Collocations

Collocations are words that are frequently used together

Take Have
 Take a rest  Have fun
 Take a shower  Have breakfast
 Take a chance  Have a drink
 Take a nap  have a free time
Make Do
 Make a mistake  Do homework
 Make noise  Do business
 Make a wish  Do nothing
 make yourself at home (‫)البيت بيتك‬
 make the bed (‫)رتب السرير‬

Have do make

have a bath do business make a difference

have a drink do nothing make a mess
have a good time do someone a favour make a mistake
have a haircut do the cooking make a noise
have a holiday do the housework make an effort
have a problem do the shopping make furniture
have a relationship do the washing up make money
have a rest do your best make progress
have lunch do your hair make room
have sympathy do your homework make trouble

Take break catch

take a break break a habit (‫)كسر العادة‬ catch a ball

take a chance break a leg (‫)حظا موفقا‬ catch a bus (‫)الحق الحافلة‬
take a look (‫)إلق نظرة‬ break a promise catch a chill
take a rest break a record (‫)حطم الرقم القياسي‬ catch a cold (‫)أصيب بنزلة برد‬
take a seat (‫)أجلس خذ مقعدك‬ break a window catch a thief
take a taxi break someone's heart catch fire
take an exam break the ice catch sight of (‫)يلمح‬
take notes (‫)دون مالحظات‬ break the law catch someone's attention
take someone's place break the news to someone catch someone's eye (‫)يلفت انتباه‬
take someone's temperature break the rules catch the flu
pay save keep

pay a fine (‫)دفع غرامة‬ save electricity keep a diary

pay attention (‫ إنتبه الى‬،‫ استمع‬،‫)انتبه‬ save energy keep a promise
pay by credit card save money keep a secret
pay cash save one's strength keep an appointment (‫)وفى بموعده‬
pay interest save someone a seat keep calm
pay someone a compliment save someone's life keep control
pay someone a visit save something to a disk keep in touch
pay the bill save space keep quiet
pay the price save time keep someone's place
pay your respects save yourself the trouble keep the change
(to visit someone in order to welcome or talk to them: We went to pay
our respects to our new neighbors.

also pay your last respects to honor someone after their death, usually
by going to the person's funeral:Friends and relatives came to pay their
last respects to Mr Clarke.)

come go get

come close go abroad get a job

come complete with (‫)تأتي كاملة مع‬ go astray(become lost or get a shock
come direct mislaid/ ‫)يضل‬ get angry
come early - Stick to the path and try not to go astray. I couldn't see
get divorced
come first the trail and I almost went astray
get drunk
come into view - My glasses have gone astray again. Mary's book went get frightened
astray or maybe it was stolen
(Come into view is used of something that you see, e.g. "As we turned go bad get home
the corner, the cathedral came into view." To suddenly emerge or
become visible. I wasn't sure what the bunny was running from, until a go bald (to become bald :lose get lost
dog came into sight.)
one's hair) get married
come last get nowhere
go bankrupt (‫شهر افالسه‬,‫) اإلفالس‬
come late get permission
go blind
come on time get pregnant
go crazy
come prepared get ready
go dark
come right back get started
go deaf
come second get the impression
go fishing
come to a compromise get the message
go mad
come to a decision (‫)توصل الى قرار‬ get the sack (Be dismissed from a
go missing
come to an agreement (‫)التوصل إلى اتفاق‬ job/‫) أقال من وظيفة‬
go on foot
come to an end get upset
go online
come to a standstill (‫)صلت إلى طريق مسدود‬ get wet
go out of business
come to terms with (Come to accept) get worried
go overseas
- I think he's still coming to terms with the death of his wife.- she had
come to terms with the tragedies in her life
go quiet
 come to a total of (‫)تصل إلى ما مجموعه‬ go sailing
come under attack (‫)تتعرض للهجوم‬ go to war
go yellow

Time Business English Classifiers

bang on time annual turnover (‫)المردود السنوي‬ a ball of string

dead on time bear in mind (‫)يأخذ بنظر األعتبار‬
early 12th century break off negotiations a bar of chocolate
free time cease trading (‫)وقف التداول‬
from dawn till dusk ( ‫من الفجر‬ chair a meeting (‫)يرأس اجتماعا‬ a bottle of water
‫)حتى الغسق‬ close a deal
great deal of time close a meeting a bunch of carrots
late 20th century come to the point
make time for dismiss an offer (‫)رفض عرضا‬ a cube of sugar
next few days draw a conclusion (‫)استخالص النتائج‬
past few weeks draw your attention to (‫)لفت انتباهكم إلى‬ a pack of cards (‫)حزمة من البطاقات‬
right on time launch a new product (‫)طالق منتج جديد‬
run out of time (‫)نفذ الوقت‬ lay off staff (‫)تسريح الموظفين‬ a pad of paper
save time go bankrupt
spare time (‫)وقت الفراغ‬ go into partnership
spend some time make a loss
take your time make a profit
tell someone the time market forces
time goes by sales figures (‫) أرقام المبيعات‬
time passes take on staff
waste time