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Useful Expressions II

To convince sb of sth.

He has convinced me of his honesty.

To be cruel to sb.

Young children are often cruel to animals.

To differ from.

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To be disappointed at sth / in / with sb.

I was disappointed at not finding you at home.

He is disappointed in/with his new car.

To discourage sb. From doing.

Some people have discouraged me from studying law.

To be doubtful about sth.

I’m very doubtful about what I should do next year.

To dream of doing sth.

I’ve always dreamt of living on a desert island.

To dream about sb/sth.

I dreamt about you last night.

To be eager to do sth.

She’s always eager to help.

To encourage sb in sth/to do sth.

Teachers should encourage their their pupils in their studies/to work hard.

To excuse sb for doing sth.

Please excuse me for being late.

To excuse sb from doing sth.

I’ll excuse you from playing tennis today if you don’t feel well enough.

To expect sb to do sth.

We expect him to write next week.

To be famous for sth.

Las Vigas is famous for the entertainment means .

To feed sb on sth.

We feed our dog on raw meat.

To be fond of sb / doing sth.

Little girls are fond of playing with dolls.

To forgive sb for doing sth.

Please forgive me for not doing my homework.

To be good at sth.

He’s very good at languages.

To be grateful to sb for sth.

I’m very grateful to them for helping us.

To haggle with sb about / over sth.

Some tourists enjoy haggling with shopkeepers about prices.

To inquire about sth.

I must inquire about trains to Rome.

To inquire after sb.

Bill wasn’t at work today I must inquire after him.

To be interested in sb /sth.

I’m very interested in music.

To introduce sb to sb.

May I introduce you to my wife.

To insist on sth.

They insist on coming with us.

To be jealous of sb.

The little boy is very jealous of his baby sister.

To be kind to sb.

We should be kind to animals.

To be kind of sb to do sth.

It was very kind of you to help us.

To laugh at sb/sth.

You shouldn’t laugh at people who are trouble.

To laugh over sb /sth.

We laughed over the funny letter we received from you.

To lend sth to sb /sb sth.

I’ve only few books. I can’t lend one to everybody.