Prep.Phrases Flashcards
(75 cards)
across the board
involving everyone or everything in a company, an industry, etc
at all times
always
at home
done or taking place at home
(of a parent) staying at home rather than going out to work
(old-fashioned) a party in somebody’s home
at reduced rates
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at the forefront
in or into an important or leading position in a particular group or activity
by and large
used when you are saying something that is generally, but not completely, true
by hand
by a person rather than a machine
if a letter is delivered by hand, it is delivered by the person who wrote it, or somebody who is sent by them, rather than by post/mail
down-and-outs
a person without money, a home or a job, who lives on the streets
(without money, a home or a job, and living on the streets
certain to be defeated)
down the drain
(to be) wasted; (to get) very much worse
for good
permanently
for instance
for example
for nothing
without payment
with no reward or result
in a position
. able to
in a quandary
the state of not being able to decide what to do in a difficult situation
in a sense
en cierto sentido, en cierto modo, en cierta manera
in captivity
en cautividad
in charge of
a cargo de
in comparison with
en comparacion con .
in conjuction with
en conjunto con, en colaboracion con
in earnest
sinceramente
in fact
de hecho
in harmony with
armonizar con, de acucerdo con, hacerjuego con, pegar con
in many respects
You use expressions like in this respect and in many respects to indicate that what you are saying applies to the feature you have just mentioned or to many features of something.
in no time
very quickly; almost instantaneously
