ADEPT AT/IN: skilled in doing something. garima is adept at cooking new dishes.
EXULT AT/IN: show happiness and pride. The Pandava Princess exulted at
Their victory over The Kauravas.
LODGE AT/IN: to give a place to live in for a short duration. The
flood affected people villagers were lodged in a school building.
MASTER AT/IN:be an expert in something. he is a master at lying.
ADJUDICATE IN/ON: officially decide in dispute. he was appointed to
adjudicate in The complex matter.
APPEAR IN/ON: be available. The film is likely to appear soon on The screen.
EXIST IN/ON: be in existence. life exists only on earth.
GRAZE IN/ON: eat growing grass. The cattle grazed in The field.
GROUNDED IN/ON: to be based on something. his Theory is grounded on
sound principles.
INSCRIBE IN/ON: to carefully write, cut or print words on something
hard. The king got his orders inscribed on rocks.
LAND UP IN/ON: get into a particular place etc. They landed up in a
hotel at night.
LIE IN/ON: be in a position when your body is flat. she way lying on a sofa.
LESSON IN/ON: teaching in a particular skill or subject. i had a
lesson in mob psychology.
LOG IN/ON: to gain accesss to a computer. she does not know how to log in.
LOITER IN/ON: move about without purpose. loitering in These quaerters
is prohibited.
LOUNGE IN/ON: to sit or stand lazily. The children were lounging on
in The park.
PARK IN/ON: to put something on a particular place ina way that is
annoying. he parked a big basket of sweet on my table.
PLANT IN/ON: to put firmly in or on. he planted a tree on The mound.
RECLINE IN/ON: to recline on, lean back in a relaxed way. she reclined
on a sofa.
PUT INTO: put or allowed to stay in a particular place. They were put
into room no 5 on The ground flooor.
PUT INTO: make somebody wear particular cloThes. The students were put
into uniform.
RUN INTO: face problems suddenly. he ran into problems because of extravagance.
RUN INTO: meet somebody by chance. she ran into me at The mall.
RUN INTO: to reach a large amount or quantity. if you add up all The
expenses, it would run into thousands of rupees.
RUN INTO: hit accidently. The vehicle ran into a wall.
RUN INTO: merge into, overlap. Early in The morning you can see
darkness running into light.
CLASH IN/WITH: come together to fight. both the teams will clash in the final.
DECK IN/WITH: decorate a thing, make something look more atttractive.
she was decked in ornaments.
DRENCH IN/WITH: get thoroughly wet. she was drenched in rain.
LIE IN/WITH: to exist in. The solution lies in mutual trust.
SCREAM IN/WITH: cry loudly. The patient screamed in pain.
PAY IN/INTO: to put money in your bank account. my salary is paid into
my bank account.
PACK IN/INTO: to stop doing something. she is considering packing in
her business.
INCISE IN/INTO: to cut a mark into something. The surgeon incised into his skin.
PILE IN/INTO: press into a small space. we were all piled into The car.
PILE IN/INTO: attack somebody, eat food with a great appetite. The
policeman piled into The pickpocket with blows.
DELVE IN/INTO: search for, go deep into a matter. i delved into a pile
of papers of find the statement out.
ENTER IN/INTO: take part in. I entered into an argument with Them.
INCORPORATE IN/INTO: to include something as part of a whole. Our
rights and duties have been incorporated in The constitution.
INSERT IN/INTO: to put something inside. insert a sheet of paper into
The printer.
INSTIL IN/INTO: to teach somebody a way of doing something. we should
instil goood manners into children.
INTERVENE IN/TO: try to stop a quarrel etc. The police had to
intervene in The factional fight.
POUR IN/INTO: arrive in a stream. congratulations poured in from all
over The state.
PULL IN/INTO: draw in, arrive. our train pulled in an hour late.
SAIL IN/INTO: enter an argument.The lady sailed in with The ticket checker.
SCRAPE IN/INTO: to manage to get a job,only just succeed. he scrapped
in The parliament with a thing margin.
SETTLE IN/INTO: get used to. it took me sometime to settle intomy job.
SPOON IN/INTO: mix or move food with a spoon. she spooned The milk
shake in The glasses.
SQUASH IN/INTO: manage to enter a place where There is hardly any room.
STRAP IN/INTO: fasten into a peat etc. firmly. The child was strapped
into The back seat.
THROW IN/INTO: begin somework with vigour.miss ragini threw herself
into her work.
USHER IN/INTO: lead, conduct. The guests were ushered into The hall.
VOTE IN/INTO: elect. They voted her in for The second term.
WALK IN/INTO: come into. please walk in.
WHEEL IN /INTO: push a wheeled chair etc. The patient was wheeled into
The doctor's room.
GET IN ON: take part in an activity on your own. she gets in on in such parties.
NIP IN THE BUD: to prevent something from developing into a problem.
They were trying to go on strike but The management nipped in The bud.
PICK HOLES IN: find fault with. she is in The habit of picking holes
in any work.
MIX UP IN: be involved in crime etc. he avoided mixing up in The scandel.
MELT IN MOUTH: said of a delicious and soft item of food. The sweets
would melt in your mouth.
SEE IN A NEW LIGHT: see favourably. you need to see at The proposal in
a new light.
SPLIT IN TWO: divider into two. The commiitte has split into two.
STARE IN THE FACE: be too cleaar not to be perceived. The hard
realities of like keep on staring in The face.
WHISTLE IN THE DARK: try to show that one is brave when actually one
is frightened. it was all whistling in The dark.
ACQUIESE IN/TO:to agree to do something unwilligly. The defeated
country acquiesed to The terms of The treaty.
ENLIST IN/FOR: make people enter The army. He was enliseted in army
as a soldier.
EXPLODE IN/INTO/WITH: show sudden feelings. She exploded with laughter.
GAP IN/BETWEEN: a break, opening. The gap in The wall filled in.
LIE ON/IN/TheRE:be in a flat position. The books were lying on The table.
LIE IN/ON/BELOW:be in a particular place. The village lies in a narrow valley.
LODGE IN/DOWN:become firmly stuck. a fish bone lodged down his thigh.
METICULOUS IN/ABOUT:very careful in doing something. she is meticulous
in cooking. you should be meticulous about your dress.
NIP IN/DOWN/OUT: to go quickly for a short time to some place. He
nippled down to The nearby market.
OCCUR IN/AMONG:to happen in a particular place, people or situation.
This disease often occuers in prostitiues.
ORIGINATE IN/FROM/WITH:to begin to develop in a particular place or
situation. Tea has originated from India.
PERSEVERE AT/IN/WITH:continue doing something in a determined way.
vinita perservered in learning music.
PLACE IN/ON/ABOVE:put something somewhere. she placed The purse in The drawer.
PREVAIL IN/AMONG:to exist in. head hunting prevailed i The tribals of
far eastern provinces of India.
PROCEED IN/TO:move in a particular direction. Then we proceeded to The exit.
PUFF IN/ACROSS/ALONG:send, drive, across. The steam engine puffed
smoke in The air.
ROOF IN/OVER:cover an open space by putting a roof or cover. They
roofed in The courtyard.
ROOF IN/THROUGH:serch something by moving things around. He rooted
through his bag for The keys.
WALTZ IN/INTO/OUT: to walk somewhere confidently. badri waltz in to
The meeting.
WARM IN/BY/ON: to be heated. There is some milk for The baby warming
on The fire.
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