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Why is it "you lied TO me" and not "you lied me"

Why do we say You tricked me You fooled me You deceived me You offended me You kissed me And so on and so on BUT you lied TO me and not you lied me?
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Learn mathematics versus learn about mathematics

I am a bit confused with these two examples, which is the correct one? I learn mathematics, or I learn about mathematics.
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"Proposed her" vs. "proposed to her"

I get confused sometimes because I read both phrases(proposed her or proposed to her). So, please let me know, which one is correct? I proposed to her. vs. I proposed her.
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"The file I sent (to) you". Using the preposition

to send somebody something to send something to somebody Is it necessary to use the preposition in sentences like these, in which the direct object stands before the verb? Open the file I sent ...
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Why does something "belong to someone" and not "belong someone"?

The confusing language lesson bewildered John. Detective Frey believed the suspect's story. You're trying to befriend someone who doesn't trust you. If the examples above are correct, this one ...
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Usage of "paid" and "paid for"

Why is it "paid for" and not "paid" in this sentence: Bobo has repaired and repainted the car, but when the woman goes to take out her wallet, the boy shakes his head and says, “...
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"Where should I pay the tickets?" Does this sentence make sense?

Where should I pay the tickets? This is from an English material for students. (Sightseeing 3: Buying a ticket) I learnt at school that you "pay money" and you "pay for tickets". ...
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'Provides me with an excuse" or "Provides me an excuse"

With respect to FumbleFingers for providing his Google search of "provides me an excuse" in this comment I would like to ask when and in which cases can we omit "with" when we place the indirect ...
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Does this noun phrase denote the result of the verb?

“I think I’ll be a clown when I get grown,” said Dill. Jem and I stopped in our tracks. ‘Yes sir, a clown,” he said. “There ain’t one thing in this world I can do about folks except laugh, so ...
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"say something" vs. "tell something to somebody"

I am familiar with this rule: 1.Tell something to somebody 2. Say something But what about his sentence from Melville's Bartleby Scrivener? “Bartleby!” “I know you,” he said, without looking ...
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How to analyze this sentence, 'He apologised to me for that.'?

'He apologised to me for that.' I know that 'he' is the subject and 'apologised' the verb but I don't know about the rest.
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He supplied the terrorist with weapon

He supplied the terrorist with weapon Why not supply here follows norms of direct object, indirect object. He supplied the terrorist a weapon (Just like he gave me a book)
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Wish to/Wish in this sentence?

While on the one hand, one does not wish to a state-of-affairs in which ministers are under the cloud of criminal charges, it cannot be denied that there is a serious mixing of criminal investigation ...
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