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appendix / expressions with prepositions

prepositions after verbs, adjectives and nouns

We use prepositions (at, in etc) after some verbs, adjectives and nouns.
This is a list of the most common examples.

afraid of explain something to somebody
She's afraid of dogs. Can you explain this w ord to me?

agree with get into/out of a car;
I don't agree with you. get on(to)/off a bus, train, plane, ship
I picked up m y case and got into the taxi.
angry about something
She got off the bus a t the w rong stop.
We're all angry about the new w orking hours.
get to a place
angry with somebody
How do you get to Southport from here?
Mary's very angry with you.
good at
arrive at/in a place
He's good at tennis.
I usually arrive at school a t 8.30.
W hat tim e do we arrive in London? happen to
What's happened to Alice? She's an hour late.
ask for
If you w a nt anything, ju s t ask for it. the idea of doing something
We had the idea of starting a sm all business.
bad at
I'm bad at games. interested in
Are you interested in animals?
believe in (= 'believe that something is real')
Do you believe in ghosts? kind to
They have always been very kind to me.
belong to
This book belongs to me. laugh at
Please don't laugh at m y French pronunciation.
depend on
We m ay arrive late this evening. It depends on the listen to
traffic. I like to listen to music while I'm working.
different from/to look after children etc

You're different from (OR to) your sister. Can you look after the children for h a lf an hour?
difficulty in doing something look at

I have a lo t o f difficulty in understanding her. Look at th a t w onderful old car!
discuss something with somebody look for (= 'try to find')
We discussed our plans with the manager. 'W hat are you looking for?' 'My keys.'

divide into married to
I divided the cake into four parts. He's married to Jane Gordon, the novelist.

dream about something or somebody; nice to
dream of doing something You weren't very nice to my mother.
I often dream about horses.
pay somebody for something; pay a bill
When I was young, I dreamt of becom ing a pilot.
Have you paid John for the tickets?
dressed in I forg ot to pay the electricity bill.
She was dressed com pletely in black.
pleased with
example of We are very pleased with his work.
Can you show me an example of your work?

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