Examples of using "Предлог" in a sentence and their english translations:
"In" is a preposition.
That's just an excuse!
You can omit the preposition in this phrase.
Over-sleeping is no excuse for being late.
You've omitted the preposition in this sentence.
That is a mere excuse for idleness.
He made up a pretext for a fight with me.
I'm starting to think it's just an excuse.
- That's just an excuse.
- That's just an excuse!
He used a headache as an excuse for leaving early.
That is a mere excuse for idleness.
They just want an excuse to fire you.
They just want an excuse to fire you.
They just want an excuse to fire you.
In English there are eight main parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction and finally interjection.
He said that he had a date, but, in fact, it was just an excuse to leave the lovers alone.
I don't have a stamp collection, but I have a Japanese postcard collection that I could use as an excuse to invite her.