+350 Prepositional Phrases List in English
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Prepositional Phrases AT
at an advantage
at any cost
at any rate
at breakfast
at ease
at face value
at fault
at full strength
at hand
at heart
at home
at issue
at large
at least
at length
at liberty
at most
at night
at noon
at high speed
at risk
at one’s side
at a fraction of
at the outset
at the end
at sight
at the double
at one time
at a disadvantage
at a discount
at a distance
at a glance
at a guess
at a loose and
at a loss
at a low ebb
at a moment’s notice
at a price
at a rate of
at a speed of
at a standstill
at all costs
at all events
at odds with
at once
at one’s best
at one’s discretion
at one’s disposal
at one’s leisure
at one’s request
at peace
at war
at play
at present
at random
at sea
at the front of
at the age of
at the beginning
at the expense of
at the foot of
at the hands of
at the height of
at the latest
at the mercy of
at the peak of
at the same time
at the thought of
at the time of
at the top of
at this juncture
at times
at war with
at work
Prepositional Phrases ON
on watch
on schedule
on the record
on the road
on oath
on pain of
on the air
on balance
on a diet
on a journey
on a trip
on a large scale
on patrol
on principle
on purpose
on reflection
on remand
on sale
on second thoughts
on show
on strike
on suspicion of
on the agenda
on the assumption
on the brink of
on the dot
on the edge of
on the eve of
on the grounds of
on the horizon
on the hour
on the increase
on the job
on the move
on the off-chance
on the outskirts
on the part of
on the phone
on the point of
on the run
on the strength of
on the stroke of
on the tip of
on the top of
on the understanding that
on the verge of
on the way to
on time
on tiptoe
on trial
on vacation
on a small scale
on a pension
on a regular basis
on a spree
on account of
on an expedition
on an island
on approval
on average
on bail
on behalf of
on board
on business
on condition that
on credit
on display
on edge
on end
on file
on fire
on foot
on good terms
on guard
on hand
on horseback
on impulse
on leave
on loan
on no account
on occasion
on one’s terms
on one’s own
on one’s own initiative
on order
on paper
on parade
Prepositional Phrases IN
in agreement with
in aid of
in all likelihood
in an instant
in an uproar
in code
in collaboration with
in combination with
in comfort
in command of
in common
in comparison with
in compensation for
in conclusion
in confidence
in confinement
in confusion
in conjunction with
in connection with
in consequence of
in contact with
in contrast with
in control of
in convoy
in custody
in danger
in debt
in decline
in defense of
in detail
in disgrace
in disguise
in disorder
in dispute
in distress
in doubt
in due course
in duplicate
in earnest
in effect
in error
in essence
in excess of
in exchange for
in existence
in fact
in fairness to
in favor of
in fear of
in flames
in flower
in full
in future
in gear
in general
in good condition
in good faith
in hand
in harmony (with)
in haste
in hiding
in high spirits
in honor of
in horror
in ink
in time
in the forefront of
in demand
in of focus
in answer to
in anticipation of
in arrears
in awe of
in blossom
in brief
in bulk
in cash
in character
in charge of
in of one’s element
in of prison
in of season
in of stock
in of touch
in of use
in difficulty
in sight (of)
in a deep sleep
in a flash
in a heap
in a hurry
in a mess
in a pile
in a sense
in a temper
in abeyance
in abundance
in accordance with
in action
in addition to
in advance
in agony
Prepositional Phrases BY
by means of
by mistake
by my watch
by nature
by no means
by oneself
by order of
by process of
by profession
by definition
by degrees
by design
by dint of
by far
by force
by hand
by heart
by law
by marriage
by reason of
by request
by rights
by sight
by surprise
by the side of
by virtue of
by way of
by chance
by the name of
by luck
by accident
by air
by sea
by land
by all accounts
by all means
by any standard
by appointment
by birth
by check
by coincidence
by courtesy of
Prepositional Phrases OUT
out of fashion
out of print
out of step
out of one’s mind
out of order
out of pity
out of place
out of practice
out of reach
out of respect for
out of sight
out of spite
out of stock
out of the ordinary
out of the question
out of work
out of breath
out of context
out of control
out of curiosity
out of jealousy
out of date
out of doors
out of duty
out of hand
out of ideas
Prepositional Phrases UNDER
under the circumstances
under age
under arrest
under consideration
under construction
under cover of
under regulations
under repair
under strain
under stress
under suspicion
under the command of
under the impression that
under the influence (of)
under the misapprehension
under treatment
under discussion
under lock and key
under one’s protection
under orders
under pressure
Prepositional Phrases TO
to the contrary
to an extent
to date
to excess
to one’s astonishment
to one’s credit
to one’s dismay
to sb’s face
to this day
to the accompaniment of
to the best of
to the detriment of
to the exclusion of
to the full
to the satisfaction of
Prepositional Phrases WITHOUT
without exception
without fail
without foundation
without precedent
without question
without respite
without warning
without doubt
without a break
without a hitch
without delay
Prepositional Phrases FOR
for a good cause
for the benefit (of)
for a reason
for a change
for certain
for fear of
for good
for granted
for hire
for lack of
for life
for love
for my
for real
for the good of
for the sake of
for want of
