English Prepositional Phrases
Jun. 03, 2024
at stake
if something that you value very much is at stake, you will lose it if a plan or action is not successful.
- They have to win the contract – thousands of jobs are at stake.
- National pride is at stake in next week’s game against England.
on a roll
to be having a lot of success with what you are trying to do.
- Midvale High was on a roll, having won their last six basketball games.
on purpose
deliberately.
- You make it sound as if I did it on purpose!
on the side
in addition to your main job.
- He makes a little money on the side by cleaning windows in his spare time.
secretly.
- I think he has another woman on the side (= a relationship with a woman who is not his wife).