Phrases
Phrases :
As to = He said nothing as to what his intentions were.
At enmity with = The Jews were at enmity with the Samaritan.
At home in = He is quite at home in Geometry.
At the top of = He shouted at the top of his voice.
At variance with = Your words are at variance with the facts.
Because of = He could not leave the house because of a snowstorm.
By dint of = He gained the first prize by dint of steady application.
By force of = He did the same things every day by force of habit.
By means of = He escaped from the house by means of a ladder.
By the side of = The dog was sleeping by the side of its master.
In virtue of = on the strength of (or) on the ground of
He claims it in virtue of his long service.
By virtue of = on the strength of (or) on the ground of
He is entitled to it by virtue of his prerogative.
By way of = I mention this point by way of cautioning you.
For fear of = He took an umbrella for fear of being caught in the rain.
For the purpose of = He bought the land for the purpose of building on it.
For the sake of = For the sake of settling the matter they agreed to a compromise.
For want of = The crops failed for want of seasonable rain.
In accordance with = Your actions are not in accordance with common sense.
In or on behalf of = This request is made to you on behalf of my son.
In case of = I have kept a reserve fund in case of accidents.
In common with = You deserve to be blamed in common with the rest.
In connection with = Tell me all you know in connection with that matter.
In consequence of = In consequence of that shipwreck many families are in mourning.
In consideration of = In consideration of his hard work, he may be allowed another chance.
In the course of = He happened, in the course of conversation, to say that...
In defence of = He said all he could in defence o/his client.
In defiance of = He instigated a riot in defiance of the law.
In favour of = He spoke very eloquently in favour of the proposal.
In front of = The house stood in front of the bridge.
In honour of = The day was observed as a public holiday in honour of the victory.
In keeping with = His attitude was scarcely in keeping with the solemnity of the occasion.
In lieu of = He was paid a month's wages in lieu of notice.
In opposition to = What you have done was in opposition to my wishes.
In order to = Nothing should be left untried in order to accomplish this.
In point of = He is senior to me in point of age, but not of service.
In proportion to = Each person will pay a tax in proportion to his income.
In pursuance of = He was ready to do anything in pursuance of that object.
In quest of = They went out to Australia in quest of or in search of gold.
In regard to = What have you to say in regard to that subject?
In respect of = In respect of age he is my senior.
In spite of = In spite of all the advice that I gave him, he took to smoking.
Instead of = You had much better do some work instead of idling away your time.
In view of = We must make up our minds at once in view of the urgency of the case.
In sight of = We had now come in sight of land.
In the event of = I shall have another chance in the event of failure.
In case of = I shall have another chance in case of failure.
In the face of v = He was always brave in the face of danger.
In the guise of = He traveled to Bokhara in the guise of a dervish.
In the hope of = He tried again in the hope of succeeding.
In the rear of = The baggage followed in the rear of the troops on the march.
In the teeth of = The ship could scarcely hold her course in the teeth of the wind.
In unison = Management and workers must act in unison.
On account of = The trains were delayed on account of the fog.
On purpose = It was not an accident. It was done on purpose.
On the brink of = The country is on the brink of a serious disaster.
On the eve of = He died on the eve of victory.
On the ground of = He declined the invitation on the ground of a previous engagement.
On the part of = Incompetence on the part of a judge cannot but lead to miscarriage of justice.
On the point of = He was on the point of letting out the secret when he checked himself.
On the score of = He begs to be excused on the score of inexperience.
Under the pretence of = Many evil deeds have been done under the pretence of religion.
With a view to = I said all I could with a view to proving his innocence.
With an eye to = He is working hard now with an eye to the future.
With reference to = I have nothing to say with reference to this question.
With regard to = I have nothing to say with regard to this question.
With respect to = I have nothing to say with respect to this question.
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