name after - rush through

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• name after:   The street is� named after  a veteran politician.
• narrow down:   The judges have� narrowed  the finalists� down  to the last five

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-O-

• object to:   I� object to  your casual comments about my hair.
• obtain from:   All this false information was� obtained from  the Internet.
• operate on:   The doctors had to� operate on  him immediately to save his life.
• oppress by:   Ethnic minorities had been� oppressed by  the occupying forces for years.
• originate in:   This crazy idea could only� originate in  your head.
• outrage at:   Women nationwide were� outraged at  his sexist remarks.
• overcome by:   His stammering was eventually� overcome by  speech therapy.
• overrun by:   The wasteland was� overrun by  rats.
• overwhelm by:   He was� overwhelmed by  the enthusiastic response.

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-P-

• part from:   I had to� part from  Jill before the game ended.
• partake of:   The guests� partook of  the ample food available at the gathering.
• participate in:   Everyone present was encouraged to� participate in  the discussions.�
• pass in:   He� passes in  his authorization card before leaving the office for the day.
• pattern on:   An ardent fan of Elvis Presley, he� patterned  his behavior� after  his.
• perpetrate about:   They� perpetrated  all sorts of malicious rumours� about  him
• persevere in:   She� persevered in  her studies to achieve the result she had hoped for.
• persist in:  Why do many people� persist in  believing mistakenly that UFOs are alien spaceships?
• petition for:   Local residents� petitioned for  better bus services.
• plead with:   Jack� pleaded with  Jill not to leave her.
• point at:   It is not respectable to� point at  someone.
• pray to:   Every night the family� prayed to  God for good health and happiness.
• predicate on:   His success in his exams is� predicated on  his determination to succeed.
• prefer to:   I� prefer  red color� to  any of the other colors for my car.
• prepare for:   How many of us� prepare  ourselves� for  every eventuality in life?
• present to:   They� presented  the best actress award� to  her before a live audience.
• present with:   They� presented  him� with  an outstanding achievement award.
• preserve for:   The large number of historical records is� preserved for  posterity.
• preserve from:   The tribe� preserved  corpses� from  decomposition by wrapping them in cloth.
• prevent from:   The new legislation was to� prevent  whistleblowers� from  being publicly identified.
• price out:   The dentist has� priced  himself� out  of business by charging too heavily for his services.
• proceed with:   The protesters were not allowed to� proceed with  their political speeches.
• produce from:   They� produce  wine� from  grapes.
• prohibit from:   Nowadays people are� prohibited from  smoking in many areas.
• propose to:   At the meeting, he� proposed  measures� to  enlarge the club membership.
• protect from:   The legislation is to� protect  public property� from  vandalism.
• protest against :  The demonstration was organized to� protest against  police brutality.
• prove to:  � Prove to  me what you said that you can make a rabbit disappear.
• provide with:   The evacuees were� provided with  tents, blankets, and other necessities.
• provoke to:   What he did is certain to� provoke  them� to  retaliate.
• pry into:  Continual� prying into  other people’s private affairs will get him into trouble soon.
• punish for:   The serial killer will be severely� punished for  his crimes.
• purchase from:   We� purchased  some statuettes� from  a souvenir shop at the tourist resort.
• purge from:   All dissidents were� purged from  the party.

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-Q-

• qualify for:   So far, only three teams have� qualified for  the finals.
• quarrel about:   No one knows what the twins are� quarrelling about .
• query about:   The auditors� queried  the company’s accountants� about  their financial statement.
• question about:   The police� questioned  him� about  his whereabouts on the night of the murder.

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-R-

• rage about/against:   Joe� raged against  the bureaucratic and corrupt system.
• rail against/at:   Mary has been� railing against  the unjust system.
• range from:   The bookstore is selling books at prices� ranging from  about $5 to $500.
• rank as/with:   His performances� rank  him� as  one of the top five players in the country.
• rate as:   He is generally� rated as  one of the best writers of this century.
• reach for:   He was shot dead by the police before he could� reach for  his gun.
• react to:   Her boss� reacted  favorably� to  her decision to resign.
• read about/of:   Have you� read  the latest news� about  a man with three eyes?
• read in:   I� read  that rags-to-riches story� in  a magazine.
• read to:   I used to� read to  you when you were a child.
• rebel against:   Those who� rebelled against  the government were captured and executed.
• recommend to:   I definitely� recommend  this book� to  those of you interested in raising hamsters.
• recover from:   Mrs. Dean has yet to� recover  fully� from  her husband’s death.
• recuperate from:   She went to stay with her daughter to� recuperate from  her operation.
• refrain from:   The nurse asked me to� refrain from  using my cell phone.
• regard as:   The team’s last performance was� regarded as  the best ever .
• reign over:   The king� reigned over  the country for many years.
• release from:   He was� released  unconditionally� from  police detention.
• remove from:   He was� removed from  office for sexual misconduct.
• reply to:   Why should I� reply to  those baseless allegations?
• report on:  His newspaper sent him to Africa to� report on  the situation in Zimbabwe.
• reprimand for:   He was� reprimanded for  his negligence in duty.
• reproach for:   The teacher� reproached  them� for  not completing their homework.
• request for:   She likes to� request for  songs to be played on some radio programs
• rescue from:   Dogs and cats were also� rescued from  the burning building.
• reserve for:   They� reserved  the three front rows of seats� for  VIPs.
• respond to:   His illness failed to� respond to  the treatment.
• restrain from:   Many times I had to� restrain  myself� from  arguing with her.
• retire from:   He� retired from  his job for health reason.
• return to:   She never� returned to  me or to anybody any of the books she borrowed.
• reveal to:   Jan never� revealed  her origins� to  anybody.
• revenge on:   Jane seems intent� on revenging  herself on her husband for his disloyalty.
• revolt against:   A� revolt against  the leadership in the party has broken out.
• reward for:   He was� rewarded � for  providing information that  led to the arrest of the culprit.
• reward with:   She� rewarded  me� with  a kiss.
• rise from:   From a distance, we could see smoke� rising from  chimneys.
• rival in:   Our best players simply cannot� rival  our opponents� in  stamina.
• rob of:   The bus was hijacked and the passengers were� robbed of  all their possessions.
• root in:   The plants were� rooted  firmly� in  the hard earth and it wasn’t easy to just pull them out.
• rule on:   The judge will shortly� rule on  who will get custody of the child.
• rule over:   The absolute ruler� ruled over  a large empire.
• run for:   The villagers� ran for  their lives when there was a sudden volcanic eruption.
• rush through:   The staff� rushed through  the paper work to meet the deadline.

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