Prepositional Phrases 4
Match the phrases on the left with the definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. PP17 ANSWERS
EXPLANATION
- behind schedule
- within one's rights
- down the drain
- beneath contempt
- on the horizon
- against nature
- beside the point/mark
- inside out
- through thick and thin
- above yourself
- not ready at the time planned
- not natural, and morally wrong
- having too high an opinion of yourself
- used to describe something that is being wasted or lost
- with the inner surface turned out or revealed
- likely to happen soon
- even when there are problems or difficulties
- being allowed by the law to do something
- irrelevant, off the subject
- so bad you have no respect for the person involved