A 1
a bit,a bit of 1
a couple of,a pair of 1
a dozen of,dozens of 1
a few,a good few 2
a good many,many a 2
a great deal of,a large amount of,a large number of 2
a kind of,of a kind,kind of 3
a lot of,a lot 3
a number of,the number of 4
a part of,part of 4
a piece of,of a piece 5
a score of,scores of 5
a sort of,sort of,of a sort,of the sort 5
abide by,abide with 6
above all,after all,first of all 6
accommodate to,accommodate with 7
according to,according as 7
account for,account to 7
accuse...of,charge...with 7
across from,from across 8
act as,act for 8
act on,act out 8
adapt...for...,adapt...from 9
adapt to,adjust to 9
add...to...,add to 9
add up,add up to 10
address oneself to,address to 10
admit of,admit to 10
afraid for,afraid of,afraid to 11
after a while,for a while 11
agree on(upon),agree to,agree with 11
ahead of time,ahead of one's time 12
alien from,alien to 12
all alone,all along 12
all at once,at once 13
all in all,in all 13
all over,all over again,all out 13
all the time,at all times,at times 14
allow for,allow of 14
angry at(about),angry with 14
answer for,answer to,answer up to 15
anxious about,anxious for,anxious to 15
any longer,no longer,not...any longer 16
anything but,nothing but 16
anything like,like anything,as anything 16
apart from,in addition to 17
apologize for,apologize to 17
appeal for,appeal to 17
apply for,apply to,apply...to,apply oneself to 18
appoint as,appoint to 19
approve as,approve of 19
argue about,argue against,argue with 19
arise from,result from 20
arm in arm,hand in hand 20
arrive at,arrive in 21
as a result,as a result of 21
as a whole,on the whole 21
as for,as to 22
as far as,so far as 22
as good as,as well as,as well 23
as it is(was),as it were 24
as long as,so long as 24
as many,as much,much as 25
as many as,as much as,so much as 25
as regards,regard...as 26
as soon as,as soon...as 26
ashamed of,ashamed for 26
as such,such as,such...as 27
ask about,ask after,ask for 28
ask leave,take leave 28
associate with,associate oneself with 28
at a distance,in the distance,from a distance 29
at a loose end,at loose end 29
at a time,at one time,at no time,at the time 29
at all,not at all 30
at all costs,at cost,at the cost of,to one's cost 30
at all events,in any event 31
at an end,to an end,to the end 31
at any rate,at this/that rate,at the rate of 32
at best,at one's best 32
at birth,by birth 33
at danger,in danger 33
at ease,with ease 33
at first glance,at first sight 34
at hand,by hand,in hand,on hand 34
at heart,by heart 35
at home,at home in(on,with) 35
at intervals,at intervals of 36
at large,by and large 36
at last,in the end 37
at least,in the least 37
at length,at full length,in length 38
at one's back,on one's back 38
at one's pleasure,with pleasure 38
at peace,in peace 39
at present,for the present 39
at sight,at the sight of,in sight 39
at table,at the table,on the table 40
at the back of,on the back of 40
at the beginning,at the beginning of,in the beginning 41
at the corner,in the corner 41
at the end of,by the end of 42
at the moment,for a moment,for the moment,in a moment 42
at the point of,on the point of 43
at the spot,on the spot,in a spot 43
at the top of,on(the)top of 44
at will,with a will 44
at work,in work 44
attach to,be attached to,attach oneself to 45
attend on,attend to 45
awake to,awaken to 46
B 46
back down,back out,back up 46
bargain about(over),bargain for,bargain on 47
be about to,be going to,be to 47
be absorbed by,be absorbed in 48
be accompanied by,be accompanied with 48
be after,be behind 48
be alike,be like 49
be alive to,be alive with 49
be annoyed at,be annoyed with,be annoyed by 49
be apt at,be apt to 50
be born of,be born with 50
be bound for,be bound to 50
be bound up in,be bound up with 51
be buried in,be buried under 51
be concerned about,be concerned with 51
be dying for,be dying to 51
be engaged in,be engaged to 52
be friends with,make friends with 52
be in love with,fall in love with 52
be in trouble,get into trouble,go to the trouble 53
be interested in,show(an)interest in 53
be known as,be known for,be known to 53
be lost in,be lost on,be lost to 54
be made of,be made from,be made up of 54
be obliged to do,be obliged to sb 54
be of age,be of an age 55
be on strike,go on(a)strike 55
be particular about,be particular to 55
be possessed by,be possessed of 55
be short for,be short of,be short on 56
be sick of,be sick for,be sick with 56
be tired of,be tired from 57
be used to,get used to,used to 57
bear down,bear down on 57
bear on,bear out,bear up 58
beat down,beat down on 58
beat in,beat into 59
because of,due to,owing to,thanks to 59
before long,long before 60
begin with,to begin with 61
behind bars,cross the bar 61
behind time,behind the times 61
believe in sb./sth.,believe sb 61
belong in,belong to 62
beside sb./sth.,besides sb./sth 62
beside the point,to the point 63
better off,better than 63
beyond control,out of control 63
beyond doubt,in doubt,no doubt,without(a)doubt 64
bind together,bind up 65
blame for,blame on 65
blend in,blend in to 65
blind in,blind to,blind with 66
block off,block out,block up 66
blow down,blow out,blow up 67
boil down,boil down to 68
book in,book up 68
break away,break out 69
break in,break into 69
break down,break up,break off 70
break one's word,eat one's words 71
bring about,bring around/round 71
bring down,bring up 72
bring forth,bring forward 72
bring home,bring home to 73
bring into being,come into being 73
bring oneself to,bring to oneself 74
bring to life,come to life 74
brush aside,brush off 74
build in,build into 74
build on,build up 75
burn down,burn out,burn up 75
burst in,burst in on,burst into 76
burst out,burst out of 77
busy(in)...,busy with 77
buy off,buy out 77
by air,in the air,on the air 78
by all means,by any means,by means of,by no means 78
by and by,by the by 79
by contrast,in contrast to 79
by day,by the day 80
by far,so far 80
by force,by force of,in force 80
by half,by halves 81
by name,in name 81
by the name of,in the name of,under the name of 82
by nature,in nature,in the nature of 82
by occasion of,on the occasion of,on occasion(s) 83
by sea,by the sea 83
by the eye,to the eye 83
by the light of,in the light of 84
by the square,on the square 84
by then,since then,till then 84
by the way,by way of,in the way,on the way 85
by turns,in turn 85
by water,in(the)water 86
C 86
call at,call on,drop in 86
call for,call off,call up 87
call sb.names,call sb.'s name 88
can but,cannot but,cannot help 88
care about,care for 89
carry forward,carry off 89
carry on,carry out,carry through 90
carve out,carve up 90
cash down,cash in on 91
cast about,cast aside,cast off,cast out 91
catch a cold,have a cold 92
catch fire,set fire 92
catch at,catch on,catch out 92
catch up with,keep up with 93
chase sb.,chase after sb 93
check in,check out,check up 94
cheer on,cheer up 94
chime in,chime in with 95
choke back,choke up 95
clear away,clear off,clear out,clear up 95
clever at,clever with 96
close by,close down,close in,close up 97
come about,come across,come apart 97
come along,come between,come by 98
come down,come down to 99
come off,come on,come out 99
come through,come to,come up 100
come up against,come up to,come up with 101
compare to,compare with 102
concerned about,concerned in,concerned with 102
consist in,consist of,consist with 103
count against,count down,count in,count on 103
cover for,cover up 104
crack down,crack up 104
cross off,cross over 104
cry out,cry out for 104
cut back,cut down 105
cut in,cut off,cut out 105
D 106
day after day,day by day 106
day and night,day in,day out 107
deal in,deal with 107
descend from,descend to 108
die away,die down,die out 108
die from,die of 109
differ from,differ in,differ with 109
disagree on,disagree with 110
disappointed at,disappointed with 110
distinguish between,distinguish from 111
do awaywith,do with,do without 111
do good,do sb.good 112
do sb.honor,do sb.an honor 112
draw in,draw on,draw up 112
dream about,dream up 113
dress in,dress up,dress down 113
drop by,drop off,drop out 114
dry out,dry up 114
dwell in,dwell on 115
E 116
each other,one another 116
eat away,eat out 116
eat into,eat up 117
end for end,end to end 117
end in,in the end 118
end up,on end 118
enter into,enter on 118
envious of,jealous of 119
even as,even so,even though 119
every now and then,every bit as 120
every other day,the other day 120
excuse for,excuse from 120
exist in,exist on 121
F 121
face to face,face up to,face the music 121
fall asleep,go to bed 122
fall back,fall back on 122
fall behind,fall off,fall out 122
familiar to,familiar with 123
famous as,famous for 123
far away,far from,far and wide 124
feed on,feed back,feed up 124
feel at ease,feel at home 125
feel for,feel like 125
few and far between,quite a few 126
fight back,fight down 126
figure in,figure out 127
fill in,fill up 127
find fault,in fault,to a fault 128
first and foremost,last but not least 128
fix on,fix up 128
follow after,follow through,follow up 129
for a moment,for the moment 130
for a time,for some time,for the time 130
for good,for good measure 130
for fear of,for fear that 131
for free,set free 131
for fun,in fun 131
forget to do,forget doing 132
for life,for dear life 132
for one's part,on one's part 132
for pleasure,at one's pleasure,with pleasure 133
for sale,no sale,on sale 133
for short,in short 134
for show,on show 134
for support,in support,with support 135
for want of,in want of 135
free from,free of,free with 135
from A to B,from A to Z 136
G 136
gain on,gain over 136
gain ground,get off the ground 137
gamble away,take a gamble 137
gaze at,glance at,glare at,stare at 138
get about,get across,get ahead,get along 138
get away from,get away with 140
get down,get down to 140
get on,get on at,get on to,get on with 141
get out,get out of,get over 142
get the best of,have the best of,make the best of 143
get oneself together,get together 143
give and take,give or take 144
give away,give back 144
give in,give up,give over to,give way to 144
give off,give out 145
give sb.a hand,give sb.a big hand 146
give way,give way to,make way for 146
glance down,glance off 146
go about,go after,go against,go ahead 147
go along,go around,go at 148
go back on,go back to 149
go bad,go to the bad 150
go by,go down 151
go for,go in for 152
go off,go over,go through 153
go on doing,go on to do,go on with 154
go one's way,go one's own way 155
go out,go all out 155
go with,go without 156
good at,good to,good with 157
good for,for good 157
graduate from,graduate in 157
grow on,grow out of,grow up 158
H 159
had better,would rather 159
hammer away at,hammer out 159
hand down,hand in,hand out,hand over 159
hand in hand,hand to hand,hand over hand 160
hand on,on hand 161
hang about,hang on,hang together,hang up 161
have a heart,have the heart 162
have a share in,share in 162
have a word with,have words with 163
have an eye for,have an eye on 163
have confidence in,have faith in 163
have...in mind,go out of one's mind 164
have nothing to do,have nothing to do with 164
have regard for,with regard to 164
hear about,hear of,hear from 165
help oneself,help out 165
here and now,here and there,neither here nor there 166
hold back,hold forth,hold off,hold on 166
hold out,hold over,hold up,hold with 167
hope for,hope against hope 168
how about,how come 168
hurry up,in a hurry 169
I 169
identical to,identify with 169
if only,only if 169
in a family way in the family way 170
in a hole,in the hole,in holes 170
in a kind,in kind 170
in a manner,in a manner of speaking,in manner 171
in a matter of,in the matter of 171
in a way,in the way,on the way 171
in a word,in word,in words,in other words 172
in addition,in addition to 172
in advance,in advance of 173
in all,all in all 173
in all ways,in any way,in no way 173
in blue,in the blue,in the blues 174
in body,in a body,in the body 174
in business,on business 175
in care of,in the care of 175
in case,in case of,in any case,in the case of 175
in charge,in charge of,in the charge of 176
in commission,on commission 176
in company of/with,in the company of 177
in consequence,in consequence of 177
in contrast to,in contrast with 177
in course,in course of,in the course of 178
in debt,in one's debt 178
in demand,on demand 178
in drink,in the drink 179
in(the)fashion,in a fashion 179
in the fashion of,after the fashion of 179
in favor,in favor of,in one's favor 179
in fire,under fire 180
in front,in front of,in the front of 180
in future,in the future 181
in honor of,on one's honor 181
in issue,in the issue 181
in mass,in the mass 182
in order,in order to,in order that 182
in part,in parts,in good part 182
in place,in place of,in one's place 183
in point,in point of,in the point of,on the point of 183
in possession of,in the possession of 184
in power,in one's power 184
in principle,on principle 184
in question,into question 185
in rank,in the ranks 185
in red,in the red 185
in repair,under repair 186
in request,on request 186
in respect of,with respect to 186
in secret,in the secret 187
in show,on show 187
in sight of,in the sight of 187
in spirit,in spirits,with spirit 187
in spite of,regardless of 188
in the air,in the open air,on the air 188
in the clouds,on a cloud,under a cloud 189
in the(a)corner,on the(a) corner 190
in the earth,on earth,on the earth 190
in the east of,on the east of,to the east of 190
in the event,in that event,in the event of 191
in the face of,on the face of it 191
in the field,on the field,in the field of 191
in the middle,in the middle of,in the midst of 192
in office,in the office 193
in the right,on the right 193
in the road,on the road 193
in the sun,under the sun 193
in the tree,on the tree 194
in the water,on the water,on the waters 194
in the way,on the way 194
in time,on time 195
in trust,on trust 195
in tune,tune in 195
in view,in view of,in the view of,with a view of/to 196
in word,in a word,in a few words 197
increase by,increase to 197
inquire about,inquire after,inquire into 197
interfere in,interfere with 198
introduce...into,introduce... to 198
invite out,invite over/round 198
J 199
join in,join on,join onto/to 199
join up,join up with 199
jump at,jump on 199
just as,just like 200
K 200
keen about,keen of,keen on 200
keep an eye on,keep one eye on 201
keep company with sb.,keep sb.company 201
keep doing sth.,keep on doing sth 201
keep faith with sb.,keep one's word,keep to 202
keep good hours,keep good time 202
keep house,keep the house 202
keep in,keep in with 203
keep one's head,keep one's head down 203
keep silence,keep silent 203
keep sb.from doing sth.,keep sth.from sb 204
keep sth.for(oneself),keep sth.to(oneself),keep to oneself 204
keep up,keep up with 204
kindle up,kindle with 204
knock down,knock off,knock out 205
know about,know of,know by 206
known as,known for,known to 206
knuckle down,knuckle to 206
L 207
lack for,lack of 207
laugh at,laugh down,laugh off 207
launch into,launch out 208
lay a hand on,lay one's hand on 208
lay away,lay by,lay up 208
lay in,lay into 209
lead in(to),lead to,lead up to 209
lean on,lean over 210
leave for,leave...for 211
leave behind,leave off,leave out,leave over……21l 212
leave sb.(sth.)alone,let sb.(sth.)alone 212
let in,let in on 212
let off,let out 213
let sb.go,let oneself go 213
let up,let up on 214
liable for,liable to 214
lie in,lie on 215
lift a hand,lift one's hand to 215
listen for,listen in,listen to 215
live by,live for,live off,live on 216
live through,live with 217
loaf about,loaf away 217
lock away,lock out 218
lock in,lock up 218
look forward to,look up to 219
look in,look into,look to 219
look out,look out for 219
look through,see through 220
look up,look up to 220
lose heart,lose one's heart 220
lose oneself,lose oneself in 221
lose one's head,lose one's senses 221
M 221
make a fuss about,make a fuss of 221
make a joke,play a joke 222
make a point,make a point of 222
make away,make away with 222
make do on,make do with,manage without 223
make off,make off with 223
make one's way,make one's own way 224
make room for,make way for 224
make sense,make sense of 224
make the most of,make much of 224
make time,mark time 225
make trouble,take trouble 226
make up for,make up to 226
mark out,mark out for 226
marry sb.,marry sb.to sb 227
match up,match up to 227
may as well,may as well as,may well 227
mean by,mean to do sth.,mean doing sth 228
meddle in,meddle with 228
melt away,melt down 228
mess up,mix up 229
more than,other than,rather than 229
move in,move in on 229
much too,too much 230
muck in,muck out,muck up 230
N 231
need do,need to do,need doing 231
next door,next door to 231
neither of them,none of them 232
no less than,not less than 232
no longer,no more 232
no more than,not more than 232
not a bit,not a little 233
not so much as,not so much...as 233
not the least,not the less 233
not to mention,not to say,so to say,to say nothing of 234
nothing but,nothing like 234
now and then,now then 234
now that,only that 235
O 235
of a day,of the day 235
of age,of an age,of the age 235
of all ages,in all ages 236
of moment,at the moment,on the moment 236
of no avail,to no avail 237
of one's own,on one's own 237
of one's own will,against one's will 237
off hand,off one's hands 237
off one's head,out of one's own head,out of one'smind 238
off the point,to the point 238
off work,out of work 238
offer for,offer to,offer up 239
on a hike,on the hike 239
on account,on this account 239
on one's account,on one's own account 240
on board,on the board,on the boards 240
on deck,on the deck 240
on fire,on the fire 241
on foot,on one's feet 241
on guard,on one's guard 242
on hand,on one's hands 242
on occasion,on one occasion,on the occasion of 243
on one's head,on one's own head 243
on order,on orders 243
on purpose,to the purpose 244
on schedule,on the schedulc 244
on stage,on the stage 244
on the contrary,to the contrary 244
on the journey,on the road,on the way 245
on the side,on the...side,on the side of 245
on the water,above water 246
on top,on top of 246
on watch,on the watch 246
once again,once and again 247
one after another,one after the other 247
one day,some day,the other day 247
only to,only too 248
open into,open onto 248
out and about,out and away 248
out and out,through and through 249
out of breath,short of breath 249
out of place,out of the way 249
out of question,out of the question 250
out of regard for,with regard to,without regard to 250
owe sth.to,owing to 251
P 251
pair off,pair with 251
part from,part with 251
pass away,pass off,pass out 252
paticnt of,patient with 253
pay attention to,pay one's attention to 253
pay for,pay off,pay out,pay up 253
pick at,pick off,pick on 254
pick out,pick up 255
pitch in,pitch into 256
plan on,plan out 257
play at,play with 257
play down,play up 258
pleased at,please by,pleased with,pleased to 258
point at,point out,point to 259
point by point,point for point 260
pop in,pop on,pop out,pop off 260
possessed of,possessed by 261
pour in,pour into 262
prefer...to,prefer to 262
prepare for,be prepared for 263
preserve for,preserve from 263
preside at,preside over 263
pride oneself on/upon,take pride in 264
proceed to,proceed with 264
provide for,provide with 265
pull in,pull out,pull on 265
pull together,pull oneself together 266
pump in,pump into 267
push in,push on,push out,push off 268
put aside,put away 269
put an end to,put a stop to 270
put down as,put down for,put down to 270
put into service,put into use 271
put on,have on,try on 271
put on airs,put on an air of 272
put on side,put on one side 273
put one's finger on,put the finger on 273
put one's hand on,put one's hand to 273
put up to,put up with 274
puzzle out,puzzle over 275
Q 275
quarrel about(over),quarrel with 275
quick at,quick of,quick to 276
quite some,quite a,quite a bit,quite a number/few,quite an amount 276
R 277
raid on,rob...of 277
rather than,other than 277
reach after/at,reach for 278
react(up)on,react to,react with,react against 278
ready for,ready with 279
refer to,refer...to,refer to...as 279
regret doing,regret to do 280
relate to,related to,relative to 280
rely on/upon,rest(up)on 280
remember doing,remember to do 281
remind sb.of,remind sb.to do 281
replace...with/by,substitute for,take the place of 282
resolve to,resolved to 282
responsible for,responsible to 282
rest on/upon,rest with 283
result from,result in 283
right along,right away 284
ring a bell,ring the bell 284
rule out,rule over 285
run across,run through 285
run away,run away with 286
run in,run into 287
run out,run out of,use up 288
run short,run short of 289
S 289
satisfaction with,with satisfaction 289
satisfy of,satisfy with 289
say for oneself,say to oneself 290
scrub off,scrub out 290
see about,see to,attend to 290
see in,see into 291
see light,see the light 291
see off,see out 292
see sb.do,see sb.doing 292
see through,see...through 293
see to,see to it 293
sell off,sell out,sell up 293
send away,send off 294
send in,send out,send out for 295
separate off,separate out 295
separate...from,separate...into 296
set about,set off,set out 296
set aside,set beside 297
set down,set down as 298
set hand to,set one's hand to 298
set in,set on/upon 299
set one's heart on,set one's mind on,set one's mind to 299
settle down,settle down to 300
settle in,settle into 301
shake off,shake out 301
share in,share out,share...with 302
short of,short on,short for 303
shout at,shout to,shout down 303
show of hands,show one's hand 304
show off,show up 304
show sb.the door,show sb.to the door 305
shut down,shut off,shut out 305
shy of,shy(away)from 306
sick at,sick of 306
side by side,shoulder to shoulder 307
sink in,sink into 307
sit at a desk,sit at a table 308
sit in,sit on 309
sit up,sit up for,sit up with 310
sleep late,stay late 310
sleep off,sleep out 310
slip in,slip into 311
smell of,smell out 311
snap out,snap out of 312
so am I,so I am 312
so as to,so...as to 313
so far as,so far as to 313
so that,so...that,such...that 313
something of,sort of,a sort of 134
speak about,speak for,speak of,speak on 314
speak for itself,speak for oneself 315
speak well of,speak well for 315
spill out,spill over 316
split into,split on 316
stand by,stand for 317
stand in for,stand in with 317
stand out,stand out for 318
stand up for,stand up to 318
start with,to start with 319
stay off,stay out 319
step by step,step for step 320
step in,step on 320
stick at,stick to 321
stick up,stick up for 322
stop at,stop in 322
stop doing,stop to do 323
strike off,strike out 323
submit to,submit...to,surrender to,yield to 324
succeed in,succeed to 325
such as,as such,such...as 325
suffer from,suffer for 326
sum up,to sum up 326
superior in,superior to 327
supply...to,supply...with 327
sure of,sure to 327
surprised at,surprised by 328
T 328
take a chair,take the chair 328
take a chance,take the chance 328
take a fancy to,take the fancy of 329
take a note of,take note of 329
take a sharein,take sharesin 330
take a rest,take(one's)rest 330
take aback,take back 330
take account of,take an account of,take into account 331
take air,take the air 331
take as,take for 332
take care,take care of 332
take charge,take charge of 332
take ground,take the ground 333
take heart,take...to heart 333
take in,take...into 333
take liberties,take the liberty 334
take measures,take the measure of 335
take on,take to 335
take one's way,take one's own way 336
take out,take out of 336
take part in,take part with,take the part of 337
take place,take the place of 337
take service,take service with,take the service 337
take time,take the time,take one's time 338
take to heart,take to one's heart 338
take turns,take a turn 338
talk about,talk over 339
talk big,think big 339
talk down,talk down to 340
talk out,talk...out of 340
talk to,talk with 341
tell of,tell off 341
tend to,tend on 341
terrified of,terrified at 342
thank(s)for,thanks to 342
the ABC,the A to Z 342
the next day,the other day 343
the rest,the rest of 343
think about,think of,think over 343
think better of,think highly of 344
throw back,throw back at,throw back on 344
throw off,throw out 345
throw oneself at,throw oneself into,throw oneself on 346
throw at,throw to 346
tip off,tip over 347
to date,up to date 347
to death,to the death 347
to taste,to one's taste 348
to the day,to this day 348
to the minute,up to the minute 348
to the point,to the point of 348
too...to,only too...to,but too...to 349
toss off,toss out 349
tremble at,tremble for,tremble to,tremble with 350
try doing,try to do 350
try on,try out 351
tuck in,tuck into 351
turn down,turn over,turn off,turn out 352
turn in,turn into,in turn 354
U 354
under a cloud,under the sun 354
under control,under the control of 355
under cover,under cover of 355
under the circumstances,under all circumstances,under no circumstances 355
unite in,unite with 356
up and down,ups and downs 356
up to sb.,up to sth 357
used to,be used to 357
V 358
vary in,vary with,vary between 358
vary from,vary from...to 358
vote down,vote out 358
W 359
wait for,wait(up)on,wait up 359
wake up,wake up to 359
walk out,walk out on 360
warn...against,warn...of 360
wash off,wash out,wash up 360
watch for,watch over 361
wear away,wear down,wear out 362
wipe off,wipe out 362
with a(the)view of,with a(the)view to 363
with open arms,with open hands 363
within reach of,within the reach of 363
work at,work on 364
work in,work in with 364
work up into,work up to 365
Y 365
year after year,year by year 365
yield to,yield up 366
Z 366
zoom in,zoom out 366