Set 01 Flashcards
English Prepositions
TO TAKE PRIDE IN
She takes great pride in her work.
TO HAVE GOT … TASTE IN
He’s got very strange taste in clothes.
ON THE MORNING (POINT IN TIME)
I’ll call you on Tuesday morning.
IN THE MORNING (PERIOD OF TIME)
I’ll call you in the morning.
ATTENDANCE AT
The attendance at Saturday’s meeting was very poor.
BY THE TIME…
x HOURS BEHIND SCHEDULE
By the time our train got to London, it was already three hours behind schedule.
ON ARRIVAL
ARRIVAL AT
ARRIVAL IN
She was very tired on arrival at the station.
ARRIVAL AT the station, at the airport, at the party.
ARRIVAL IN London, in Tokyo…
WITHIN MINUTES
Something happened within minutes of his arrival.
AT THAT HOUR
AT 10 p.m.
The store was shut at that early hour.
The meeting starts at 10 p.m.
ON THAT DAY
On Days and Dates: ON MY BIRTHDAY, ON SEPT. 21
…If the store was shut on that fateful day….
TO DEPUTISE FOR (представлять, выступать в качестве представителя)
Since she’s ill, her secretary is deputising for her today.
TO COAX smb INTO DOING smth (уболтать кого-то)
He tried to coax her into going to the party.
TO COMPLEMENT ON
He complemented her on her work.
BE KEEN ON (to be enthusiastic about smth or smb)
I’m not very keen on going out tonight.
She’s fairly keen about getting a new job.
TO ARRIVE IN (city) AT (particular time)
We arrive in London at 7.30 in the morning.
FROM START TO FINISH
The journey was a nightmare from start to finish.
I disliked the whole business from start to finish.
TO MAKE MISTAKE
TO ADMIT one’s MISTAKE
I made the mistake of not reserving the table.
TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME
After seven years in prison, he’s home with his kids and making up for lost time.
TO BOOK INTO
TO BOOK smth
I booked into really shabby hotel.
I’ll book us a reservation at the Sheraton.
I’ll book us into the Sheraton.
TO TAKE ON A NEW DIMENSION
After that experience, flying took on a whole new dimension.
This adds a new dimension to our work.
I WOULDN’T DREAM OF…
I wouldn’t dream of travelling any other way.
