PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES 1 - Conquer English

At, By, For / Correct and Different Use of Prepositions

In English, prepositions are used with certain nouns in some expressions (phrase) and this does not change. The correct use of these expressions provides richness of speech. It shapes spelling in written language.

The following examples may gain a meaning other than their normal meaning. For example, we have learnt that “at” is a preposition of time: at 10.00, at lunch, at that time. Likewise, ” in ” was used for times such as years and months. In this lesson you will see different uses.

at the airport		at first hand
at an auction		at once
at the beginning		at a glance
at one’s best		at a guess
at breakfast / lunch		at hand
at first		at heart
at the bottom of		at noon
at the bus stop		at home
at fault		at a hotel
at church		at most
at the end		at the moment
at / on the corner		at midnight
at ease		at km per hour
at all costs		at large
at the door		at last
at the crossroad		at midnight
at down		at the latest
at the door		at the match
at first sight		at least
at one’s desk		at a loss

at length		at liberty
at war, peace		at 44 London St.
at present		at work
at a profit		at the weekend
at the prospect		at random
at any rate		at university
at one’s request		at the top of
at the same time		at times
at school		at sea
at the time		at the table
at the seaside		at sunset
at/in the station		at short notice
by accident		by correspondence
by nature		by all accounts
by day/night		by now
by appointment		by degrees
by oneself		by the arm/hand
by the dozen		by order of
by auction		by far
by phone		by birth
by force		by post/airmail
by bus		by taxi
by plane		by coach
by ship		by sight
by car		by law
by invitation		by (the/one’s) side
by land/sea/air		by surprise
by luck		by the time
by marriage		by the way
by chance		by means of
by oneself		by cheque
by mistake		by one’s watch
for ages		for hire
for safe keeping		for breakfast/lunch/dinner
for keeps		for one’s sake
for certain		for instance
for the sake of		for a change
for sale		for ever
for life		for short
for fear (of)		for love
for the time being		for fun
for nothing		for a visit/holiday
for good		for once
for a walk		for gran
for the rest of		for a while

in fun		in action
in addition to		in advance of
in full swing		in a bad temper
in agreement with		in focus
in aid of		in all
in answer to		in bed
in the beginning		in the flesh
in blossom		in brief
in a book		in any case
in cash		in charge of
in the centre of		in code
in color		in flames
in comfort		in common
in favour of		in comparison with
in conclusion to		in fashion
in fact		in existence
in ( good) condition		in confidence
in exchange for		in control of
in the country		in danger
in the dark		in demand
in debt		in detail
in the direction of		in doubt
in due course		in one’s free time
in future		in the past
in gear		in general

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