Adverb Phrases with Examples
Welcome to the new lesson on Adverb Phrases with Examples, this lesson is prepared for students who want to learn some interesting Adverbial Phrases with their examples and want to advance their English writing and speaking.
Adverbial Phrases with Examples
By all means
You may do it by all means.
Through and through
He is an intelligent man through and through.
Before long
You should have done the work before long.
At an arm’s length
We kept the enemy at an arm’s length.
At any rate
You must attend the college at any rate.
At the eleventh hour
He always comes at the eleventh hour.
In the nick of time
He came in the nick of time.
At length
Please narrate the whole incident at length.
On the whole
On the whole, he is an honest man.
Without fall
Please attend the meeting without fall.
With one voice
The soldiers said with one voice that they would fight to the last.
On the spur of the amount
I cannot give you a definite reply on the spur of the moment.
At a stretch
I can work 12 hours at a stretch.
Off-hand
He can make a good speech off-hand.
Above all
He is honest, intelligent and above all, industrious.
Above board
Our dealings with the minister were above board.
After all
After all, she is a good girl.
Again and again
He read the letter again and again.
All the same
He is very unkind to me, all the same I respect him.
All in all
The director is all in all in his department.
As a matter of fact
As a matter of fact, he is not an honest man.
Now and then
He goes to attend the class every now and then.
Far and Wide
He is famous far and wide.
From time to time
He calls on me from time to time.
In the long run
Honesty pays in the long run.
Then and there
He was taken to task then and there.
Off and on
She comes here off and on.
Over and above
He was punished and fined over and above
Few and far between
His visits to his parents are few and far between.
Phrases are always used different ways in English writing and speaking, so learning these phrases will beautify our writing skills.
