preposition
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be under (a) strain
▪ Claudia could see that he was under considerable strain.
be under an obligation (=have an obligation)
▪ The landlord is under an obligation to repair the house.
be under attack
▪ He arrived when the base was under attack from mortar and small arms fire.
be under construction (=be being built)
▪ A new road is currently under construction.
be under negotiation (=be being discussed)
▪ The contract is currently under negotiation.
be under no obligation
▪ An accused man is under no obligation to say anything.
be under observation (=be in the process of being watched)
▪ The police said that the house had been under observation.
be under (police/armed etc) guard (=to be guarded by a group of people)
▪ He was taken to hospital, where he is now under police guard.
be under pressure
▪ Apple growers are under pressure from the public to use fewer chemicals.
be under repair (=be being repaired)
▪ We were staying at a hotel while our house was under repair.
be under stress
▪ She's been under a lot of stress lately.
be/come under suspicion (=be thought to have probably done something wrong)
▪ He was still under suspicion of fraud.
bring a blaze under control
▪ For more than four hours they battled to bring the blaze under control.
bring a fire under control
▪ Firefighters took more than an hour to bring the fire under control.
bring...under control
▪ Shea used diet and exercise to bring her weight under control.
buckle under the pressure/strain/weight
▪ A weaker person would have buckled under the weight of criticism.
came under...control
▪ The whole of this area came under Soviet control after World War II.
come under attack
▪ Camps in the south came under attack from pro-government forces.
come under criticism/come in for criticism (=be criticized)
▪ The deal came under fierce criticism from other American airlines.
come under pressure
▪ The new Prime Minister has already come under pressure from the opposition to call an election.
come under scrutiny (=be examined)
▪ The cost and efficiency of the health care system has come under increasing scrutiny.
come under the heading of
▪ writers who might come under the heading of postmodern fiction writers
come/fall under the influence of sb/sth (=be influenced by someone or something)
▪ They had come under the influence of a religious sect.
crack/collapse/buckle etc under the strain (=become unable to continue normally because of the strain)
▪ They are worried that the court system might collapse under the strain.
directly in front of/behind/under etc sth
▪ It was a small house, directly behind the church.
falls under the control
▪ Meat production falls under the control of the Agriculture Department.
had...under control
▪ Firefighters had the blaze under control by 9:44 p.m.
in/under certain circumstances (=if particular conditions exist)
▪ In certain circumstances you may be refused a visa.
in/under normal circumstances
▪ Under normal circumstances, you would have to pay to go into the exhibition.
is under new management
▪ The factory is under new management.
keep sb under observation (=closely watch someone or something over a period of time)
▪ The doctor ordered that the patient be kept under observation.
keep sth under review (=continue to review it)
▪ He recommended that the matter should be kept under review.
keep...under control
▪ The Federal Reserve Bank raised interest rates to keep inflation under control.
kept under control
▪ Dogs are allowed on the trails if they are kept under control.
kept under surveillance
▪ The suspects were kept under surveillance.
muttered under...breath
▪ ‘He’s such an unpleasant man,’ Alyssia muttered under her breath.
placed under curfew
▪ The whole town was placed under curfew.
place/put sb under arrest (=arrest someone)
prosecute sb under a law/Act etc
▪ The company is to be prosecuted under the Health and Safety Act.
put sb under pressure (=put a lot of pressure on them)
▪ They were put under pressure to sign confessions.
sleep under the stars (=in a place with no roof)
▪ In the desert, they slept out under the stars.
trades under...name
▪ The firm now trades under the name Lanski and Weber.
under arrest (=the police are guarding him)
▪ A man is under arrest following the suspicious death of his wife.
under control
▪ ‘Do you need any help?’ ‘No. It’s under control, thanks.’
under cover of darkness (=when darkness makes you less likely to be seen)
▪ The attack was planned to take place under cover of darkness.
under cross-examination
▪ He broke down under cross-examination.
under examination
▪ The handling of the matter is under examination by congressional investigators.
under starter’s orders (=about to begin the race)
under...alias
▪ a spy operating under the alias Barsad
under...sedation
▪ The patient was still under heavy sedation.
was under no illusion that
▪ She was under no illusion that he loved her.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(come/work etc) under the umbrella of sth
▪ A whole range of behaviour is subsumed under the umbrella of bureaucratic self-interest.
▪ Finally, war served to bring all members of a society, soldier and civilian, under the umbrella of national consciousness.
▪ Governments also use the more industrially orientated labs under the umbrella of the Fraunhofer society.
(dark) circles under your eyes
(right) under sb's nose
▪ Pat's car was stolen, almost from under his nose.
be (all) water under the bridge
▪ However, this is water under the bridge.
▪ To some extent, that is water under the bridge.
be below/under par
▪ For a second year, economic growth has been substantially below par.
▪ I haven't been up to par since the operation.
▪ He later warned the council's executive committee chairman Erica Wheeler that Mrs Ware's work was below par.
be born under a lucky/unlucky star
be in/under sb's charge
▪ Soldiers under Bensen's charge say he was a harsh but fair commander.
▪ Hell, those goons were in complete charge, with their car caravans, squealing their tires around, intimidating people.
▪ It had no idea if the private hospitals were in turn charging their patients.
▪ Local organisers are responsible both for the academic and technical staffing of a vehicle whilst it is in their charge.
▪ Pain and anger were very much part of the proceedings, as they always are in McGovern's charged dramas.
▪ Perhaps Elena thought that if she was in sole charge she could make a proper tyrant out of him.
▪ The Producer would still be in overall charge, but his or her role was now far more strategic than tactical.
▪ There will again be Joint and Several liability as there was in Community Charge.
▪ When al Molqi took off, he was under the charge of Roman Catholic charity workers.
be snowed under
▪ Don't expect any help from them -- they're snowed under at the moment.
▪ Since the hurricane, builders and roofers have been snowed under with work.
▪ He had applied for a grant but at the time Liverpool City Council was snowed under by applications.
be under house arrest
▪ He, he was under house arrest.
▪ The editor of the party newspaper is under house arrest for printing a report about tanks being moved out of Tirana.
▪ We are not in darkest prison like our brothers and sisters in the flesh, but we are under house arrest.
be under sb's thumb
▪ Meg's really got Darren under her thumb.
▪ He was showing her that she was under his thumb.
▪ Judges are under the thumb of the bureaucracy.
be under siege
▪ The President was under siege from war protesters on the sidewalk.
▪ Everton's goal was under siege.
▪ Guei, who promised quick elections for a civilian government, is under siege from within the army.
▪ Penn, Cage and Leigh give these career performances at a time when movie acting is under siege by special effects.
▪ Read in studio Britain's churches are under siege, according to the company which insures them.
▪ The Army and the police remained under intense pressure in the Jaffna peninsula where many camps and stations were under siege.
▪ Your organization is under siege because you and your colleagues have been lax.
be under the impression (that)
▪ I was under the impression that you couldn't get a parking ticket on private property.
▪ The average American is under the mistaken impression that wildlife refuges have been set up to protect animals.
▪ Because alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, many people are under the impression that it improves sleep.
▪ Both Halle and Sethe were under the impression that they were hidden.
▪ I was under the impression that people who rented council houses would have to pay the new council tax in addition to their rents.
▪ I was under the impression that we shared certain things equally.
▪ My own service was under the impression that it had the huntin' and shootin' rights in this country.
▪ She must be under the impression it was him.
▪ She seemed to be under the impression more guests were coming, but nobody else ever came.
▪ They were under the impression that all strike offenses had to be violent or serious.
be under way
▪ And efforts are under way to develop new types of technology that may be better suited to remote communities.
▪ However, once the project is under way, no personnel changes will be allowed. 27.
▪ More serious basketball is under way next door.
▪ Repeat trials in conjunction with Silsoe Research Institute are under way to confirm that potential.
▪ Secret negotiations are under way with jailed mobsters to bring him down.
▪ Shooting exercises were under way nearby; their presence was verboten.
▪ The administration had now returned to its official residence, and the business of government was under way.
▪ The army also confirmed that a fresh effort to take Lunsar was under way.
be/come under fire
▪ Campbell came under fire for his handling of the negotiations.
▪ Grain-based cereal prices already have come under fire from Capitol Hill, with a report in mid-March by Reps.
▪ He added that to be accurate, the aircraft would have to risk coming under fire.
▪ He, in turn, came under fire from conservative Republicans in his home state.
▪ Its stance has come under fire from the president of the private sector's wood alliance, Corma.
▪ Peacekeeping forces came under fire in isolated incidents.
▪ Sir Derek came under fire from several shareholders.
▪ The service came under fire as scores of roads across the province were clogged with snow, snarling traffic and causing chaos.
▪ When crop-dusters come under fire, it is up to DynCorp helicopter pilots to provide support.
be/get under your feet
▪ The kids have been under my feet all day long.
▪ That way you will not be under her feet.
chuck sb under the chin
come under attack/fire/scrutiny etc
▪ At a deeper level, however, the concept of the mentally abnormal female offender has come under scrutiny.
▪ He added that to be accurate, the aircraft would have to risk coming under fire.
▪ He said the company came under scrutiny along with other insurers after allegations were first made against Metropolitan Life in 1993.
▪ In addition to facing the ire of frustrated riders, Muni has also come under fire recently from federal safety officials.
▪ Patrick is generally regarded as having been an aggressive enforcer of civil-rights laws and often came under fire from conservatives.
▪ Police came under attack from bottles, bricks and plastic crates.
▪ Sir Derek came under fire from several shareholders.
▪ Their vehicle came under fire but was not hit.
come/go under the hammer
▪ A collection of prints and paintings by Picasso came under the hammer at Sotheby's yesterday.
▪ Three Renoir paintings will come under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York.
▪ As for football, it also came under the hammer for the usual reasons.
▪ Hundreds of items go under the hammer to save a medieval manor.
▪ In 1972 it failed to reach reserve price when it came under the hammer at auction.
▪ It was part of the contents of a unique toy museum in Buckinghamshire most of which came under the hammer today.
▪ Read in studio A collection of battered old toys has come under the hammer at an auction today.
▪ So that and nearly 500 other lots will go under the hammer at Sotherbys tomorrow.
▪ The rest of his collection is going under the hammer.
▪ They will go under the hammer at the London auctioneers Spink on 17 May.
cut the ground from under sb's feet
do sth under protest
▪ They finally paid the full bill under protest.
down under
draw a line under sth
▪ I can't allow him to draw a line under my relationship with Gloria.
▪ She liked to draw lines under things.
▪ The Office of Government Commerce was set up last April to draw a line under this relatively poor performance.
drink sb under the table
▪ He was 24, highly intelligent, could drink Malc under the table and had a dry, lightning wit.
everything/anything etc under the sun
▪ Andrew and I spent many hours on the Windrush porch discussing almost everything under the sun from party politics to mystic transcendentalism.
▪ Some people think that the police can do everything under the sun like, but of course you can't.
▪ There literally is everything under the sun, and you're free to do as much or as little as you want.
▪ They discussed everything under the sun.
fly/slip under sb's/the radar
get hot under the collar
▪ But they get hot under the collar about trips behind the old Iron Curtain.
▪ Read in studio Two leading ice cream manufacturers are getting hot under the collar in a row over trade.
▪ Third, people should get hot under the collar when presented with dreary architecture.
get under sb's skin
▪ Kids will say some mean things to try and get under your skin.
▪ But this class was dearly getting under his skin.
▪ He had got under her skin, and after half an hour she went home alone, not content with second-best.
▪ It will not be easy given the Sri Lankan propensity for getting under the skin of the opposition.
▪ So, come on you literary types; stop fretting about Orwell and start getting under our skins.
▪ Sure he could get under your skin but so would St Francis of Assisi on a job like this.
▪ Why did she let him get under her skin like this?
▪ Why should there be a surface to get beneath, a skin to get under?
▪ Why was she allowing Doreen to get under her skin in this manner?
have sth under your belt
▪ Once you've had a few lessons under your belt, you're ready to buy your own ski equipment.
▪ It's difficult to get matches under your belt when you're like that.
hide your light under a bushel
in/under the lee of sth
▪ A lone cat was padding almost invisibly along in the lee of a low wall.
▪ Observed examples of these relationships occur sometimes in the lee of cliffs.
▪ The horse landscape Today in a horse landscape horses steam in the lee of thorn hedges on soaking fields.
▪ The strange, fixed weather vane that stands in the lee of the vicarage at Rennes-le-Chateau.
▪ The unclothed, except when swimming, stayed in the background, secluded in the lee of a dune.
▪ They were standing in the lee of a hedge in the corner of an oil-seed field.
▪ Thirty years ago it had been just another village hiding in the lee of the Wolds.
keep sth under wraps
▪ Ford's new range of cars is being kept firmly under wraps until the Geneva auto show.
▪ It's been suggested the report was kept under wraps to avoid controversy.
▪ But in the interests of security we are keeping the information under wraps.
▪ But Micky's very careful to keep it under wraps.
▪ But officials deny they've been keeping their proposals under wraps.
▪ Now his biggest concern is keeping his excitement under wraps.
▪ The Left would like a civilian, but if there is a candidate it is keeping him under wraps.
▪ The plans are still being kept tightly under wraps, partly through the fear that Mowden might try to scupper them.
▪ There is some multimedia hardware on-board that the company is trying to keep pretty much under wraps.
▪ Which is why, if you've got a bad temper, you probably do your utmost to keep it under wraps.
keep sth under your hat
▪ Rather than wear your heart on your sleeve, you keep it under your hat.
labour under a delusion/misconception/misapprehension etc
▪ Well, dear Rex was either lying or labouring under a misapprehension.
light a fire under sb
▪ They had come in the night and lit a fire under the stage.
not let the grass grow under your feet
on/under pain of death
▪ In effect, each is swearing to keep it on pain of death.
pull the rug (out) from under sb/sb's feet
put sth under the microscope
▪ We put everything under the microscope.
put the skids under sth
▪ The paint that puts the skids under barnacles is being adopted by Porter International for protective coatings in the United States.
shadows under your eyes
▪ Duhamel's face was white; the shadows under his eyes seemed to deepen.
▪ Even with the blinds down, she could see the dark shadows under her eyes.
▪ He noted the shadows under her eyes.
▪ How fresh she looked every morning, despite the slight shadows under her eyes which denoted not much sleep.
▪ Mr Stead was middle-aged and paunchy, with deep shadows under his eyes and square rimless glasses.
▪ On Monday morning Sam came to class events with dark shadows under his eyes, looking ten years older over a weekend.
▪ One day she came to history class with dark shadows under her eyes.
▪ She still looked pale, with deep shadows under her eyes.
sweep/brush sth under the carpet
▪ Refuse to sweep difficulties under the carpet but sort things out even when it is painful.
▪ We knew that it wouldn't just go away if we swept it under the carpet.
take sb under your wing
▪ Adrienne, eleven years older, had taken the 19-year-old singer under her wing.
▪ He had sized me up, he said, and had decided to take me under his wing.
▪ Tom took the young reporter under his wing.
▪ Adrienne, eleven years older, had taken her under her wing.
▪ Gyorgy Aczel, the liberal-minded ideology chief, spotted the talented regional boss and took him under his wings.
▪ He had sized me up, he later explained, and had decided to take me under his wing.
▪ He understood that the boy had had little formal education until Edouard took him under his wing.
▪ Nor could you expect some sage old workman to take you under his wing and bestow upon you his store of knowledge.
▪ Simon's uncle had taken him under his wing, so Simon and his wife, Mary, half lived there.
▪ They monitor the student at the work site and take them under their wing.
under (the) cover of darkness/night
▪ Kawaja fueled speculation by publicly suggesting that barrels of the by-product were shipped out under cover of night.
▪ Later, under cover of darkness, they crept into the house, where Charles hid for the night in the attic.
▪ Locals under the cover of darkness.
▪ Several of us ducked out under cover of darkness, even as others arrived.
▪ The actual emergence usually takes place under cover of darkness.
▪ They would exit under cover of darkness at one of numerous drop-zones fifty kilometres from the vast sprawl of Sagramaso City.
▪ They would pull out under cover of darkness.
under a cloud (of suspicion)
▪ According to the researchers, the new cell actually works better under cloud cover than in full sunlight.
▪ Decades of wallpaper peeling under clouds of dust.
▪ For all these reasons wooden aeroplanes are under a cloud at the moment.
▪ He passes away under a cloud, inscrutable at heart, forgotten, unforgiven, and excessively romantic.
▪ Not only must they care for distressed and disturbed young people, but they must do so under a cloud.
▪ Sometimes the pressure we were under clouded our judgment.
▪ The sight of these two storming along under a cloud of canvas is enough to stir the blood of most landlubbers.
▪ We argued about it, and when I left, I left under a cloud.
under canvas
under cover
▪ an undercover cop
▪ Cobb worked on the case under cover for the FBI.
under false pretences
▪ He got a loan from the bank under false pretences.
▪ Immigration officers attempt to catch people entering the country under false pretenses.
▪ He brought me down here to work for him under false pretences.
▪ He was only interested in himself and his business, and had married her under false pretences.
▪ I felt as if I was there under false pretences.
▪ I got into your office under false pretences, but there was no other way.
under glass
under lock and key
▪ Oswald's FBI file has been kept under lock and key.
▪ If they had kept me under lock and key from my fifteenth birthday until my twentieth, I might have escaped.
▪ Since then, that length of self-healing cable has been kept under lock and key at the railway inspectorate building at Reading.
▪ Smith's copies have spent the last six days under lock and key at its Dunstable depot.
▪ The older children were no longer kept under lock and key.
▪ Wherever they are kept, they should be out of reach of children and, where appropriate, under lock and key.
▪ With Petersen under lock and key, life for the gumshoes of the Office of Security returned to normal.
▪ Your master should really have kept the book under lock and key.
under no circumstances
▪ And under no circumstances are you allowed to vote for me.
▪ But under no circumstances comfort the baby, or hold the baby.
▪ Etiquette demanded that under no circumstances would he change his mind.
▪ Juvenile Court proceedings can be reported but under no circumstances may any child involved in the proceedings be identified.
▪ Lydon was adamant that under no circumstances would he rejoin the group.
▪ Tears must not be allowed to fill their eyes and under no circumstances run down their cheeks.
▪ That is, under no circumstances must I mention to anyone that I have turned down an invitation to return to Blighty.
▪ The trouble with the proposal was that under no circumstances would the United States give up its ultimate veto on the bombs.
under offer
under plain cover/under separate cover
under sail
under sb's roof
under sb's watchful eye
▪ Although its voluntary recruits diminished, the order had managed to limp on for nearly two centuries under Ixmarity's watchful eye.
▪ Amelia learned stunting under his watchful eye, to become competent in the air no matter what the conditions.
▪ No such extravagance here, as under the watchful eye of Asquith, he launched into some of his best known songs.
▪ She felt absolutely helpless and extremely vulnerable standing completely unclothed under his watchful eyes.
▪ The second best is under the watchful eye or with the help of a relative.
▪ Thwarted, he then embraced her stiffly before taking the baby in his arms under the watchful eye of his wife.
▪ Today, the Reichardt duck farm is run under the watchful eye of Jim Reichardt, great grandson of the original founder.
▪ Voice over Back at the Young Telegraph, their final copy is put together under the watchful eye of a full-time reporter.
under the (watchful/stern etc) eye of sb
▪ He flashed his security pass under the eyes of the two armed guards posted beside the exit door.
▪ The hoopla also continued well into the night outside the casinos under the eyes of Las Vegas police and security guards.
▪ They act out roles and techniques under the watchful eye of their instructors.
▪ Thwarted, he then embraced her stiffly before taking the baby in his arms under the watchful eye of his wife.
▪ Today, the Reichardt duck farm is run under the watchful eye of Jim Reichardt, great grandson of the original founder.
▪ Voice over Back at the Young Telegraph, their final copy is put together under the watchful eye of a full-time reporter.
under the aegis of sb/sth
▪ The refugee camp operates under the aegis of the UN.
▪ And under the aegis of the Duke, a powerful protector, Strayhorn was able to live an openly gay life.
▪ More often than not, racial themes enter the conversation of the YCs under the aegis of fun.
under the auspices of sb/sth
▪ A research project has been set up under the auspices of the University of Michigan.
▪ Further talks took place in Rome on Dec. 20 under the auspices of the verification commission.
▪ Giambologna's equestrian statue of Cosimo I has been cleaned under the auspices of the Pegasus consortium.
▪ This was opened in 1986 under the auspices of the Drugs Council and a local housing trust.
under the banner of sth
▪ Kassar is expected to produce one or two films a year at Paramount under the banner of a still-unnamed production company.
▪ Knights who had ridden forth under the banner of this leader or that rode back on their own.
▪ On the other side are those who march under the banner of Unity.
▪ Our links with the press are strong and we provide copy ready material and photographs under the banner of Media Action.
▪ Third World countries struggled for national independence and did so often under the banner of nationalist socialism.
▪ This familiarity, this friendliness of science is fast disappearing under the banner of standardisation.
▪ Within 12 months the Moderation movement had collapsed and in 1835 the abstainers re-grouped under the banner of Total Abstinence.
under the counter
▪ And they sell under the counter, you know.
▪ That box of spark plugs under the counter is a cache.
▪ Then he reached under the counter for his slim green ledgers.
▪ There's pots to wash and a broom under the counter.
▪ This time you bring back a whole box of plugs to put under the counter.
▪ Without waiting to lift the flap she slipped under the counter.
▪ Yet we all know that it goes on - under the counter, as it were.
under the heel of sb/sth
▪ The country is once more under the heel of a dictator.
under the influence (of alcohol/drink/drugs etc)
▪ Cowan suggests that the strength of the excitatory interactions increases relative to that of the inhibitory interactions under the influence of the drug.
▪ Teenagers under the influence of the locally produced khat narcotic plant were said to be responsible for much of the artillery fire.
▪ The motor velocity increases under the influence of the positive torque and the equilibrium position is attained with maximum velocity.
▪ The roads, under the influence of the rain, were becoming shocking.
▪ The weather became cooler under the influences of cold breezes from the frozen north, observed my master.
▪ Today I write this, happily, under the influence of a drug.
under the inspiration of sb
under the knife
▪ Again and again he goes under the knife.
▪ Ards went under the knife last night.
▪ Bet you didn't know Northern Ireland star Michael Hughes was under the knife several weeks ago?
▪ Every attack was accompanied by the certain knowledge that within a couple of hours I'd be under the knife.
under the plough
▪ Half a million acres came newly under the plough between 1761 and 1792, one million more during the Napoleonic Wars.
under the same roof/under one roof
under the table
▪ payments made under the table to local officials
▪ They paid him under the table so he wouldn't have to pay taxes.
▪ A perfect end to a perfect day: a chocolate-smeared face peers up from under the table.
▪ Andrea suddenly ducked under the table to avoid Heather.
▪ Anna sees something under the table by the tree.
▪ At that I push the chair all the way under the table and we give each other these glowing smiles.
▪ He looks under the table and sees a bare toe rubbing the toe of his sneaker.
▪ He thought she looked maddeningly attractive, and emboldened by the fine claret, pressed his knee against hers under the table.
▪ It can be hidden from the tax man, laundered to disguise its source and passed under the table in bribes.
▪ They laughed so hard they slid under the table.
under the weather
▪ I hear you've been a bit under the weather. Are you feeling better now?
▪ Louise looked a little under the weather when I saw her.
▪ Mike's feeling a little under the weather so he couldn't come tonight.
▪ Although he was not as ill as he had made out to Elaine, he still felt a bit under the weather.
▪ And young Curtis has been a bit under the weather, missed training this week, so he's out.
▪ I began to feel under the weather on Thursday morning after leaving Haslemere.
▪ It was too early in the trip for a serious attempt and all of us were decidedly under the weather.
▪ Like our own, Botham's finances are a little under the weather.
▪ Marie's pretty under the weather for the next couple of days.
▪ You will have off days when you are tired or a bit under the weather.
under your breath
▪ "Son of a bitch," Bill muttered under his breath.
▪ And, as he played, he seemed to talk to himself under his breath.
▪ Greatly relieved, he muttered under his breath and crossed himself several times.
▪ He hissed those words under his breath, your friend, his fingers digging mindlessly into the clear plastic packets of prophylactics.
▪ He swore under his breath and then quickly thrust the sack back into the water.
▪ Major Roland Tuck swore peaceably under his breath.
▪ Peter muttered something resentful under his breath, but did as she asked.
▪ Quietly, under my breath, I began humming Handel.
▪ Sitting back, humming under his breath, he scanned the waters for anything that might present itself.
under your own steam
▪ Can you manage to get up to the house under your own steam while I bring up the food?
▪ I never thought Sal and Thomas would make it here under their own steam!
▪ He left unexplained why, if that was his view, he had not gone under his own steam somewhat earlier.
▪ He would prefer an assistant who was prepared to be directed, not one who would dash away under their own steam.
▪ It now stands in North Road museum having last moved under its own steam in 1925.
▪ Otherwise, they'd be all over the place under their own steam.
▪ We need to know whether Paul got to the Cathedral under his own steam and at what time.
under/given the circumstances
▪ Besides, under the circumstances, the risk had to be taken.
▪ Especially under the circumstances and all.
▪ He made some measure of pass at me. Given the circumstances of a cheese dip, it was cheering.
▪ He said that he felt that its terms were the best obtainable under the circumstances.
▪ Perhaps under the circumstances it made sense to remain in the one place.
▪ Their disciplined behavior under the circumstances impressed my father.
▪ Well given the circumstances who can blame them.
under/on false pretences
under/on tow
▪ Maintenance costs on tow motors were slashed.
well-fed/under-fed/poorly-fed
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ "Where's the cat?" "She crawled under the couch."
▪ A small dog scampered into the room and dived under the table.
▪ Children under 16 will not be admitted without an adult.
▪ He's been working under Amato for six months.
▪ He has a small scar under his nose.
▪ He was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
▪ I've been under a lot of stress lately.
▪ I could see something glittering under the water.
▪ If there's no one at home, just shove the letter under the door.
▪ In our library, novels are classified under Crime, Romance, and General.
▪ It is one of the largest mountain ranges under the Pacific ocean.
▪ Krentz writes historical romances under the name Amanda Quick.
▪ Selling alcohol to anyone under age 21 is a crime.
▪ Several of the employees under him complained of his bullying behavior.
▪ Several of the stolen items were found buried under Mackie's house.
▪ She has at least 40 people under her at Shell.
▪ The Association of British Travel Agents is listed under "Trade Associations and Professional Bodies" in the Yellow Pages.
▪ The information is filed under the child's last name.
▪ The organization is tax exempt under section 501 of the tax code.
▪ The pen fell under the desk.