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IDIOMATIC PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
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Idiomatic Prepositional Phrases
by no means
- MEANING :
not at all; certainly not.
- EXAMPLE :
The outcome is by no means guaranteed.
- SYNONYMS :
not at all, in no way, not in theleast, not in the slightest, not theleast bit, not by a long shot,certainly not, absolutely not,definitely not, on no account,under no circumstances
- GRAMMAR :
usually qualifies a verb
[it goes before main verb /after verb 'to be']
- NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH :
by ALL means = of course;certainly (granting permission)
in favour of
- MEANING :
in support of
- EXAMPLE :
Members have voted in favour of strike action.
- SYNONYMS :
on the side of, pro, for, givingsupport to, giving backing to,right behind, approving of,sympathetic to
- GRAMMAR :
in favour of + NOUN / -ING
in the event of
- MEANING :
if ______ happens
- EXAMPLE :
This will reduce the chance ofserious injury in the event of anaccident .
- SYNONYMS :
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- GRAMMAR :
in the event of + NOUN / -ING
on the increase
- MEANING :
becoming greater, more common,or more frequent
- EXAMPLE :
Fraud is on the increase.
- SYNONYMS :
increasing
spreading
expanding
escalating
multiplying
developing
on the rise
proliferating
- GRAMMAR :
TO BE + ON THE INCREASE
on the face of it
- MEANING :
without knowing all of therelevant facts , apparently
- EXAMPLE :
On the face of it, theseimprovements look to beinsignificant.
- SYNONYMS :
to the casual eye,
to all appearances,
to go/judge by appearances,
to all intents and purposes,
at first glance,
on the surface,
superficially
- GRAMMAR :
At the beginning of a sentencefollowed by a comma
in terms of
- MEANING :
with regard to the particularaspect or subject specified
- EXAMPLE :
Replacing the printers is difficultto justify in terms of cost.
- SYNONYMS :
with regard to
regarding
concerning
- GRAMMAR :
in terms of + NOUN / -ING
in response to
- MEANING :
as an answer or reaction to
- EXAMPLE :
I should like to make one remark,however, in response to some ofthe opinions you have expressed.
- SYNONYMS :
regarding ,
concerning
- GRAMMAR :
in response to + noun
in light of
- MEANING :
taking into account , considering
- EXAMPLE :
Of course, everything that'sknown about matter andconsciousness will have to berethought in light of yourfather's discovery.
- SYNONYMS :
taking into consideration,considering,
taking into account,
bearing in mind,
in view of
- GRAMMAR :
in light of + NOUN