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Mrs. Bluezette's Grammar Guide
idioms and their prepositions
Ooh, Mrs. B keeps hearing the wrong prepositions used in some
idioms.
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Perhaps you have an "aversion TO" seeing blood.
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Do you have an "affinity FOR" short people? (That means
you're attracted to them.)
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Many viewers get "bored WITH" too much copy and too few
pictures.
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The assignment desk is "oblivious TO" the pizza just delivered.
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He's "enamored OF" anyone with a soft-spoken voice. (It means
the same as "bewitched" or "captivated" BY.)
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The whole newsroom is "averse TO" leading with that story.
(Substitute "opposed to," and it means the same.)
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Our show was "comparable TO" that of the competition. (We all
looked alike tonight.)
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We've grown to "rely ON" (or UPON) per diem reporters.
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It's hard to produce a product "superior TO" theirs when we
have about half the staff.
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Overall, everyone in the shop is "tolerant OF" cultural and
religious differences.
Mrs. B is "aware OF" your need to get back to work.
