I’m looking for examples of the phenomenon described in the thread title: phrases that have special meaning to a group of specialists, and that begin with a perhaps unexpected preposition. I’m mainly interested in Standard American English, but other Englishes are welcome too.
Examples I’ve thought of:
on study (clinical research). If I become a research participant, I’d expect to be in the study, not on study.
under the statute (law, regulatory). I would probably say according to or in compliance with or following the statute.
Others?