English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
PREPOSITIONS IN IDIOMS
That may not be what you want but a bird ~at~ hand is worth two in the bush (nonstandard).
That may not be what you want but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (standard).
That may not be what you want but a bird in the hand (standard).
The company frowns at dating among employees (nonstandard).
The company frowns on dating among employees (standard).
The company frowns upon dating among employees (standard).
You have to round ~up~ what you’re doing now (nonstandard).
You have to round off what you are doing now (standard). You round off an activity; you round up a place or a group of people.
GAB
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