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English collocations and expressions
verb expressions with NO preposition in English
ask to someone answer to
discuss about a topic tell to someone
marry with someone play at cards / tennis / ...
text someone email someone
at
aim at / be aimed at ability: be good at / be bad at/ be brilliant at/ be useless at .... a subject /do ing something
glance at / look at smile at / laugh at (ridere di) / shout at (in modo aggressivo)
for
an advert for... a product / a service ask someone for .... advice / a favour / the time / the bill / information
be responsible for to go/come ... for a drink / for a meal / for a walk / for a run / for a drive / for a swim ...
a reason for apologise for / be sorry for .... doing something
work for a company study for a degree
with
deal with cope with
spend time with = hang about with (....friends, relatives, colleagues, etc ...)
discuss something with someone
be charged with ... / charge someone with ... a criminal offence
colour + with + noun: green with envy / blue with cold / white with rage / ...
verb + with + noun: tremble with fear / shiver with cold / shake with anger
be angry with someone / be cross with someone
be upset with someone or something / be annoyed with someone or something
of
be accused of / accuse someone of
get out of = uscire da / get off of = scendere da
suspect someone of doing something / be suspicious of someone
remind someone of something / remind someone to do something
to
listen to shout to … / call to … / call out to … someone (per attirare l’att enzione)
say (something) to someone explain (something) to someone
talk to someone be + adjective + to + someone: be nice to them / be polite to me / …
chat to someone sentence someone to ... a form of punishment
write to someone
give something to someone = give someone something
lend something to someone = lend someone something
send something to someone = send someone something
in
fill in a form participate in / take part in
be interested in ... to write ... in ink / in pencil / in pen / in capital letters
get a degree in (a subject) get a job in ... communications, television, journalism, PR, web design ...etc. ...
into
run into someone = incontrare per caso
drive into = scontrarsi con, in macchina
bump into = incontrare per caso / battere contro
about
il film / il libro / il video … parla di = the film / the book / the video… is about …
be angry about something / be cross about / be upset about / be worried about / be annoyed about / ...
on
depend on ... = rely on ... = count on ... someone ... doing something / to do something
carry on, walk on, go on, drive on, ... Come on ! = Dai! Forza!
on the Web / on the Internet on the phone on the radio on television
