ALARMED AT/BY/OVER: worrIed and afraId. The authorItIes were alarmed
at The rapIdly IncreasIng crImes In The cIty.
ANGRY ABOUT/OVER/WITH:have strong feelIngs of dIsplasure hostIlIty.
ANXIETY ABOUT/FOR/OVER:beIng very worrIed. There was much anxIety
about The possIble attack.
CONFUSION BETWEEN/OVER/ABOUT:a sItuatIon In whIch people faIl to
understand clearly. There was confusIon between dual cItIzenshIp and
dual-natIonalIty.
CONTROL OF/OVER:authorIty to dIrect or command obedIence. I have no
control over my eldest son.
DOUBLE OVER/UP:bend your body quIckly eITher wIth laughter or In paIn.
a fIne joke doubled Her up.
DRAPE OVER/AROUND:to cover. sHe came wIth a towel draped around Her.
ICE OVER/UP:be covered wIth Ice. The pond was Iced over In wInter.
JUMP ACROSS/OVER/INTO:to push oneself up.The dog jumped across The
wall and dIsappeared.
JUST AFTER/BEFORE/OVER:only a short tIme after, before etc. The doctor
came In just after The patIent had dIed.
MUSE ON/OVER:to ponder over a matter. He mused on The problem of salvatIon.
NUTS ABOUT/ON/OVER: have a strong lIkIng for somebody. He was nuts
about hIs gIrl frIend.
PERCH ON/UPON/OVER:alIght, rest, to sIt on top of. The eagle percHed
on a tall tree wIth It pray.
PLASTER OVER/UP:cover wIth plaster. The cracks In The wall need to be
plastered up.
PONDER ON/OVER:consIder well and slowly. sHe pondered long over Her
problems. you need not ponder on mInor detaIls.
PREVAIL ON /OVER:persuade somebody to do somethIng. The mIght
prevaIled over The reasonIng.
SCATTER AROUND/ON/OVER:to throw or drop a lot of thIngs. He scattered
The seeds around.
SEE OVER/ROUND:vIsIt and see. They saw over The sIte of constructIn.
SKATE AROUND/OVER:to avoId mentIonIng a problem or subject. sHe skated
over The questIon of Her dIvorce.
SPLIT ON/OVER:dIvIde on some Issue etc.The party splIt on The Issue of
reservatIon of seats for women In legIslatures.
UPSET ABOUT/BY/OVER: unhappy and worrIed.He was upset by hIs son's
wantoon spendIng.
RAP ON/OVER:reprove, reprImand. He rapped on The knuckles for hIs carelessness.
ROOF IN/OVER:cover an open space by puttIng a roof or cover. They
roofed In The courtyard.
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