4. J - O

jack up : The storekeeper dare not� jack up prices because of a supermarket nearby.

jam with : The entrance was� jammed with crowds trying to get in.

jar on : The constantly loud music from next-door neighbor is starting to jar on my nerves.

jeer at : The spectators jeered at their own team for their poor performance.

jockey for : The riders jockeyed for the best position.

join in : We join them in clearing up the beach.

joke with : The more we� joked with each other, the closer we became.

jot down : I jotted her telephone number� down on a piece of paper but I lost it on my way home,

judge by : We do not judge a book by its cover, do we?

judge from :� Judging from the look on his face, we suspected he's the one who took it.

jumble up : I arranged those things in a neat order but someone came along and� jumbled them� up .

jump at : I� jumped at the chance to visit the Niagara Falls.

jump on : My mother never failed to� jump on me whenever I was home late.

justify to : He tried to justify his decision� to us by saying that he had no alternative.

jut out : We marveled at the huge rocks� jutting out from the steep side of the cliff.

keep at : We� kept at it until we completed it ahead of schedule.

keep away from : You should keep away from the dangers of heavy smoking.

keep back : I think she is� keeping something� back that she does not want us to know.

keep from : He has only two months to live and we should keep him� from knowing.

keep off :� Keep your hands� off my pizza. keep on : She� keeps harping on the one little mistake I made.

keep out : She should keep the puppy� out instead of sleeping with it.

keep out of : Why don't they� keep out of the politician's personal affair.

keep to : Why did you beat about the bush?� Keep to what you wanted to say.

keep to (oneself) : He trusts no one and so� keeps to himself most of the time.

keep up : The furious barking of the neighbor's dog� kept me� up the whole night.

keep up with : She's always trying to keep up with her siblings.

keep/bear in mind : These are well-known sayings; keep them� in mind .

knock down : The speeding car knocked down a villager's goat.

knock off : James can't knock off work at the same time every day.

knock out : The underdog� knocked out his opponent in the last round.

knock over : His dog was� knocked over by a motorcyclist when it was running across the street.

know about : Nobody in the area knows much about the accident.

know of : I� know of one policeman who always receives bribe.

knuckle down : He had better knuckle down soon or else he'll never get through those exams.

lapse into : He� lapsed into a coma and died two days later.

laugh at : Everybody will� laugh at a funny clown.

lay off : Mark was� laid off after working for the company for twenty years.

lead to : We took the wrong way which� led us� to the cemetery.

leaf through : Bob� leafed through many magazines while waiting at the clinic.

lean on : In times of difficulty it would be great to have someone to� lean on for support.

learn about : When we were children we� learned about the birds and the bees.

leave for : We're� leaving for funfair.

leave off : Let's continue from where we left off , shall we?

leave out : This is the first time he is� left out of the squad for the World Cup.

lecture about/on : He� lectures on the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome.

lend to : I� lent the lawn mover� to my neighbor.

let in : Let's open the windows and� let the air� in .

let off : If you pluck my apples again, I'll not let you� off .

let out : Every evening we let the dog out .

let up : It looks like the rain is not going to let up , so what shall we do?

level at : All he can do is level criticism� at others.

level with : The developer leveled the old building� with an explosive charge.

levy (a tax/fine/charge, etc.) on : The state government has� levied a new tax� on gasoline.

lie down : He was told to� lie down for the doctor to examine him.

lie on : Joe likes to lie on a bench in the park.

liken to : I can never forgive him for� likening me to an old turkey.

limit to : Each customer is limited to two packets.

listen for : John must listen for the right signal before he can respond.

listen in : He listened in to their whispering.

listen to : We listened in silence� to his cock-and-bull stories.

live at : As far as I know, he still lives at the same address.

live in : I would like to� live in an igloo one day.

live off : They were a weird bunch who lived off welfare

live on : I� live on a street where there are many stray dogs.

lock out : This is the second time I've locked myself� out .

long for : Bob longed for an exciting experience at Antarctic.

long to : He� longed desperately� to be with her.

look after : Who is going to look after our parrots when we go on vacation?

look ahead : Let's forget the past and� look ahead .

look around : We were� looking around for a public toilet.

look at : The officer looked at my passport and waved me through.

look away : When I smiled at her again, she looked away again.

look back on : When I look back on those moments, I realize how foolish I was.

look down : She often looks down to avoid meeting her eyes.

look down on : He looks down on anyone whom he thinks is not successful.

look for : Police are looking for a man with a heavily tattooed face.

look forward to : I� look forward to seeing that clown again.

look in : Every other day we� look in on grandpa and see if he needs anything.

look into : We had better look into the high turnover of staff.

look like : It� looks like she is going to demand an explanation from him.

look on : Only one person helped him, the others just� looked on .

look out for :� Look out for pickpocket while we are at the airport.

look over : I� looked the shorts� over and found they had no pockets.

look through : I� looked through your drawers but I couldn't find your bunch of keys.

look to : They are� looking to the last runner to win the relay.

look up : I enjoy enormously looking words� up in the dictionary.

look up to : He is the kind of man most people� look up to .

lure away : The company tried to� lure the salesman� away from their competitor.

lurk around : They called the police when they saw a man� lurking around outside their house.

make (a fool) of : Whenever he is drunk, he is certain to make a fool of himself.

make (a fuss) about/over : She� made a big fuss about not being offered a drink.

make (fun) of : The kids always� make fun of Mick's big ears.

make away with : When no one was looking, I� made away with a bar of chocolate.

make for : We quickly� made for the river bank when our boat started to leak.

make love to : He tried to� make love to every girl he met.

make of : His last word before he died was about poison; what do you make of that?

make off : He made off when the alarm sounded.

make off with : A pickpocket� made off with my wallet.

make out : She whispered angrily in my ear, but I could not� make it out .

make over : He� made over his entire estate to his children.

make towards : She made towards the exit when she had made all her purchases.

make up : It's pretty obvious she� made that story up .

make up to : Jill� made up to Jack in hopes of getting him to help her.

mark down : The store attracts a big crowd as most items on sale have been� marked down .

mark off : She� marked off all the items she has bought.

mark out : They have� marked out the area for vehicles to park.

marvel at : I� marvel at his ability to maintain composure in any given situation.

matter to : I'll buy it, the color does not matter to me.

meditate on/upon : He� meditated on the different solutions to the problem.

mention to : She didn't� mention it� to me when I met her last night.

migrate between : Some whales� migrate between one part of the ocean and another.

migrate from : Some species of birds� migrate from Europe to Africa.

mingle with : Participants from various nations mingled freely� with each other after the events.

minister to : Volunteers minister to the injured.

mix up : I called the wrong number when I mixed your telephone number� up with another.

mix with : He does not mix well with other members.

model on : This system is� modeled on the one that originated in the United States.

move out : We decided to move out when the landlord increased the rent again.

mull over : We� mulled over the procedure for possible adoption.

multiply by : Two� multiplied by two is four.

muse on/over : He sat� musing over the sudden change of attitude of his girlfriend.

muster up : He failed to� muster up the minimum support required to stand for election.

name after : The street is� named after the Prime Minister's son.

narrow down : The judges have narrowed the finalists down to the last five.

news – break the news to: The doctor had to break the news to his family.

nibble away at : She likes to nibble away at something when she watches television.

nod off : He often nods off while watching television.

object to : I� object to your casual comments about my hair.

obtain from : All this false information was� obtained from the Internet.

occur to : It never occurred to me that you really believe the world is flat.

operate on : The doctors had to� operate on him immediately to save his life.

oppress by : Ethnic minorities had been� oppressed by the occupying forces for years.

originate in : This crazy idea could only� originate in your head.

outrage by : Women nationwide were outraged by his sexist remarks.

overcome by : His stammering was eventually overcome by speech therapy.

overrun by : The wasteland was� overrun by rodents.

overwhelm by : He was� overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response.

4. Sentences using Verb + Preposition Pairs J - O

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