bank on — You can bank on him to charge you a reasonable amount. ("depend on")

improve on — The car maker will improve on the battery powered engines.

blame (something) on — She blamed the accident on the faulty brakes / the mechanic.

keep on — They keep on calling me. (idiom "continue")

count on — You can count on me. (idiom "depend")

lean on — You can lean on me. (depend)

decide on — He will decide on an ice cream flavor.

look on — He looks on her as a friend. (idiom "regards")

depend on — You can depend on me. (rely)

rely on — You can rely on me. (depend)

draw on — His story draws on personal experience.  (uses as a source)

pick on — She picks on her younger brother. (criticize, tease, bother)

feed (NP) on — He feeds his dogs on kibble and meat. ("gives a daily diet of")

spend (NP) on — He spent his money on a car.

go on — He goes on and on about his marvelous dog. ("talks endlessly")

tell on — She told on her friends. ("reveal wrong-doing") / The stress was telling on his health. ("produce a severe effect")

hit on — He was hitting on the woman next to him in the bar.  (flirt) / They hit on a new method of developing the vaccine. (discover unexpectedly)

wage war on — The northern people waged war on the southern people.

improve on — Can you improve on his work?

wait on — The man in the restaurant who waited on us was very friendly. ("served")

insist on — He insists on changes.

zero in on — He walked into the kitchen and zeroed in on the cheese snacks. (find the exact location)

accuse (NP) of — They accused him of cheating.

[be] made of — The cloth is made of cotton and rayon.

approve of — They approve of your choice of colors.

persuade (NP) of — They persuaded the judge of the prisoner's innocence.

assure (NP) of — He was assured of a job.

rob (NP) of — The thieves robbed him of his wallet.

complain of — He complains of headaches.

suspect (NP) of — The police suspect him of murder.

compose of — The meat is composed of beef and lamb.

take care of — He takes care of his family.

consist of — The soup consists of broth, rice and chicken.

talk of — There is talk of closing the factory.

convince of — They convinced of the need for change.

think of — I can't think of it at the moment. (recall) / What do you think of him? (regard)

deprive (NP) of — The authorities deprived him of his rights.

tire of — They are tiring of his empty promises.

dispose of — He disposed of his unwanted furniture at a thrift store.

warn (NP) of / about — The police warned us about him.

dream of — He dreams of better days ahead.

accustom to — He will accustom himself to [the cold weather/ being in cold weather].

introduce (NP) to — He introduced his brother to his friends.

addicted to — He was addicted to [video games/playing video games.]

limit to — They limit customers to [one sale item / buying one sale item].

address (NP) to — He addressed a letter to her. [IO]

keep to — You must keep to the topic. ("stick with, stay the course")

answer to (NP) for — You will have to answer to me if you try to do that. / He had to answer to the authorities for his actions. ("respond, explain, justify")

married to — She was married to him two years ago.  [IO]

attach (NP) to — He attached a note to the box. / He was attached to the group.   [IO]

opposed to — He is opposed to [any changes / making any changes].

commit to — He will commit to a fair deal.

polite to — Children must be polite to their teachers.

confine (NP) to — They confined him to [his room / sitting in his room].

refer to / refer (NP) to — We referred to her book. / We referred her to your book. [IO]

connect to — A candidate must connect to his voters.  [IO]

relate to — He is related to our family.

contribute to — They contributed to the school fund.  [IO]

relate to — I can relate to [your problems / having problems]. "understand"

dedicate to — He dedicated the song to his sweetheart.  [IO]

relevant to — This topic is relevant to our discussion.

devote to — He is devoted his children.  [IO]

respond to — How did he respond to [the charges / hearing the charges]?

entitle (NP) to — He was entitled to [half the estate / receiving half the estate].

see to — He will see to your needs. (idiom–arrange, supply, get)

explain (NP) to — The teacher explained the answer to me.

expose to — The employee exposed the problem to the public.

subject (NP) to — The media subjected him to an invasion of his privacy.

faithful to — A couple should remain faithful to each other.

testify to — I can testify to what you have just said. ("support with fact" "give evidence")

grateful to — He was grateful to his mentor.

treat (NP) to — They treated the children to ice cream.

incite (NP) to — The group incited the students to riot.

used to —

He used to live here. (See Use to.)

acquaint (NP) with — You can acquaint yourself with your new teammates.

equip (NP) with — Our coach equipped our team with new uniforms, balls and nets.

agree with — We agree with you.

fill (NP) with — He filled the bottle with fresh water.

argue with…about — He argues with his co-workers about small things.

furnish (NP) with — They furnished the room with tables and chairs. / They will furnish you with what you need. ("supply")

bless (NP) with — God blessed us with six children.

help (NP) with — He helped us with our project.

bore (NP) with — He bored us with a long story.

mess with — Don't mess with me. ("bother" "cause trouble for")

charge (NP) with — They charged him with manslaughter.

obsess with — He is obsessed with video games.

compare (NP) with / to — You can compare this apple with that apple.

please (NP) with — She pleased the child with candy. / He was pleased with himself.

contaminate (NP) with — He contaminated the food with bacteria.

provide (NP) with — They will provide you with whatever you need.

compete with — One team competes with another.

satisfy with / satisfy (NP) with — He is satisfied with his pay. / You can satisfy him with a raise in pay.

concern (NP) with — He concerns himself with every detail of the business.

stick with  — Stick with your friends.  ("stay close, support")

cover (NP) with — We covered the food with a cloth.

supply (NP) with — The Red Cross supplied us with food and shelter.

coordinate (NP) with — The mayor coordinated operations with the police department.

swarm with — The garden is swarming with bees.

deal with — This new bill deals with human rights. ("concerns", "handles" "manages")

tamper with — Someone tampered with the contents of the medicine bottles. ("make unapproved changes , make unsafe by changing") / Someone tampered with the lock on the door. ("alter, damage")

dispense with — Let's dispense with formality. ("forgo, go without")

trust (NP) with — I trust you with my life.  ("have confidence in"

abide by — He will abide by the court's decision . ("act or do as promised")

let (NP) off — The judge let the driver off with only a $200 fine. (idiom "excuse form legal responsibility")

come across — He came across as excessively confident. (idiom "gave the impression of being"); They came across a new idea. ("encounter, find by chance")

hold with — He doesn't hold with all this talk about gun control. (support, approve of)

hold (NP) against — Please don't hold this mistake against me.  (idiom "think badly of someone because of some fault or occurrence.")

look after — He looks after his elderly father.  "takes care of"

come between — He came between me and my ex-girlfriend. (causes a separation or estrangement)

part with — He hates to part with his hard earned money. (lose, have taken away)

come by — How did you come by that antique chair? (obtain)

pore over — The investigator pored over the clues to find an answer. ("look at carefully for an extended time")

come under — This department comes under the Science Division. (is under the responsibility or classification of )

see (NP) through — You can see through the glass. (literal) / His family saw him through the crisis. (idiom "helped")

get around — How do you get around the rules? ("circumvent" "outwit")

stand by — Please stand by while we fix the problem. ("wait") / The company stands by its products. ("supports, defends the quality")

get over — He got over his loss slowly ("recover")

stand up to — You must stand up to forces of evil. ("withstand, not bend")

glance over — We glanced over the fence. (literal meaning) / We glanced over the topic. (idiom "look briefly")

take after — He takes after his father. ("act or look like")

get through — We got through the tunnel in time. (literal meaning) / He hopes to get through the difficult day. (idiom "bear, endure, survive")

wade through — He waded through his tax preparation. ("persevere")

go off— Our electricity went of. ("stopped working") /  A bomb went off in the center of the city. ("exploded")