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Useful Expressions I

To accuse sb of doing sth.

They accused him of stealing the chickens.

To be accustomed to doing sth.

She isn’t accustomed to having a lot of money.

To advise sb to do sth.

I advise you to work harder in future.

To agree to do sth.

He has agreed to help us.

To agree with sb about sth.

I agree with you about the new decisions.

To allow sb to do sth.

My father doesn’t allow me to go out at night.

To be angry/annoyed with sb for doing sth.

He was annoyed with me for not coming to the meeting yesterday.

To be anxious about sb/sth.

I’m very anxious about her health. She looks so tired these days.

To be anxious to do sth.

He is anxious to meet you.

To apologize to sb for doing sth.

I must apologize to them for not answering their letter.

To appeal to sb for/against sth.

The hospital appealed to the local population for financial help.

The players appealed against the referee’s decision.

To appl to sb for sth.

She has applied to the bank for a job as cashier.

To approve of sb/sth.

He doesn’t approve of their marriage.

To argue with sb about sth.

You are always arguing with me about what I should wear.

To be aware/unaware of sth.

Are you aware of the dangers of smoking?

To beg for sth.

They were so poor that they had to beg for all their food.

To beg sb to do sth.

They begged me to help them.

To believe in sb/sth.

He believes in God.

To blame sb for sth.

They blamed him for breaking the clock.

To boast about sth.

They are always boasting about their children’s successes.

To borrow sth from sb.

I borrowed this jacket from my uncle.

To cheer sb up.

I was feeling very sad, but your visit has cheered me up.

To complain to sb about/of sth.

He has complained to me about your bad behavior.

I’ll give her an aspirin. She’s complaining of a headache.

To concentrate on doing sth.

Let’s concentrate on finding a solution.

To congratulate sb on doing sth.

We congratulated her on her success.