前置詞の熟語 - Idioms with Prepositions
下記の例の中には、単語の感覚をつかむため、前置詞だけでなく副詞も含まれています。
DESPITE
Despite her age, she is very strong.
She continues to work despite the fact that her doctor has told her to rest.
DOWN
The restroom is down those stairs.
You should wait to buy a house until interest rates come down.
S
he went down with flu.
You mustn't put yourself down.
My doctor's told me to cut down on cholesterol.
DURING
I didn't see Meg during the holidays.
I visited many theaters during a stay in London.
There will be one fifteen-minute interval during the show.
Thieves broke in during the night.
FOR
I have been in NY for four years.
I want make a reservation for 7 o'clock.
What will you do for food while in the mountain?
If you want the job, go for it.
These agreements don't make for solving their problems.
FROM
How can I get from here to Brooklyn Bridge?
He works from morning to night.
They were just getting away from the main issue.
I haven't heard from Meg for a while.
His lousy manner took away from our enjoyment at the party.
IN
I was in Boston this summer.
She was dressed in a blue silk suit.
Some bad reports have come in.
You have to put in a lot of time to learn English.
I don't know what he sees in her.
INTO
I saw him going into the store.
He doesn't like to come into the project.
The play made her into a star.
I tried to talk Emily into changing her mind.
LIKE
I have a purse like yours.
He looks like his father.
I worked like a dog, and is this what I got?
NEAR
He always shows up near the end of class.
His request sounds near impossible.
I live near to college.
