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1. Take advantage of smt Tan dung/loi dung cai gi
Ex: Let’s take advantage of the good weather and go to the beach.

2. In favour of smt
Ex: The Council voted in favour of a £200 million housing develop- ment.

3. In charge of smt

Ex: The teacher put me in charge of organizing the project.

4. On account of smt

Ex: He doesn't drink alcohol on account of his poor health.

5. By means of smt Bang cach nao 

Ex: She tried to explain by means of sign language. IELTS

6. Be at stake 

Ex: The company's reputation is at stake and they need to act quickly and decisively.

7. Be concerned about smt/smb
Ex: Many people are very concerned about the destruction of the rainforests.

8. Take smt into consideration
Ex: It may be fairly cheap to buy, but you've got to take into consideration the money you'll spend on repairs.

9. Demand for smt
Ex: Safecare says it has thrived by meeting a demand for affordable insurance. IELTS

10. To be interested in smt 

Ex: She's at that age where she's starting to get interested in boys.

11. To be responsible for smt 

Ex: Paul is directly responsible for the efficient running of the office.

12. To be tired of smt 

Ex: I'm sick and tired of you telling me what to do all the time.

13, To be willing to do smt
Ex: If you're willing to fly at night, you can get a much cheaper ticket.

14. To be capable of smt 

Ex: A force ten wind is capable of blowing the roofs off houses. 

15. To be able to do smt  

Ex: It's so wonderful being able to see the sea from my window. 

16. To be useful to smb 

Ex: This book was very useful to me in writing my report.

17. To take over smt 

Ex: The asset management company took over the bank's badloans.

18. To look into smt
Ex: We're looking into the possibility of merging the two departments.

19, To catch up with smb 

Ex: Will Western industry ever catch up with Japanese innovations? 

20. To come up with smt
Ex: She's come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.

21. To look up to smb
Ex: Kids look up to ballplayers, and we need to let kids know that it is not OK to cheat.

22. To get away from smt/smb

Ex: We walked to the next beach to get away from the crowds.

23. To turn up at

Ex: She turned up at my house late one night.

24. To put off smt 

Ex: The meeting has been put off for a week.

25. To take after smb

Ex: He takes after his mother/his mother's side of the family.

26. To sign up for smt  

Ex: She's signed up for evening classes at the community college.

27. To specialize in smt 

Ex: US marshals specialize in finding fugitives and escapees.

28. To compete with smb 

Ex: The company lacks the marketing muscle to compete with drug giants. 

29. To contribute to smt
Ex: Smoking contributed to his early death.

30. To deal with smt/smb 

Ex: I prefer to deal with the same salesperson each time.

31. To participate in smt  

Ex: She never participates in any of our discussions, does she?

32. To invest in smt 

Ex: We've decided it's time to invest in a new computer.

33. To be angry at smt/smb 

Ex: The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces.

34, To be necessary for smt 

Ex: Is it necessary for all of us to be present at the meeting this afternoon? IELTS

35. To be afraid of smt/smb  

Ex: She's afraid of being attacked if she walks across the park.

36. To be anxious about smt 

Ex: The drought has made farmers anxious about the harvest.

37. To be anxious for smb 

Ex: Iam very anxious for him.

38. To be aware of smt 

Ex: People are becoming far more aware of environmental issues.

39. To be acceptable to smb
Ex: An offer that is acceptable to the union leaders might still be voted down by the union members.  

40. To be addicted to smt
Ex: A lot of people nowadays have become addicted to the internet.

41. To apologize for doing smt 

Ex: She apologized profusely for having to leave at 3.30 p.m.

42. To be confident of smt  

Ex: Wales are supremely confident of winning the match.

43. To be convenient for smb 

Ex: It's not really convenient for you to come this afternoon.

44. To be amazed at smt 

Ex: She was amazed at how calm she felt after the accident.

45. To be different for smt/smb 

Ex: Australia has its own cultural identity, which is very different from that of Britain.

46. To want smb to do smt 

Ex: She wants me to buy her a dress.

47. To stop doing smt
Ex: The economic climate pressured banks to stop lending to each other.

48. To invite smb to do smt
Ex: She invited a lot of people to the party but half of them didn't turn up.

49, To be disappointed in smt/smb That vong voi cai gi/ai 

Ex: Obviously, we were disappointed in the jury’s verdict.

50. To call off smt 

Ex: Tomorrow's match has been called off because of the icy weather.

51. To give up smt 

Ex: After ten minutes trying to get the answer I gave up.

52. To carry on with smt 

Ex: Carry on with your work while I’m away.

53. To ask after smb 

Ex: Tell your father I was asking after him.

54. To fall in love with smt/smb
Ex: She’s fallen in love and made plans to marry.

55. To ask for smt 

Ex: I hate having to ask for money.

56. To get down to doing smt 

Ex: I must get down to booking the hotels.

57. To fall behind with smt

Ex: He was ill for stx weeks and fell behind with his schoolwork.

58. To prevent smb from doing smt
Ex: A block in the pipe was preventing the water from coming through.

59, To give way to smt
Ex: You have to give way to traffic coming from the right. 

60. To dislike smt 

Ex: The producer disliked the script and said it must be rewritten.

61. To succeed in smt 

Ex: You need to be pretty tough to succeed 1n the property world.

62. To keep smb from doing smt 

Ex: Try to keep the children from throwing food all over the floor.

63. To waste time from doing smt 

Ex: I waste a lot of time playing computer games.

64. To be grateful to smb for smt 

Ex: I'm so grateful (to you) for all that you've done.

65. To lend smb smt
Ex: It was most generous of you to lend me the money.

66. To make smb do smt
Ex: The teacher made us a lot of homework.

67. To be contrary to smt
Ex: Contrary to all our expectations, he found a well-paid job and a nice girlfriend.

68. To account for smt
Ex: He was unable to account for his mistake.

69. To keep smt together
Ex: We will keep our club together for a few more years.

70. To fail to do smt 
Ex: She failed to reach the Wimbledon Final this year.

71. To borrow smt from smb
Ex: I had to borrow a pen from the invigilator to do the exam.

72. To stop to do smt 
Ex: We stopped to buy some snacks.

73. To remember doing smt 
Ex: I don't remember signing a contract.

74. To put smt aside
Ex: He tries to put some time aside every evening to read to the kids.

75. To take smt further
Ex: The police do not propose to take the matter further.

76. To plan to do smt
Ex: I plan to go to the beach this weekend.

77. To rely on smb/smt
Ex: I'm relying on the garage to fix the car by tomorrow.

78. To look forward to smt
Ex: I'm not looking forward to Christmas this year.

79. To try doing smt
Ex: I tried playing volleyball last weekend.

80. To be busy doing smt
Ex: We are busy preparing for the upcoming exam. 

Source: @IELTS To Linh