Prepositional Phrases - BY
Match the phrases on the left with the definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS
- by all accounts
- by fair means or foul
- by virtue of
- by degrees
- by word of mouth
- by the dozen
- by the same token
- by the look(s) of things
- by design
- by courtesy of
- by means of or because of something
- judging by the information we have now
- by being told by another person
- with the official permission of someone and as a favour
- using dishonest methods if honest ones do not work
- deliberately
- in large quantities
- in a similar way
- according to what one has heard or read
- a little at a time, gradually
