6. S - T

saddle up : We have to saddle up and ride out of here now.

saddle with : I'm not even an assistant manager, but I'm saddled with his duties while he's away.

sail from : We'll be sailing from this harbour to Calais next week.

sail into : Mary sailed into the hall where a party was going on.

satisfy with : Anne is still not satisfied with his explanation.

save for : Pam saved a piece of pizza for my supper.

save from : Firemen saved the occupants of the building from being burnt to death.

say about : She wasn't pleased when she overheard what I said about her.

say to : What do you want to say to her now that she has left you?

scare of : Those crows are not really scared of the large scarecrow.

scare off : That big human-like scarecrow failed to scare off the crows.

scare up : See if I can scare up enough money to buy you a nice Christmas present.

scoff at : He scoffed at my suggestion that we renovate the clubhouse.

scrape up : She scraped up whatever money she has to pay off the car.

screw up : The negotiation failed because you really screwed it up .

search for : The police searched the whole woodland for the escaped convict.

secede from : Why did the state secede from the Union in 1816?

see about : I asked if she would join me for dinner tonight, she said she would see about it.

see after : We chose him to see after the organization of the party.

see into : The accountant will see into the discrepancies in the books.

see off : Of course, I would be most grateful to see my mother-in-law off at the airport.

see through : He is determined to see the whole project through .

see to : When I was staying with them, Mary saw to all my needs.

sell for : Jack has been selling tickets for the concert at a higher price.

sell out : Their new batch of Hawaiian shirts is completely sold out .

send for : An accident has occurred and someone has already sent for an ambulance.

separate from : Her father is separated from her mother.

serve as : This spare room will serve as a bedroom while they are staying with us.

serve under : He is serving under his father-in-law as an assistant manager.

set about : We set about clearing up the whole garage.

set against : The increases in our salaries have to be set against the rising cost of living.

set aside : Every month we set aside a portion of our salaries for the purchase of a car.

set back : The raining season will set back the completion of the building project.

set down : I woke up and set down in detail the dream I just had.

set forth : Together, they set forth for an unknown destination.

set off : Someone set the bomb off with remote control.

set in : Global warming has set in and with it more problems will arise.

set on : The farmer threatened to set his dogs on the trespassers.

set out : They set out on a journey to the Far East.

set up : Jack and Jill have set up a retail business.

settle down : She felt she would settle down only when she was ready to.

settle for : John felt his compensation claim was justified and would not settle for anything less.

settle on : They have settled on the date for the next meeting.

settle up : We decided to settle up and leave this bar for home.

sever from : He severed branches from the tree with a chainsaw.

shake with : At the reunion we shook hands warmly with each other.

share in : The wife does not share in her husband's enthusiasm for jogging.

shell out : I had to shell out three dollars just for one parking place.

shield from : New import tariffs will be introduced to shield local firms from foreign competition.

shoot up : Prices of most kinds of food for small children have shot up .

shop for : I have been shopping for a Mexican hat, but haven't found anything I like.

shout at : Please don't shout at the dogs; it will not stop them from barking.

shout for : Why do you shout for help when you are not in danger?

show off : Tim showed off his new toys to his friends.

show up : He has just shown up when he was supposed to have done so two hours ago.

shrink from : Bob shrank from the first sight of blood.

shudder at : I shudder at the thought of the child dying from injuries in the crash.

shut off : Mum always remembered to shut off the stove when she finished cooking.

shut up : She's done all the talking since we started; she should shut up and give others a chance.

side against/with : The two sisters always side with each other against their mother.

sin against : I feel I've sinned against my religion by raising doubts and querying about it.

sit around : He would sit around quietly for hours and watch was happening.

sit at : He would sit at the table without eating but watch other people eating.

sit in : As the show has to go on, Joe agreed to sit in for Bozo the clown who is absent.

sit on : Sometimes we would sit on a long bench in the park and chatted away to each other.

sit through : Our boss delivered a lengthy boring speech and we had to sit through it.

sit up : Whenever there's a late football match on television, we would sit up and watch.

slack off : Tourism business at the resort slacks off during the winter.

slide on : The kids enjoyed themselves sliding on the ice.

slip up : The police slipped up when the wrong person was arrested.

slow down : The police roadblock had slowed down traffic to a big snarl-up.

smile at : I mistakenly smiled at her, thinking I knew her, but she looked away.

snap at : I don't understand why she often snapped at me for no good reason.

snap off : She stopped reading, snapped off the light and closed her eyes to sleep.

snap on : She snapped on the light when she entered the bedroom.

sneer at : They sneered at his ludicrous suggestion.

sound off : Mike is always sounding off about every current issue.

speak about : His grandfather would speak to you about anything under the sun.

speak of : He had his reason for never ever speaking of his ex.

speak on : George loved to speak to women on women's issues.

speak to : Frankly, if I could help it I wouldn't want to speak to her.

specialize in : The store specialized in coffins for dogs and cats.

spring at : The showman touched the head of a cobra with a stick and it sprung at him.

spur on : His initial success spurred him on .

stamp out : The government is determined to stamp out corruption.

stand against : Her daughter will be standing against her in the parliamentary election.

stand around : The crowd just stood around waiting for the ambulance to arrive.

stand by : Two calls were received for ambulance, but only one ambulance is standing by .

stand for : He is not going to stand for her personal insult much longer.

stand on : She stood on tiptoe to pluck a pear.

stand out : Your dyed red hair will certainly make you stand out in any crowd.

stand up : He looks taller if he stands up straight.

stand up fo r: We have to stand up for our rights.

stand up to : He wouldn't dare stand up to his boss when he knew he's right.

star in : She will star in a new movie whose title is yet to be announced.

stare at : They just stared at each other not believing they had not seen each other for forty years.

start for : The weather turned bad and we had no choice but to start for home.

start off : He started off as a postman and now he's postmaster.

start on : I've finished reading the first chapter, so now I can start on the second chapter.

start with : Let's start our training session with doing some warm-up exercises.

stay at : His wife resents his staying late at the office almost every night.

stay up : Sometimes I stay up late to watch television.

stay with : I prefer staying at home with my dog to going out.

steal from : Two policemen were arrested for stealing from the police station.

stem from : The high volume of sales of ice cream stemmed from the exceptionally hot weather.

step up : The police are stepping up their regular patrols of the area.

stick around : Stick around until he arrives, then we will go for a meal.

stick to : Stick to the point, otherwise our meeting will never end.

stick up : A stranger tried to stick him up , but he fought him off.

stick up for : Will you stick up for me? There are too many of them.

stir up : You like to stir up her emotions. Look how excited she is now.

stoop to : You don't have to stoop to his level and quarrel with him.

stop from : His parents tried to stop him from smoking excessively.

straighten out : We managed finally to straighten out our differences before he passed away.

straighten up : You'd better straighten yourself up if you want to gain respect.

stricken with : One wonders how long he will live now that he's stricken with a fatal disease.

strike against : The ship sank after its side struck against an iceberg.

strike for : The workers unanimously decided to strike for higher wages.

strike up : I have struck up a friendship with her after meeting her a few times in the library.

strip from : Some members of a tribe stripped the bark from the trees to use as medicine.

strip of : The president had been completely stripped of his power in a military coup.

strive after : Artists continuously strive after artistic beauty.

strive against : Man has to constantly strive against the elements.

strive for : We must always strive for perfection in whatever we do.

struggle with : Alone, he had to struggle furiously with his attackers till help arrived.

study for : She knows she has only two weeks left to study hard for her A level exam.

submit to : Both parties agreed to submit their dispute to arbitration.

subscribe to : There are still people who subscribe to the flat-earth theory.

subsist on : They subsisted on canned food during the winter.

subtract from : He thought he could subtract his personal expenses from his gross profit.

succeed in : The escaped prisoner succeeded in evading capture for several months.

sue for : The minister threatened to sue the opposition member for slander.

suffer from : Millions of children in the world today suffer from malnutrition.

suggest to : She suggested to me that I should buy her more fresh flowers.

suit to : I think you did not suit your dress to the occasion.

sum up : He finally summed up his speech to the relief of the audience.

supplement by : Jack supplemented his income by training parrots to sing.

supply with : Only two companies supply the hospital with medical equipment.

surpass in : Mary surpasses her sister in beauty.

surround by : He emerged from the conference centre and was surrounded by noisy reporters.

swarm with : On weekends the zoo is swarmed with visitors.

sweat it out : The boxer is sweating it out in the gym until his next fight.

swerve off : Driving quickly on a wet road caused his car to swerve off the road into a ravine.

switch over : They are going to switch over to the new teaching method.

sympathize with : I sympathize deeply with the bereaved family.

take aback : I was taken aback by what he said.

take after : Jenny certainly takes after her mother.

take back : OK, I take back what I just said. Now, don't you curse me anymore.

take down : Please take down what I'm going to say.

take for : Now, don't you take me for a fool.

take in : Jill was taken in by the company's false claims about its products.

take off : I was late and the plane took off without me.

take on : After a new coat of paint, the old house takes on a new look.

take out : It's your turn to take out the rubbish.

take out on : It's your own fault, why take it out on the children?

take over : When you take over the driving, don't sound the horn unnecessarily.

take stock of : You should take stock of your bad habits and eliminate them.

take to : Jim took to excessive drinking when his girlfriend left him.

take up : Since my retirement, I've taken up stargazing.

take up with : He's taken up with his new neighbor's kids.

take upon : Mark took it upon himself to paint the whole house.

talk about : Will you stop talking about me behind my back?

talk around : She doesn't agree with me; do you think you can talk her around ?

talk back : This kid will never hesitates to talk back to her mother.

talk down : Mike often talked down the good things Betty did for him.

talk down to : It's wrong to talk down to them like that; they are cleverer than you think.

talk into : I didn't want to get involved in the robbery, but he talked me into joining them.

talk out of : She talked me out of seeking work overseas.

talk over : I think we'd better talk it over before we decide to buy a yacht.

talk to : I talked to his parents about his throwing stones at my dogs.

talk with : I talked with her on the telephone, but she suggested we talk in person.

tally with : The two witnesses' accounts of the accident don't tally with each other.

tamper with : The defence lawyer is going to prove that the evidence had been tampered with .

tantamount to : His statement is tantamount to a confession.

taste like : The new sauce tasted exactly like sour milk.

taste of : The soup tasted strongly of water.

tear down : Several houses were torn down to make way for the new highway.

tear into : I said she might be wrong and she tore into me.

tear up : She tore up the letter after reading it.

tease about : We teased her about her many childhood fights with boys.

tell about : She never told me about the big money she won in a lottery.

tell off : John ran for a bus but bumped against a woman who told him off .

tell on : Her constant worrying is beginning to tell on her face.

tend toward : Joe tends towards obesity.

terms – come to (terms) with : He felt he had to come to terms with being a prisoner.

thank for : I thanked her warmly for not grumbling the whole day.

think about : Money is what I think about all the time.

think of : Jack thinks often of Jill.

think over : Jillian prefers to think it over for a while, before deciding on his proposal.

think through : George thought through the possible consequences of his action.

think up : It was Paul who thought up the plan to raise more money.

thirst for : A new entrant in the art world, he is already thirsting for fame.

threaten with : Many fish species are threatened with extinction due to over fishing.

thrive on : Many marine creatures still thrive on coastal mangrove swamps.

throw at : Tom threw a rotten egg at the speaker's face.

throw away : He threw away his old books and magazines.

throw in : With blood coursing down the boxer's face, they realized they'd to throw in the towel.

throw out : Jane refused to throw out the old books and magazines which cluttered the lounge.

throw to : You are supposed to throw the ball to me, not him.

throw up : Bob, as usual, threw up after he had overeaten.

tie down : She wants to get married, but she doesn't want to be tied down .

tie in : It was a disaster when the two events were supposed to tie in , but they didn't.

tie up : The accident tied traffic up for hours.

tip off : The police must have been tipped off when they made a sudden raid on the warehouse.

touch at : Our ship touched at Cape Town for a few hours.

touch down : The big crowd cheered when the spacecraft touched down safely.

touch on : In his lecture on the subject, he touched on the writer.

touch up : She touched her face up before she appeared on stage.

toy with : He was toying with his fork and knife while thinking about skiing in Colorado.

trade in : The seller allowed him to trade in his old refrigerator so that he could buy a new one.

traffic in : John was arrested by the police for trafficking in stolen goods.

trample on/upon : Despite the "keep off the grass" sign, the visitors trampled on the grass.

transfer to : We can only transfer a skill from one person to another through training.

transform into : The once sleepy fishing village has been transformed into a popular tourist centre.

translate into : Ideas remain ideas unless they are translated into action.

trespass on : As it's late now, let's leave and not trespass on their hospitality

trick into : They were tricked into investing in a dishonest scheme for making money.

trip over : He nearly tripped over the toys.

triumph over : With perseverance she would ultimately triumph over adversity.

trust in : I trust in God.

trust with : Not all the banks can be trusted with people's money.

try for : I'm going to try for that jackpot.

try on : She tried it on but it didn't fit her.

try out : They tried her out for the role.

tuck in : I forgot to tuck in my shirt when I took that photo.

tune in : He tunes in to the radio nightly.

turn against : His supporters turned against him when he defected to the opposition party.

turn around : A new general manager was appointed to turn around the ailing company.

turn away : The circus turned people away as all the seats were taken.

turn down : She turned down his proposal for the tenth time.

turn in : I lost my passport at the airport and someone turned it in to the police.

turn into : The audience applauded when the magician turned a carrot into a rabbit.

turn off : Her heavy makeup really turned me off .

turn on : Girls with long hair really turns me on .

turn out : It turned out that the butler was the one who committed the murder.

turn out for : An estimated ten thousand people turned out for the fireworks display.

turn out to be : The burglar who stole the diamond turned out to be the police inspector.

turn over : The abandoned baby was turned over to the welfare department.

turn to : She turned to taking drugs for her depression.

turn up : A woman who was reported missing a few weeks ago turned up at the press office.

6. Sentences using Verb + Preposition Pairs S - T

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