idiomatic use of prepositions Flashcards

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ability

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to

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acceptable

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to

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according

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to

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acquaint

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with

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adhere

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to

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agree

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with, to

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angry

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at, with

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apropos

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of

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ashamed

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of

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averse

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to

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boredom

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at

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care

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for, of

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cite

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as

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compare

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to, with

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concern

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for

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conscious

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of

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cope

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with

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desirous

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of

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devolve

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upon

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disagree

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with

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draw

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upon

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enable

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to

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envious

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of

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except

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for

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fear
of
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form
of
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help
to
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identical
to
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in the habit
of
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incumbent
upon
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insight
into
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absorbed
in
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accessible
to
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account
of
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acquit
of
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advocate
of
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amenable
to
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anticipation
of
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aptitude
for
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atone
for
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capable
of
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care
to
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commensurate
with
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compete
with
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concerned
with
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in consideration
of
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count
on
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desist
from
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differ
from
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disdain
for
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efforts
to
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endowed
with
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equal
to
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expert
in, at
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focus
on
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fraught
with
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helpful
in, to
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impressed
with, by
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incapable
of
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indebted
to
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insist
on
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abstain
from
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accommodate
to
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accuse
of
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addicted
to
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affinity
with
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amendment
to
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apply
to, for
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argue
for, with
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attempt
to, at
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based
on
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capacity
for
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chance
of
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comment
on
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complicated
by
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condemn
as, to
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consistent
with
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depend
on
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differ
with
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determination
to
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distaste
for
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engrossed
in
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equate
with
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familiar
with, to
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foreign
to
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frown
on
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hint
at
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in conflict
with
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inconsistent
with
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infer
from
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inspired
by
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accede
to
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accompanied
by
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accustomed
to
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adept
at
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analogous
to
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approve
of
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arrested
for
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avail
of
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bored
with
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care
about
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circumstances
of
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committed
to
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composed
of
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conform
with, to
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contingent
upon
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desire
for
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devoid
of
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different
from
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dote
on
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empty
of
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entitled
to
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evidence
of
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far
from
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forget
about
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glance
at
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in the hope
of
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in front
of
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in contrast
to
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infringe
on
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interest
in
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intervene
in
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known
for, to
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mistrust
of
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oblivious
to
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opposition
to
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persist
in
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prevent
from
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prohibit
from
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rail
at
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regard
as
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request
for
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revealed
in
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similar
to
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substitute
for
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sympathize
with
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take umbrage
at
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teem
with
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trust
in
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vary
with
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manage
to
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intolerable
to
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in lieu
of
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necessary
to, for
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obsessed
with
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opt
for
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prefer one thing
to another
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prior
to
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prone
to
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reason
with
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renege
on
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resistance
to
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sensitive
to
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smitten
with
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succeed
in
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synonymous
with
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tamper
with
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tendency
to
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unique
to
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on the verge
of
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strive
for
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jealous
of
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likely
to
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next
to
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an offer
of
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outlook
on
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preoccupied
with
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proficient
in
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propinquity
to
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recognize
as
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replete
with
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respond
to
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separate
from
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subject
to
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succumb
to
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take a toll
on, in
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think it wise
to
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unmindful
of
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weight
in
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inspired
by
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knowledge
of
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look
for, at, to
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object
to
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on top
of
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partake
in, of
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prerequisite
for
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profit
by, from
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have recourse
to
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repugnant
to
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responsible
for, to
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share
in, with
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subsist
on
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superior
to
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take
at face value
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tantamount
to
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think
of, about
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urgency
in
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with regard
to