Missing prepositions
I can't cancel my plans ____ such short notice.
I can't cancel my plans AT such short notice.
Einstein came ____ _______ the theory of relativity on a cycle ride.
Einstein came UP WITH the theory of relativity on a cycle ride.
Where can I __________ hold of today’s newspaper?
Where can I GET hold of today’s newspaper?
_________ all likelihood everything will go to plan.
IN all likelihood everything will go to plan.
I heard the voices, but couldn't make ___ what they were saying.
I heard the voices, but couldn't make OUT what they were saying.
It may be fairly cheap to buy, but you've got to __________ into consideration the money you'll spend on repairs.
It may be fairly cheap to buy, but you've got to TAKE into consideration the money you'll spend on repairs.
By six o'clock after a busy day I'm ____ the end of my tether.
By six o'clock after a busy day I'm AT the end of my tether.
He crossed to the bedside table and put __________the light.
He crossed to the bedside table and put OUT the light.
He tried to ___________ time by saying he wasn't feeling well.
He tried to BUY time by saying he wasn't feeling well.
My flat-mate is driving me _____ the wall.
My flat-mate is driving me UP the wall.
We'd been unhappy for years, but I put ______ it for the sake of the kids.
We'd been unhappy for years, but I put UP WITH it for the sake of the kids.
Doctors have discovered that keeping a pet can __________ wonders for your health.
Doctors have discovered that keeping a pet can DO wonders for your health.
We have our bad times but _______ the whole we're fairly happy.
We have our bad times but ON the whole we're fairly happy.
All I have to do on the way home is pop ______ the drugstore.
All I have to do on the way home is pop INTO the drugstore.
Modernizing historic buildings often _________ more harm than good.
Modernizing historic buildings often DOES more harm than good.