Heyho, fellas! How’s your day? My schedule today was so chaotic in account of my poor time management. Thank God it’s over now.
Let’s talk about Prepositional Idioms this time. I used one in my opening paragraph. Did anyone notice which idiom I used? The prepositional idiom I used was “in the account of” which meant “because of.”
There are hundreds of idioms which begin with prepositions in English. I will share just a few of them.
- At any rate. Meaning: whatever happens or is happening.
- Example:
- “At any rate, you shouldn’t quit your job.”
- Example:
- At a loss. Meaning: speechless; unsure of what to do or say.
- Example:
- “Jack was terribly confused–really at a loss.”
- Example:
- Beside the point. Meaning: irrelevant.
- Example:
- “Your opinion is interesting, but beside the point.”
- Example:
- In the long run. Meaning: in the end; eventually.
- Example:
- “In the long run,moving to the new apartment may be a good thing.”
- Example:
- Out of character. Meaning: unlike one’s usual behavior.
- Example:
- “It was out of character for Joshua to act so immature.”
- Example:
- Under fire. Meaning: being shot at; being criticized.
- Example:
- “The parliament is under fire for being too noisy.”
- Example:
- Up in the air. Meaning: (about someone or something) undecided / uncertain about someone or something.
- Example:
- “Will the company fire all of its employees? That’s up in the air.”
- Example:
- With a vengeance. Meaning: with great force or energy.
- Example:
- “Hilda works out with a vengeance when she goes to the gym.”
- Example:
Compiled and written by @EnglishTips4U for @EnglishTips4U on Wednesday, February 10, 2016
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