[Idiom] Reaching out

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Gilles L

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Dear Teacher,<
Please tell me what proposition to use after the expression "reaching out"
Is it acceptable to say:
I reached out for the bottle of milk on the table ?
I reached out for my hat on the shelf ?
Are there any occasions where we would need to use another prepostion when using the above expression?
 

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With the second, you might reach up, depending on the height of the shelf.
 

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:up: ...and in the idimatic usage that means 'makes an effort to make contact with' the preposition to use is 'to': 'This candidate is trying to reach out to all the lone parents'.

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You don't need a preposition there. "I reached for the milk" is OK.
 
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