - v., to describe in an overly extreme way Fair adi, just, equitable vs, | Fare - n,, food oF a particular type Lay - Followed by a noun, eg., She Iny the book on | vs, | Lie - Not followed by a noun, e.g., He lies down every the table eventing ater dinner: Perspective - n,, point of view vs. | Prospective ~ adi, potential, eg.,a prospective student Precede - v., to come before (pre = before) vs, | Proceed - v,, to move along Principal - acl, most important vs. | Principle - n.,rule ‘To- prep, indicates direction eg, they gotowork, | vs, | Too adv, also In addition, you should know the following: + Could, should, would, might have = RIGHT; could, should, would, might of = WRONG Supposed to, used to = RIGHT; suppose to, use to = WRONG 64Idioms with TO —_|__idioms with -ING Agree to be Accused of being Allow to be Accustomed to being, Appear seem to be Admired for being, Arrange to be Admit to being Aspire to be After being Attempt to be Avoid being Cease to be Banned from being Choose to be Before being Claim to be Consider being Consider to be Deny being, Decide to be Describe being Decline to be Discuss being Deserve to be Effective in/at being Encourage to be Enjoy being Expect to be Famous for being Fail to be Imagine being, Have the ability to be In charge of being Inclined to be In the hope(s) of being Inspire (someone) to be (Incapable of being Intend to be Insist on being Known to be (+ noun) Known as/for being Manage to be Mind being, Neglect to be Postpone being, Offer to be Praised for being Prepare to be Prevent from being Promise to be Regarded as being Refuse to be Report being, Reluctant to be Resent being, Require to be Risk being Seek/strive to be Seen as being Shown to be Stop being, Struggle to be Succeed in/at being ‘Tend! to be Used to being ‘Threaten to be Viewed as being Want to be Without being Wish to be 66