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No.155　11/10/28 17:48
ｽﾁｬﾗｶ一郎 ( 50代 ♂ Oe38xe ) あ+あ-

【Preposition,by】Ⅵ

I'm going to show you some different ways of using the word,by.😃

Example

⑮Yutaka Take won the Japan Cup by a neck.

In this situation,by corresponds to『how much』rather than『how』.

Example

⑯He escaped by the skin of his teeth.

As for the phrase behind by,it's expressed how risky he was.It means Japanese phrase,in the nick of time 危機一髪,but an English expression is more desperate than Japanese one,for there isn't a skin of teeth at all in the world.😚

Example

⑰He stood by me.

Except for means or a way,basic image of beside spreads over varied directions figuratively,so our imaginations have to be open all the way.エンジン全開😤

An image of being one's side 味方になる is closely connected with another one,being beside something.As for the phrase,stand by,we adopt it for a variety of situation figuratively.🙋

Example

⑱Stand by for action

⑲I can't stand idly by while people are starving.

To be continued.bye😁