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List of Phrasal Prepositions with Examples

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What are Phrasal prepositions?
Phrasal prepositions are collection of words or phrases that could include an adverbs, verbs, nouns or pronouns in a sentence. You can consider them as parts of a sentence that forms a meaningful thought only as a unite.
Examples
- On behalf of
- In spite of
- On the floor
- In addition to
- By means of
- On time
- To the fact that
Examples in sentence:
- There is a party in front of my house.
- She went to school in spite of being sick.
- She gave a talk on behalf of the whole class.
- In addition to drawing, he also plays piano.
- I was not present in the meeting because of illness.
- he is proven guilty according to the law.
- We need to pass the exams for the sake of scholarship.
- According to science gravity is still a mystery.
- Considering the given results, the company decided to increase production.
- He cannot be here in any case because he lives far away.
- As for him, he knows exactly how to make a delicious pizza.
- Many people switch to work from home instead of going to office.
- He went all the way up to top of the mountain.
List of Common Phrasal Prepositions:
- In favor of
- Owing to
- According to
- By means of
- In addition to
- On the floor
- On-time
- In spite of
- Concerning
- On account of
- On behalf of
- In front of
- In any case
- For the moment
- In love with
- In the end
- For a while
- Up the hill
- Considering
Most Common Ones:
Average out at | Close in on | Feel up to | Go ahead with |
Make up for | Shy away from | Add up to | Come down with |
Fill in for | Go in for | Make up to | Stand in for |
Come down on | Fix up with | Go on about | Make up with |
Stand in with | Be on about | Come forward with | Fob off on/with |
Grow out of | Measure up to | Stand up for | Be up for |
Come up against | Hold back on | Keep away from | Stand up with |
Miss out on | Run out of | Watch out for | Clamp down on |
Fed up with (be) | Get back on | Make out with | Send away for |
Get along with | Live up to | Press on with | Talk back to |
Call out to | Back out of | Do out of | Get on with |
Load up on | Push on with | Turn away from | Call out on |
Drop in on | Get out of | Look down on | Put down to |
Wake up to | Stand up to | Be up to | Come up for |
Gang up against/on | Keep up with | Move in on | Break in on |
Come up with | Get away with | Let in on | Move on to |
Stick up for | Break out of | Cut back on | Get back to |
Listen in on | Open up to | Take out on | Bring out in |
Cut down on | Get back at | Cash in on | Drop out of |
Look forward to | Put in for | Walk away from | Catch up on |
Face up to | Get rid of | Look in on | Put up to |
Walk away with | Catch up with | Fall back on | Get round to |
Look out for | Put up with | Walk out on | Chalk up to |
Fall behind with | Get through to | Look up to | Run away from |
Walk out to | Check up on | Fall out with | Get through with |
Make off with | Run out of | Watch out for | Clamp down on |
Fed up with (be) | Get back on | Make out with | Send away for |
Get along with | Live up to | Press on with | Listen out for |
Own up to | Take up on | Burst in on | Do away with |
Get along with | Live up to | Press on with | Talk back to |
Call out to | Do out of | Get on with | Load up on |
Push on with | Turn away from | Call out on | Get over with |
Drop in on | Get out of | Look down on | Put down to |
Wake up to | Push on with | Turn away from | Call out on |
Drop in on | Get out of | Look down on | Put down to |
Wake up to | Talk back to | Call out to | Do out of |
Get on with | Load up on |