Know Your English (Jan 2002)-21

Know your English

Do you congratulate someone "on" getting a job, or do you congratulate him "for" getting a job?

One usually congratulates someone "on" getting something, and not "for". Here are a few examples.

*Neha and Raju congratulated Atul on his brilliant performance.

*Vishnu congratulated Leya on winning the lottery.

Source:

The Hindu daily, Tuesday, Jan 29, 2002