Prepositions I
Did you have to pay ____ full or were you given a discount?
Did you have to pay IN full or were you given a discount?
You were supposed to enrol last week! You've missed the _____.
You were supposed to enrol last week! You've missed the BOAT.
Once we could _ _ _ _ for ourselves, our parents decided to go on holidays alone.
Once we could FEND for ourselves, our parents decided to go on holidays alone.
We got ripped out/off/into buying our new car.
We got ripped OFF buying our new car.
My brother has checked the reports and I can vouch ____ the results.
My brother has checked the reports and I can vouch FOR the results.
Shall we _____ the road? It's really late!
Shall we HIT the road? It's really late!
Her behavioural problems _ _ _ _ from her difficult childhood.
Her behavioural problems STEM from her difficult childhood.
Even with both of us working, we earn just enough to scrape in/even/by.
Even with both of us working, we earn just enough to scrape BY.
When we arrived at the farm, we realised this place was _____ the beaten track.
When we arrived at the farm, we realised this place was OFF the beaten track.
You were sailing a little close to the _____ there when you made those remarks about his wife.
You were sailing a little close to the WIND there when you made those remarks about his wife.
I was _ _ _ _ _ away by the number of tourists in Brazil last year.
I was BLOWN away by the number of tourists in Brazil last year.
I came after/into/up a little money and bought a house.
I came INTO a little money and bought a house.
She tends to be short of money as she is used to living ______ her means.
She tends to be short of money as she is used to living BEYOND her means.
He's extremely irritable - he flies off the _______ at the slightest thing.
He's extremely irritable - he flies off the HANDLE at the slightest thing.
He went off the _ _ _ _ _ in his first year at university when he started hanging around with that gang of criminals.
He went off the RAILS in his first year at university when he started hanging around with that gang of criminals.
We managed to beat them down/low/up but we had to haggle for ages.
We managed to beat them DOWN but we had to haggle for ages.
Unfortunately, the painting is ______ loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art so you won't be able to see it.
Unfortunately, the painting is ON loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art so you won't be able to see it.
They really pushed the _____ out for Annie's wedding.
They really pushed the BOAT out for Annie's wedding.
She's going to have to _ _ _ _ up _ _ the fact that he's not going to marry her.
She's going to have to FACE up TO the fact that he's not going to marry her.
I try to put in/by/around a few pounds every week.
I try to put BY a few pounds every week.