Intermediate English Course
Programe 3
Prepositions, Verbs, Phrases, Idioms
rain heavily It rarely rains heavily in England - Just often!
in sight The boat was not in sight when we reached the harbour.
difficulty in Eva has difficulty in remembering all her husbands.
turn over Several boats turned over in the strong wind.
at once The teacher called, and the boy came at once.
take care of "You'll take care of my dog while I'm away, won't you?"
come round The boxer didn't come round for ten minutes after the fight.
at high speed Modern planes can travel at extremely high speeds.
enquire about They enquired about the trains at the station.
after all The weather looked bad, but we didn't need coats after all.
get over He had 'flu for weeks, but finally he got over it.
complain about Bill often complains about his job.
by the way "By the way, have you seen Bill lately?"
flat out "Your car isn't safe when you drive it flat out."
get married They were only seventeen when they got married.
fancy that "Eva's got a new boyfriend." "Well, fancy that!"

at this rate "Walk faster. We'll miss the bus at this rate.
as a matter of fact "I said I wanted two, but as a matter of fact I'll need four."
left They hurried because there was little time left.
hold on "Hold on a minute - I'll fetch my pen."
run out of I ran out of money before the end of the holiday.
short of "We're short of cash, so you'd better write a cheque."
pick up "Look after my case. I'll come and pick it up later."
do a favour I'm grateful to John. He's done me several favours.
do business I never do business with friends.