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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Leery about / of
? She seemed a little leery [=suspicious] about/of the proposal. ? They were leery of their neighbors.
(Quoted from http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/leery)
Can we use "about" instead of "of" in the second sentence? Is "leery about something" correct but is "leery about someone" incorrect?
(Quoted from http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/leery)
Can we use "about" instead of "of" in the second sentence? Is "leery about something" correct but is "leery about someone" incorrect?
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Leery is usually followed by of . I have not seen it used with about .
- Leery is usually followed by of .
- I have not seen it used with about .
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Leery is usually followed by of. I have not seen it used with about.
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