abandon to - cry over

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• abandon to:   The soldiers� abandoned  the outpost to the invading forces.
• abstain from:   The delegates decided to� abstain from  voting.
• acclimate to:   The sooner she� acclimates to  living in this big city the better it is for her.
• accuse of:   They� accuse  him� of  not telling the truth.
• acquaint with:   Fred would like to get� acquainted with  the new neighbor's daughter.
• acquit of:   The jury� acquitted  him� of  murder.
• act for:   John is looking for an experienced lawyer to� act for  him.
• act on:  � Acting on  a tip-off, police launched a pre-dawn raid on a house.
• adapt to:   I find it hard to� adapt  myself� to  my new workplace.
• adapt for:   Shakespeare’s plays have been� adapted for  children.
• adapt from:   The play had been� adapted from  a novel.
• add to:   Increase in fuel prices will� add to  the cost of the project.
• adjust to:   She took a while to get herself� adjusted to  her new surroundings.
• admit to:   He� admitted to  eating my pizza.
• admit into:   Those without tickets will not be� admitted into  the stadium.
• advance towards:   The army� advanced  rapidly� towards  the capital.
• advise on:   We appointed him to� advise  us� on  all financial matters.
• advise to:   The group members were� advised to  arrive early
• affix to:   Wong� affixed  the stamp� to  the wrong corner of the envelope.
• afflict with:   He’s severely� afflicted with  an unknown disease.
• agree on:   They belong to different parties, but they� agree on  everything.
• alternate with:  Jack and Jill� alternated with  each other in bathing the dog.
• apologize for:   He� apologized for  the awful thing he said.
• appeal to:   The organization� appealed to  the public for blood donation.
• appear from:   It� appears from  what he says that he did all the work.
• apply to:   The restrictions do not� apply to  foreigners.
• approve of:   His mother does not� approve of  his smoking.
• argue against:   He� argued against  inviting her to the party.
• argue for:   She� argued for  having her at the party.
• argue with:   Why do you� argue with  everybody including me?
• arrange for:   We have� arranged for  Bob to meet you at the airport.
• arrive at:   By the time we� arrived at  his place, he had already left.
• assent to:   The members� assented to  the proposal without much debate.
• assist in:   He volunteered to� assist  me� in  organizing the festival.

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-B-

• balk at:   Jim� balked at  doing what he has to do.
• band against:   The workers� banded against  the takeover of the business by an outsider.
• bargain with:   The retailer� bargained with  the wholesaler for bulk discounts.
• beg for:   I� beg for  forgiveness from God for all the sins I’ve committed.
• beg with:   I� beg with  her that she will leave me for good.
• begin by:   The comedian� began  the show� by  performing the pigeon mating dance.
• benefit from:   The whole of mankind has� benefited from  the advancements in science.
• bequeath to:   What her father� bequeathed to  her included a collection of rare stamps.
• beset with:   His journey across the desert was� beset with  all sorts of danger.
• bestow on:   The President� bestowed  a medal for bravery� on  him.
• betray to:  The leader was� betrayed to  the police by gang members.
• beware of:   We should always� beware of  pickpocket in crowded places.
• blame for:   He was unfairly� blamed for  something he did not do.
• blush at:   He� blushes at  the thought of befriending her.
• boast about:   Crocket always� boasts about  his knowledge of crocodiles.
• boast of:   He keeps� boasting of  his new wife.
• borrow from:   Each time I� borrow  six books� from  the library.
• bother about:   I’m not really� bothered about  getting along with my mother-in-law.
• bother with:  Let’s not� bother with  waiting for a bus. Let’s go by taxi.
• brag about:   He’s always� bragging about  his newfound wealth.
• brag of::   Brain likes to� brag of  having the most beautiful girlfriend.
• brood over:   She’s still� brooding over  the separation between her and her husband.
• build of:   One of the three little pigs’ houses was� built of  straw.
• burden with:   Mary� burdens  me� with  her troubles as if I have no problems of my own.

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-C-

• care about:   All she� cares about  is talking about other people.
• caution about:   The policeman� cautioned  him� about  his fast driving.
• caution against:   The zookeeper� cautioned  them� against  feeding the animals.
• cede to:   Alaska was� ceded to  the United States by Russia.
• celebrated for:   The country� celebrated for  its scenery, food and wine.
• chance on/upon:   I was very shocked to� chance upon  a decaying human body.
• characterize by:   Must we always� characterize  people� by  their appearances?
• charge against:   We are not allowed to� charge  personal expenditure� against  profits.
• charge at:   Last night I dreamed about ten rhinoceroses� charging at  me in a shopping mall.
• charge for:   I will not buy it if they� charge for  delivery.
• charge in:   A woman has been� charged in  connection with the bank robbery. �
• charge into:   She� charged into  my room uninvited.
• charge to:   My wife� charged  all her shopping� to  my account.
• charge with:   They finally arrested the man and� charged  him� with  multiple murders.
• choose between:   She had to� choose between  giving up her career or hiring a nanny.
• cite for:   Lack of sleep was� cited  as the main reason� for  her frequent feelings of exhaustion.
• clamour for:   The crowd� clamoured  noisily� for  his instant resignation.
• clear of:   We are� clearing  the blocked drain� of  debris.
• clutter up:   My desk is always� cluttered up  with piles of papers, books and stationery.
• coincide with:   My view on this case� coincides  exactly� with  yours.
• collect for:   So far they have� collected  only a few signatures� for  the petition.
• collide with:   Her car� collided with  a taxi.
• combine with:   She successfully� combines  her career� with  family responsibilities.
• comment on:   People are always� commenting on  my big ears.
• commit to:   He ought to be� committed to  a mental asylum for the way he behaves.
• communicate with:   I’ve learnt how to use sign language to� communicate with  the chimpanzee.
• commute between:   People� commute  daily� between  their home and workplace.
• commute from:.   His sentence was later� commuted from  death sentence to life imprisonment.
• compare to:  � Compared to  the monkey, our bodies are less hairy.
• compensate for:   The company will� compensate  you� for  the loss of a thumb.
• compete with:   Small independent shops find it hard to� compete with  the large supermarkets.
• compete against:   Businesses have to� compete against  each other to survive.
• complain about:   My mother-in-law always� complains about  the weather.
• compliment on:   Many members of the audience� complimented  her� on  her speech.
• comply with:   Most of the time we have to� comply with  regulations.
• compose of:   How many letters does the longest word� compose of ?
• conceal from:   He had to� conceal  the truth� from  his wife.
• concede to:   The candidate� conceded  victory� to  his opponent.
• conceive of:   It is rather difficult to� conceive of  a crime-free environment.
• concentrate on:   It is hard to� concentrate on  my reading with the dogs barking loudly outside.
• concern about:   Some parents do not show� concern about  what their children do.
• concern with:   She does not� concern  herself� with  other people’s problems.
• conclude by:   He� concluded  his speech� by  thanking everyone for being present.
• concur with:   After the discussion, they� concurred with  each other on this issue.
• confer with:   The councilors are� conferring with  each other to find a solution to the problem.
• confer on:   An honorary degree was� conferred on  him by the university.
• confess to:   He� confessed to  being a double agent.
• confine to:   Dr Quack was� confined to  his room by a bout of flu.
• confirm by:   The public negative perception of the crisis was� confirmed by  the latest poll results.
• confuse with:   The teacher always� confused  one twin� with  the other – they look so alike.
• congratulate on:   They� congratulate  her� on  her superb performance on stage.
• consent to:   Her mother would not� consent to  her marriage.
• consign to:   The cases of wine have already been� consigned to  the wine merchant.
• consort with:   He was suspected of� consorting with  the enemy.
• consult about:   She� consulted  her doctor� about  the painful lump on her nose.
• contract for:   The company� contracted for  the supply of fuel.
• contrast with:   He� contrasted  his present girlfriend� with  his former one.
• converge on:   A huge crowd� converged on  the palace ground to listen to the President.
• converse with:   They find it hard to� converse with  each other as each holds a different view.
• convert from:   John was� converted from  paganism to Christianity at an early age.
• convert into:   We were shown the process of� converting  iron� into  steel.
• convince by:   He was not easily� convinced by  her arguments.
• convince of:   She tried to� convince  me� of  her non-involvement.
• convulsed with:   They were� convulsed with  laughter to see the circus clown perform.
• cooperate with:   The accused’s colleagues are� cooperating  fully� with  police investigation.
• cope with:   Although a single mother, she has no problem� coping with  a baby and a full-time job.
• correlate with:   Meager wages were found to� correlate with  high staff turnover.
• correspond to:   Information on the first copy does not� correspond to  that on its duplicate copy.
• correspond with:   I still� correspond  regularly� with  her although we are both married.
• couple with:   Heavy drinking� coupled with  late nights caused his health to deteriorate rapidly.
• cram for:   Study throughout the year and you avoid� cramming for  the exam at the last minute.
• cram with:   She� crammed  her attic� with  a lot of worthless stuff.
• crave for:   Since the death of her mother, she has been� craving  desperately� for  affection.
• credit to:   The refund was� credited to  my account.
• crow about:   I still think passing my exam is nothing to� crow about .
• cry over:   Why waste our time� crying over  him?

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