Prepositional Phrases In, On, Out, By, For, At, Of

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Learn 300+ PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES words listed in English. This lesson contains prepositional phrases IN, ON, OUT, BY, FOR, AT, and OF in English. Learn this lesson and enhance your English conversation & communication skills.

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Prepositional Phrases In:

in time	in fear of
in demand	in flames
in of focus	in flower
in an uproar	in full
in answer to	in future
in anticipation of	in gear
in arrears	in general
in danger	in good condition
in debt	in good faith
in decline	in hand
in defense of	in harmony (with)
in detail	in haste
in disgrace	in hiding
in disguise	in high spirits
in fact	in honor of
in fairness to	in horror
in favor of	in ink

Prepositional Phrases ON:

on watch	on account of
on schedule	on an expedition
on the record	on an island
on the road	on average
on oath	on bail
on pain of	on behalf of
on the air	on board
on balance	on business
on a diet	on order
on a journey	on remand
on a trip	on strike
on a large scale	on show
on a small scale	on suspicion of
on a pension	on the agenda
on a regular basis	on the brink of
on a spree	on the dot

Prepositional Phrases OUT:

out of fashion	out of place
out of print	out of practice
out of step	out of reach
out of breath	out of respect for
out of context	out of sight
out of control	out of spite
out of curiosity	out of stock
out of jealousy	out of the ordinary
out of date	out of the question
out of doors	out of work
out of duty	out of order
out of hand	out of pity
out of ideas	out of one’s mind

Prepositional Phrases BY:

by chance	by dint of
by the name of	by far
by luck	by force
by accident	by hand
by air	by heart
by sea	by law
by land	by marriage
by all accounts	by means of
by any standard	by mistake
by appointment	by nature
by birth	by my watch
by check	by no means
by coincidence	by request
by courtesy of	by rights
by definition	by sight
by degrees	by design

Prepositional Phrases AT:

at high speed	at a loose and
at risk	at a loss
at one’s side	at a low ebb
at a fraction of	at a price
at the outset	at a rate of
at the end	at a speed of
at sight	at a standstill
at the double	at all costs
at one time	at all events
at a discount	at issue
at a distance	at large
at a glance	at least
at a guess	at length
at liberty	at most
at night	at noon
at one’s leisure	at one’s request
at peace	at war

Prepositional Phrases FOR:

for a good cause	for love
for the benefit (of)	for my
for a reason	for real
for a change	for the good of
for certain	for the sake of
for fear of	for hire
for good	for lack of
for granted	for life

Prepositional Phrases WITHOUT:

without doubt	without question
without a break	without respite
without a hitch	without warning
without delay	without foundation
without exception	without precedent
without fail

Prepositional Phrases TO:

to the contrary	to sib’s face
to an extent	to this day
to date	to the accompaniment of
to excess	to the best of
to one’s credit	to the detriment of
to one’s astonishment	to the exclusion of
to one’s dismay	to the full
to the satisfaction of

Prepositional Phrases UNDER:

under the circumstances	underage
under arrest	under consideration
under construction	under discussion
under cover of	under one’s protection
under lock and key	under orders
under pressure	under regulations
under repair	under suspicion
under strain	under treatment
under stress	under the impression that