PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES IN COMMON USE
- At home in : (To be adept in) : He is at home in English.
- At the risk of : (To be in danger): The boys saved the drwning child at the risk of their lives.
- At the mercy of : (compassionately) : The culprits are at the mercy of the authorities now.
- At the top of : ( at the peak) : The child cried at the top of its voice.
- At length : (At last) : At length truth triumphs.
- At Bottom: ( At heart ) : At bottom his father is a noble person.
- At hand : ( near) : Work hard, the examination is at hand.
- At Large : ( at a run) : The police is searching the culprit but he is still at large.
- At the cost of : ( putting in loss of ) : He is working so hard at the cost of his health.
- After all : ( barring other things) : After all he is still a child.
- By dint of :( through) By dint of hard work he was able to succeed in the examination.
- By way of : ( through a route) : We went to Agra by way of Delhi.
- By fits and starts : (Intermittently) : He could not succeed because he did his work by fits and starts.
- By leaps and bounds : ( Progress abundantly) : He is progressing in his business by leaps and bounds.
- By hook or crook : ( by fair or foul means ): He is determined to secure this job by hook or crook.
- For want of :(short of ): His all plans could not materialize for want of funds.
- For lack of : (shortage of) : We could not help him for lack of money.
- For the sake of : ( Do for someone) : He suffered this loss for the sake of honour of his family.
- In honour of : (for respect of ) He hosted a party in honour of his father’s promotion.
- Instead of : ( in place of) : Instead of accepting his fault , he started shouting at me.
- In spite of : ( Despite) In spite of hard work, he failed in the examination.
- In course of : ( During the time) : In course of time, all the issues settled down.
- In order to : ( resulting to ) : He is doing all in order to win favour of the boss.
- In front of : ( situated opposite to) : His house is situated in front of the temple.
- In favour of : (on the side of ) : The chairman of the committee is not in favour of selection of this candidate.
- In case of (if it happens) : In case of your selection for this job, you will have to move out of this city.
- In the hope of : (expecting) : He started a new business in the hope of earning a good profit.
- In the guise of : ( in the dress of ): Terrorists came in the guise of policemen.
- On account of : ( due to ): Our office is closed today on account of Holi.
- On the ground of : ( Due to ) He is on leave today on the ground of his illness.
- On behalf of : ( on account of ) : I thanked the shopkeeper on behalf of my brother.
- On the eve of : ( on the occasion of) : He hosted a party on the eve of his promotion.
- Up to the mark : ( not of expected level) : His performance is not up to the mark.
- Underway : ( in the process) : The bridge is still under way.
- With open arms (warm welcome) : People welcomed the leader with open arms wherever he visited.
- With a view to : (with a purpose of): They hosted a dinner to him with a view to win his favour.
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