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Habibaelgindy Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

In/at?

She threw a cake at or in my face?

  

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The correct preposition is at . You throw something at somebody / something.

  • The correct preposition is at .
  • You throw something at somebody / something.
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The correct preposition is at.

You throw something at somebody / something.

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She threw a cake at my face. This means she aimed at my face. Maybe she hit my face, maybe she didn't.

'at' is the usual preposition.


She threw a cake in my face. This means it hit my face.


'in someone's face' is a fixed expression. We don't say eg in my chest, eg in my arm.

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