I'm through with you!

English as a Second Language English Teacher Explanations (ESL Tests)
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Test No. [color=blue]express/elem-8 “Prepositions”, question 2

She just left him, said she was through with him and disappeared.

(a) didn’t want to see him again
(b) didn’t want to help him
(c) didn’t want to hear him again
(d) didn’t want to please him

Test No. [color=blue]express/elem-8 “Prepositions”, answer 2

She just left him, said she didn’t want to see him again him and disappeared.

Correct answer: (a) didn’t want to see him again

Your answer was: [color=green]correct
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You should correct something here.

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Everything is correct here. To be through with somebody means that you don’t want to see them anymore. You have had enough of them.[YSaerTTEW443543]

TOEIC listening, photographs: Queuing at the airport[YSaerTTEW443543]

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I meant you should highlight the word “him” in the main sentence of the question and delete it in the answer.

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Aha, now I see what you mean. Thanks for pointing out, we’ll change it. Regards. Torsten[YSaerTTEW443543]

TOEIC listening, photographs: At the kindergarten[YSaerTTEW443543]

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Pretty thorough, good work.

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“she broke with him and disappeared”, is it the same?

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Hi Szky,

I am afraid that ‘broke with him’ doesn’t quite work. We use the expression ‘break with’ to suggest that you no longer follow for example a tradition or a custom. After years of celebrating the festival in May, the villagers decided to break with tradition and hold it instead in June. The nearest expression to yours would be : She broke up with him.

You may be interested in a piece I’ve written using ‘break’ with different prepositions.

english-test.net/lessons/53/index.html
Alan