31c. Common adjective + preposition combinations

31cBecome familiar with common adjective + preposition combinations.

Some adjectives appear only with certain prepositions. These expressions are idiomatic and may be different from the combinations used in your native language.

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Adjective + preposition combinations

accustomed to connected to guilty of preferable to
addicted to covered with interested in proud of
afraid of dedicated to involved in responsible for
angry with devoted to involved with satisfied with
ashamed of different from known as scared of
aware of engaged in known for similar to
committed to engaged to made of (or made from) tired of
concerned about excited about married to worried about
concerned with familiar with opposed to
full of