Children often prefer toys over books.

Meaning: This means that children usually like to play with toys more than they like to read books.

Choice of Words: Children are young people. Prefer means to like one thing more than another. Toys are objects that children play with. Over means in place of or instead of.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

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