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Difficult preposition: I left my gold watch as security ... the money I owed him.



 
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phrase "left of leaves" | Usage of the phrase "point of view"
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Difficult preposition: I left my gold watch as security ... the money I owed him. Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:50 am  Difficult preposition: I left my gold watch as security ... the money I owed him.
 

I left my gold watch as security ...... the money I owed him.

Please tell whether I can use the preposition ''against'' in the blank?

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Difficult preposition: I left my gold watch as security ... the money I owed him. Tue Jan 01, 2008 14:41 pm  Difficult preposition: I left my gold watch as security ... the money I owed him.
 

I wouldn't use 'against'. The usual preposition would be 'for'.
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