Complain about, not for.
❌ Don't say: Annette complained for the weather.
✔️ Say: Annette complained about the weather.
❌ Don't say: Annette complained for the weather.
✔️ Say: Annette complained about the weather.
Composed of, not from.
❌ Don't say: Our class is composed from thirty students.
✔️ Say: Our class is composed of thirty students.
❌ Don't say: Our class is composed from thirty students.
✔️ Say: Our class is composed of thirty students.
Congratulate on, not for.
❌ Don't say: I congratulate you for your success.
✔️ Say: I congratulate you on your success.
❌ Don't say: I congratulate you for your success.
✔️ Say: I congratulate you on your success.
Conform to, not with.
❌ Don't say:'We must conform with the rules.
✔️ Say: We must conform to the rules.
❌ Don't say:'We must conform with the rules.
✔️ Say: We must conform to the rules.
Covered with, not by.
❌ Don't say: The mountains are covered by snow.
✔️ Say: The mountains are covered with/in snow.
❌ Don't say: The mountains are covered by snow.
✔️ Say: The mountains are covered with/in snow.
Consist of, not from.
❌ Don't say: A year consists from twelve months.
✔️ Say: A year consists of twelve months.
❌ Don't say: A year consists from twelve months.
✔️ Say: A year consists of twelve months.
"Caught red-handed"
Caught in the act of doing something wrong such as cheating or stealing.
Caught in the act of doing something wrong such as cheating or stealing.
"Weak at the knees"
If you go weak at the knees, you feel an emotion so strongly that it makes you feel unstable on your feet.
If you go weak at the knees, you feel an emotion so strongly that it makes you feel unstable on your feet.
"A matter of life and death"
it's extremely important and it could involve someone's survival.
it's extremely important and it could involve someone's survival.
Die of an illness, not from an illness.
❌ Don't say: Many people have died from malaria.
✔️ Say: Many people have died of malaria.
❌ Don't say: Many people have died from malaria.
✔️ Say: Many people have died of malaria.
"No sweat!"
You can say "No sweat!" if someone asks you if you can do something, and you're sure you can do it.
You can say "No sweat!" if someone asks you if you can do something, and you're sure you can do it.
Depend on or upon, not from.
❌ Don't say: It depends from her.
✔️ Say: It depends on (or upon) her.
❌ Don't say: It depends from her.
✔️ Say: It depends on (or upon) her.
Divide into parts, not in parts.
❌ Don't say: I divided the cake in four parts.
✔️ Say: I divided the cake into four parts.
❌ Don't say: I divided the cake in four parts.
✔️ Say: I divided the cake into four parts.
Disappointed by, about or at, not from.
(a) by/at/about:
❌ Don't say: Phillipa was disappointed from the low mark she got in the test.
✔️ Say: Phillipa was disappointed by/about/at the low mark she got in the test.
(b) with/in:
❌ Don't say: Jane was disappointed from her son.
✔️ Say: Jane was disappointed with/in her son.
(a) by/at/about:
❌ Don't say: Phillipa was disappointed from the low mark she got in the test.
✔️ Say: Phillipa was disappointed by/about/at the low mark she got in the test.
(b) with/in:
❌ Don't say: Jane was disappointed from her son.
✔️ Say: Jane was disappointed with/in her son.
Excuse + -ing.
❌Don't say: Please excuse me to be so late.
✔️Say: Please excuse my being so late. Or Please excuse me for being so late.
❌Don't say: Please excuse me to be so late.
✔️Say: Please excuse my being so late. Or Please excuse me for being so late.
Enjoy + -ing.
❌Don't say: I enjoy to play football.
✔️Say: I enjoy playing football.
❌Don't say: I enjoy to play football.
✔️Say: I enjoy playing football.
Avoid + -ing.
❌Don't say: You can't avoid to make mistakes.
✔️Say: You can't avoid making mistakes.
❌Don't say: You can't avoid to make mistakes.
✔️Say: You can't avoid making mistakes.