prep phr

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• at each other's throats — {prep. phr.} Always arguing and quarreling. * /Joan and Harry have been at each other s throats so long that they have forgotten how much they used to love one another./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• at half mast — {prep. phr.} Halfway up or down; referring primarily to flagposts, but may be used jokingly. * /When a president of the United States dies, all flags are flown at half mast./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• better than — {prep. phr.} More than; greater than; at a greater rate than. * /The car was doing better than eighty miles an hour./ * /It is better than three miles to the station./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• for fun — {prep. phr.} As amusement, not seriously, as a joke. * /Let s try to play Beethoven s Emperor Concerto together, you on one piano, and I on another one./ Compare: IN FUN …   Dictionary of American idioms

• for one's money — {prep. phr.} Regarding one s endorsement or support; as far as one is concerned. * /For my money, the best candidate for Congress is Ms. Smith./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• for to — {prep. phr.}, {dialect} So that you can; to. * /Simple Simon went a fishing for to catch a whale./ Syn.: IN ORDER TO …   Dictionary of American idioms

• in spite of — {prep. phr.} Against the influence or effect of; in opposition to; defying the effect of; despite. * /In spite of the bad storm John delivered his papers on time./ * /In spite of all their differences, Joan and Ann remain friends./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• up against — {prep. phr.} Blocked or threatened by. * /When she applied to medical school, the black woman wondered whether she was up against barriers of sex and race prejudice./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• at each other's throats — {prep. phr.} Always arguing and quarreling. * /Joan and Harry have been at each other s throats so long that they have forgotten how much they used to love one another./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• at half mast — {prep. phr.} Halfway up or down; referring primarily to flagposts, but may be used jokingly. * /When a president of the United States dies, all flags are flown at half mast./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• better than — {prep. phr.} More than; greater than; at a greater rate than. * /The car was doing better than eighty miles an hour./ * /It is better than three miles to the station./ …   Dictionary of American idioms