A 1
1.according as,according to 1
2.add to,add...to,add up to 1
3.admit to,admit...to 2
4.after a time/while,for a time/while 3
5.above all,after all 3
6.agree about,agree in,agree on,agree to,agree with 4
7.a few,the few,quite a few 5
8.a great/good deal of,a great/good deal 6
9.a kind of,of a kind,kind of 7
10.a lot,the lot,a lot of 8
11.all for,for all 9
12.all in,in all,all in all 9
13.all of,of all 10
14.a number of,the number of 11
15.all over,over all 11
16.at times,at all times 12
17.allow for,allow of 13
18.answer for,answer to 13
19.anything but,nothing but 14
20.a piece of,of a piece 14
21.apply for,apply to,apply oneself to 15
22.as far as,as long as,so far as 16
23.as good as,as well as,as well 17
24.as it is,as it were,as it was 18
25.a sort of,of a sort,of the sort,sort of 19
26.as regards,regard...as 19
28.a second,the second 20
27.ask for,ask...for 20
29.as a whole,on the whole 21
30.at a time,at a...time,at one time,at the time,at no time 22
31.at a/one word,in a/one word,in many words,in words 23
32.at best,at the best,at one's best,in one's best 24
33.at hand,in hand,on hand,to hand 25
34.at heart,in heart,in one's heart 26
35.at(the)least,in the least 27
36.at no time,in no time 27
37.at present,at the present 28
38.at school,at the school 28
39.at sight,at(the)sight of 29
41.at the beginning,in the beginning 30
40.at table,at the table 30
42.at a cost of,at the cost of 31
43.at the moment,to the moment 31
44.at the same time,in the same time 32
45.at work'at work on,in work 32
46.attend on,attend to 33
47.awake to,be awake to 34
48.avail...of,of avail 34
B 35
49.back of,back off 35
50.back on,back on to 35
51.be able,be capable 36
52.be alike,be like 36
53.be at home,be home 37
55.before long,long before 38
54.be at home in,be at home with 38
56.behind(the)time,behind the times 39
57.belong in,belong to 39
58.be married to,marry...to,be married 40
59.be made in,be made into 41
60.be on one's back,be on sb's back 41
61.be on strike,go on strike 42
62.be pleasant,be pleased 42
63.between the lights,between two lights 43
64.below the mark,beyond the mark,beside the mark 43
65.beyond question,without question 44
66.big-time,a big time,the big time 45
67.break in,break into 46
68.break...of,break off 46
70.break one's word,eat one's words 47
69.break out,break out of 47
71.bring home to sb.,bring sb.to one's home,bring oneself home 48
72.bring oneself to,bring...to oneself 49
73.bring forth,bring forward 49
74.bring up,build up 50
75.but do,but to do 51
76.but that,but then 51
77.by day and by night,day and night 52
78.by this means,by any means,by no means,by all means 53
79.by and by,by the by 54
80.by day,by the day 54
81.by oneself,for oneself,to oneself,of oneself 55
82.by the light of,in the light of 56
84.by sea,by the sea 57
83.by the name of,in the name of 57
85.by turns,in turn 58
C 58
86.call at,call on 58
87.call in,call in at 59
88.call for,call off 60
89.call sb.names,call sb's name 60
90.can but,cannot but 61
91.cannot help,cannot help but 61
92.care about,careful about 62
93.catch one's breath,catch one's eye 63
94.chase about,chase after 63
95.China-born,Chinese-born 64
96.clear...of,clear off 64
97.clear up,clean up 65
98.come down,come down on 66
99.come on,come-on 67
100.come to an end,come to a bad end 67
101.come to hand,come to hands 68
102.come for,come from 68
103.come first,come in first 69
104.come of,come off 70
105.come to sb's aid,come for sb's aid 70
106.come to points,come to the point 71
107.compare...to,compare...with,compare with 71
108.compensate for,compensate...for 72
109.come in for,go in for 73
111.consist of,consist in,consist with 74
110.connect with,connectedwith 74
112.contrary to,to the contrary 75
113.count...as,count as 76
114.cry for,cry to 76
115.cut off,cut out 77
116.day after day,day by day 78
117.deal in,deal with 78
118.depend on,dependent on 79
119.determine to do,determined to do 80
120.devote to,devote oneself to,devoted to 80
121.die away,die out 81
122.die by,die of,die from,die for,die off 82
123.differ from,different from 83
125.difficulty with,with difficulty 84
124.difficulty in,in difficulty 84
126.do business,do sb's business,do the business 85
127.do sth.for sb.,do sth.to sb.,do sth.with sb. 86
128.do good for sb.,do good to sb. 87
129.do wrong,do sb.wrong 87
130.do one's best,do one's bit 88
131.down with,Down with 89
132.dozens of,a dozen of 89
133.dress well,well dressed 90
134.drop in,drop into 90
E 91
135.early and late,early or late 91
137.end to end,end for end 92
136.eat one's head off,eat sb's head off 92
138.end on,on end 93
139.enough time,time enough 94
140.enquire about,enquire after 94
141.every now and then,now and then 95
142.excuse me,if you'll excuse me 95
F 96
143.face to,face to face 96
144.fail to,fail in 97
145.faith in,in faith,in good faith 97
146.fallback,fall on,fall back on 98
147.fall in,fall into 99
149.far from,from far 100
148.fall short,fall short of 100
150.familiar to,familiar with 101
151.famous as,famous for 102
152.far away,far and awayfar away from 102
153.feed on,feed...on 103
154.feel one's way,fight one's way 104
155.feel one's legs,keep one's legs 104
156.feel for sb.,feel for sth. 105
157.first and last,first or last 105
158.fit sb.up,fit sth.up 106
159.for life,for one's life 107
160.for ages,for one's age,of one's age 107
161.for long,long for 108
162.for a moment,for the moment 109
163.fora time,forsome time 109
165.for sale,on sale 110
164.for good,good for 110
166.for one's part,on one's part 111
167.for show,on show,in show 111
168.for short,in short 112
169.for the benefit of,to the benefit of,in the benefits of 113
170.for one,for oneself,for once 114
171.from day to day,frome time to time 115
172.from hand to hand,from hand to mouth 115
G 116
173.gather...together,gather oneself together 116
174.get ahead,go ahead 117
175.get down,get down to 117
176.get done,get...done 118
178.get hot,get it hot 119
177.get a move on,get on the move 119
179.get in,get into 120
180.get round,get round to 121
181.get the best of,get the better of 121
182.get word,get the word 122
183.give a view of,have a view of 123
184.give a promise,give promise 123
185.give...a hand,give...a big hand,give..one's hand 124
186.give...a lesson,teach...a lesson 125
187.give an ear to,give an eye to 125
188.give mouth,give it mouth,give mouth to 126
189.give sb.a jump,give sb.the jumps 127
190.give one's word,give the word 127
192.give up,give up to 128
191.give oneself up,give sb.up 128
193.glance at,glare at 129
194.go back on,go back to 130
195.go bad,go to the bad 130
196.go for a doctor,go to a doctor 131
197.go for a ride,go on a ride 131
198.go one's own waygo one's way 132
199.go on for,go in for 133
200.go to a show,go to show 133
201.go to play,go to the play 134
202.go to seago to the sea 134
H 135
203.had rather...than,rather than 135
205.hand in hand,hand to hand 136
204.hand ir,in hand 136
206.have a cry,have a crying 137
207.have a head,have one's head,have sb's head 137
208.have a heart,have the heart 138
209.have a word with,have words with 139
210.have an eye for,have an eye to 139
211.have sb's word,have word 140
212.here and there,here and now 141
213.hold one's hand,hold sb's hand 141
I 142
214.if I(he)was,if I(he)were 142
215.if only,only if 143
216.ill will,ill with 144
217.in a blaze,in blazes 144
218.in a family way,in the family way 145
219.in a hole,in the hole,in holes 146
220.in a kind,in kind 147
221.in a little,in little 147
222.in a(或one)lump,in(或by)the lump 148
223.in a(certain)sense,in no sense,in some sense,in every(或full)sense 148
224.in a spot,in spots,on the spot 150
225.in a...voice,in(good)voice 151
226.in a(one)way,in the way,in the way of,in the way of doing sth.or to do sth.,on the way 151
227.in an instant,for an instant 154
228.in and out,ins and outs 154
229.in any case,in no case 155
230.in any way,in every way,in no way 156
232.in blue,in the blue,in the blues 157
231.in black,in the black 157
233.in body,in abody,in the body 158
234.in care of,in the care of 159
235.in case,in case of,in the case of 159
236.in charge,in charge of(sb.),in the charge of,on the(或a)charge of 161
237.in collar,in the collar 162
238.in contact with,in contrast with(或to) 163
239.in course,in course of,in the course of 163
240.in dock,in the dock 164
241.in drink,in the drink,on the drink 165
242.in extremes,in the(或an)extreme 166
243.in(the)fashion,in a fashion 166
244.in favour,in favour of 167
246.in future,in the future 168
245.in force,in the forces 168
247.in green,in the green 169
248.in hand,in the hands of(sb.) 170
249.in hospital,in the hospital 171
250.in issue,in the issue 171
251.in line,in line with,in one's line 172
252.in mass,in the mass 173
253.in nature,in sb's nature,in the nature of 173
254.in numberin numbers 174
255.in office,in the office 175
256.in one's road,in the road,on the road 176
257.in one's mind,on one's mind 177
258.in one's sight,in one's sights 178
260.in part,in parts 179
259.in one's skin,in sb's skin 179
261.in place,in places,in sb's place,in place of 180
262.in point of,in the point of 181
263.in possession of,in the possession of 182
264.in power,in one's power 183
265.in rank,in the ranks 183
266.in red,in the red 184
267.in result,in the result,result in,result from 184
268.in rough,in the rough 185
269.in secret,in the secret 186
270.in service,in the service 187
271.in sight,in sight of,in the sight of,at the sight of 188
272.in(the)spirit,in spirits,in a spirit 189
273.in state,in(或into)a state 190
275.in the field,in the fields,on the field 191
274.in the air,on the air 191
276.in the clouds,on a cloud 193
277.in the heavens,in heaven 193
278.in the north,on the north,to the north 194
279.in the world,to the world 195
280.in terms,in terms of 196
281.in train,in training,in the train of 197
282.in turn,by turns,in one's turn,on the turn 197
283.in view,in view of,in the view of 199
284.introduce...into,introduce...to 200
285.it's good for one to do sth.,it's good of one to do sth. 201
J 202
286.join in,join...in 202
287.keep doing sth.,keep on doing sth. 203
K 203
288.keep an eye on,keep one eye on 204
289.keep house,keep the house,keep a good house 205
290.keep good hours,keep good time 206
291.keep in mind,keep one's mind on 206
292.keep in,keep in with 207
293.keep on with,keep up with 208
294.keep out,keep out of 209
295.keep open doors,keep the door open 210
296.keep shop,keep a shop 210
L 210
297.last month,the last month,the past month 210
298.lay down,lie down 211
299.lead in,lead...into 211
300.lead to,lead uP to 212
301.leave school,leave the school 213
302.lend itself to,lend oneself to 214
303.let alone,let(或leave)...alone 214
304.let go,let it go,let sb.go,let oneself go 215
305.let in,let into 216
306.live tolive up to 217
307.live to oneself,live with oneself,live with sb. 218
308.look about,look around/round 219
309.look inlook into 220
310.look forlook out for 220
311.look up,look up to 222
312.lose face,lose faith in 223
313.lose heart,lose one's heart to 223
315.make a fuss,make a fuss of(或over) 224
314.lose oneself,lose oneself in 224
M 224
316.make a noise,make noises 225
317.make a(the)point.make a point of 226
318.make a scene(或row),make the scene 227
319.make room for,make way for 227
320.make do on,make do with 228
321.make of,make from 228
322.make of,make off 229
323.make sense,make sense of 230
324.make the best of,make the most of 230
325.many more,much more 231
326.may well,may as well,may as well...as 232
327.more than,more...than 234
328.more than a,more than one 236
329.much too,too much 237
N 238
330.need do,need to do,need doing 238
331.neither...nor,either...or 239
332.next door,next door to 240
333.no better than,not better than 241
334.no less than,no less...than,not less than 241
335.no longer,not...any longer,any longer 242
336.no fool,not a fool 243
337.no more,not any more,not...any more 243
338.no more than,no more...than 244
339.not more than,not more...than 245
341.of age,of an age,of the age 246
340.not the least,not...in the least 246
O 246
342.of all ages,in all ages 247
343.of course,off course 248
344.of one's own,on one's own 248
345.of no avail,to no avail 249
346.on deck,on the deck 249
347.on earth,on the earth,in the earth 250
348.on fire,on the fire 251
349.on occasion,on this occasion,on the occasion of 252
350.on order,on orders 253
351.on one's head,on one's own head 253
352.on guard,on one's guard 254
353.now then,now and then,now...then 255
354.on sb's side,on the side,on all sides 256
355.on the stump,on the stumps 257
356.on the order of,on the orders of 257
357.on watch,on the watch 258
358.once again,once and again 259
359.one after another,one after the other 259
360.one other,one another 260
361.out of a job,out of jobs 260
362.out of question,out of the question 261
P 261
363.part of,a part of 261
364.prepare for,prepare...for,prepared for 262
365.point at,point to 263
366.prefer to,prefer...to 264
367.present itself,present oneself 265
368.pull together,pull oneself together 265
369.put on gloves,put on the gloves 266
370.put...on the air,put on airs 266
371.put one's/a finger on,put the finger on 267
R 268
372.read for,read...for,ready for 268
373.right away,right off 269
374.refer to,refer...to 269
375.report sb.to,report...to sb. 270
376.rest home,rest house,rest room 271
377.ring a bell,ring the bell 272
378.run out,run out of 272
379.search for,search...for,in search for/of 273
S 273
381.see sth.through,see through sth. 274
380.see sb.through,see through sb. 274
382.sell off,sell out,sell up 275
383.show of hands,show one's hand 276
384.show sb.the door,show sb.to the door 277
385.sit up,sit up for 277
386.smell of,smell out 278
387.so as to do,so...as to do 278
388.so do I,so I do 279
389.so...that,so that,such...that 281
390.speak for itself(themselves),speak for oneself 282
391.speak English,speak in English 282
392.steal sb.sth.,steal sb's sth. 283
394.succeed in,successful in 284
393.step by step.step for step 284
395.such as,such...as 285
T 286
396.take a chairtake the chair 286
397.take advantage of sb.,take advantage of sth. 287
398.take air,take the air 287
399.take care,take care of 288
400.take back,take a back 289
401.take ground,take the ground 289
402.take heart,take...to heart 290
403.take note of,take a note of,take notes of 291
404.take a stand,take the stand,take one's stand 291
405.take sb.,take to sb.,take sb.to 292
406.take service,take the service 293
407.take place,take one's place,take the place of. 294
408.take turns,take a turn,take a...turn 295
409.the same as,the same...as 295
410.ten square metres,ten metres square 296
411.the rest,the rest of 297
412.tire of,tired of 298
413.tire out,tired out 298
414.to a day,to the day,to this day 299
415.to a point,to the point,to the point of 299
416.to death,to the death 300
417.to the minute,up to the minute 301
418.turn into,turn...into 301
419.upside down,upside-down 302
U 302
420.up to date/up-to-date,to date 303
421.up to sb.,up to sth. 304
W 305
422.wake up,wake up to 305
423.whether or no,whether...or no 306
424.wipe sth.off,wipe sth.out 307
425.with a/the view of,with a/the view to 308
426.with the purpose of,with the support of 309
427.worry about,worried about 310
428.would rather,would rather...than 310
429.wring one's hands,wring sb's hand 311
Y 312
430.year after year,yearby year 312