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Collocation Lists On this page you can find a few short lists of collocations to give you more of an idea

about them. Many good learner's dictionaries show collocations associated with specific words. There are also dictionaries of collocations, though these are more difficult to find. Some common verbs have have a bath have a drink have a good time have a haircut have a holiday have a problem have a relationship have a rest have lunch have sympathy take take a break take a chance take a look take a rest take a seat take a taxi take an exam take notes take someone's place take someone's temperature pay pay a fine pay attention pay by credit card pay cash pay interest pay someone a compliment pay someone a visit pay the bill pay the price pay your respects come come close come complete with come direct come early come first

do do business do nothing do someone a favour do the cooking do the housework do the shopping do the washing up do your best do your hair do your homework break break a habit break a leg break a promise break a record break a window break someone's heart break the ice break the law break the news to someone break the rules save save electricity save energy save money save one's strength save someone a seat save someone's life save something to a disk save space save time save yourself the trouble go go abroad go astray go bad go bald go bankrupt

make make a difference make a mess make a mistake make a noise make an effort make furniture make money make progress make room make trouble catch catch a ball catch a bus catch a chill catch a cold catch a thief catch fire catch sight of catch someone's attention catch someone's eye catch the flu keep keep keep keep keep keep keep keep keep keep keep a diary a promise a secret an appointment calm control in touch quiet someone's place the change

get get a job get a shock get angry get divorced get drunk

come come come come come come come come come come come come come come come

into view last late on time prepared right back second to a compromise to a decision to an agreement to an end to a standstill to terms with to a total of under attack

go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go

blind crazy dark deaf fishing mad missing on foot online out of business overseas quiet sailing to war yellow

get get get get get get get get get get get get get get get

frightened home lost married nowhere permission pregnant ready started the impression the message the sack upset wet worried

Miscellaneous Time bang on time dead on time early 12th century free time from dawn till dusk great deal of time late 20th century make time for next few days past few weeks right on time run out of time save time spare time spend some time take your time tell someone the time time goes by time passes waste time Classifiers a ball of string a bar of chocolate a bottle of water a bunch of flowers a cube of sugar a pack of cards a pad of paper a string of pearls sticks/joy /nerves

Business English annual turnover bear in mind break off negotiations cease trading chair a meeting close a deal close a meeting come to the point dismiss an offer draw a conclusion draw your attention to launch a new product lay off staff go bankrupt go into partnership make a loss make a profit market forces sales figures take on staff a box of matches a dozen of eggs a tin of sardines a can of coke a loaf of bread a sliece of ham a school of fish a flight of stairs a herd of cows a brood of hens a swarm of insects a puddle of puppies a hive of bees a cloud of flies a ream of papers a bundle of

Siamese Twins List

alive and kicking an arm and a leg apples and oranges back and forth be-all and end-all bells and whistles black and white blood and guts bow and arrow bread and butter by and large cap and gown cat and mouse cats and dogs clean and tidy crash and burn down and out far and away

far and wide flesh and blood heaven and hell here and there hide and seek high and dry high and mighty hot and cold in and out king and queen knife and fork ladies and gentlemen law and order live and let live lost and found loud and clear man and boy

man and wife meat and potatoes meet and greet mother and father mum and dad nook and cranny nuts and bolts odds and ends old and new once and for all peace and quiet pros and cons read and write rough and tumble sick and tired skin and bone song and dance spick and span

spit and polish thick and thin thunder and lightning time and again time and time again to and fro tooth and nail touch and go trial and error up and down yes and no all or nothing day or night do or die (neither) fish nor fowl (neither) hide nor hair kill or cure make or break

ADVERB+ADJECTIVE entirely convinced consistently successful utterly (amazed, successful) completely useless virtually impossible ADVERB+VERB absoluely adore barely see bitterly regret distinctily remember dramatically increase eagerly await fully investigate heavily rely on profusely apologize seriously wonder soundly sleep strongly (suggest, recommend) thoroughly investigate

Verb and Preposition Collocations The following is a list of verbs and prepositions which commonly appear together. accuse (someone) of ([doing] something) add (something) to (something else)

admire (someone) for ([doing] something) agree on (topic) agree with (someone) apologize to (someone) for ([doing] something) apply to (a place) for (something) approve of (something) argue with (someone) about (topic) arrive at (a building, room, site, event) arrive in (a city, country) ask (someone) about (someone/topic) ask (someone) for (something) believe in (something) belong to (someone) blame (someone) for ([doing] something) borrow (something) from (someone) care about (someone/something/topic) comment on (topic) compare (something) to/with (something else) complain to (someone) about (something) concentrate on ([doing] something) congratulate (someone) for/on ([doing] something) consist of (some things) consent to ([doing] something) contribute to (something) count on (someone) to (do something) cover (something) with (something else) decide on (topic) depend on (someone) for (something) discuss (something) with (someone) distinguish (something) from (something else) dream about/of (someone/something) escape from (somewhere) explain (topic) to (someone) excuse (someone) for ([doing] something) forgive (someone for ([doing] something) get rid of (something) graduate from (a place) happen to (someone) help (someone) with (something) hide (something) from (someone) insist (up)on (something) introduce (someone) to (someone else) invite (someone) to (an event) keep (something) for (someone)

matter to (someone) object to (something) participate in (something) pay (price) for (something) pray for (someone/something) prefer (something) to (something else) prevent (someone) from ([doing] something) prohibit (someone) from ([doing] something) protect (someone) from (something) provide (someone) with (something) recover from (something) rely (up)on (someone/something) remind (someone) of (something) rescue (someone) from (something) respond to (someone/something) save (someone) from (something) search for (something) separate (something) from (something else) scold (someone) for ([doing] something) smile at (someone) for ([doing] something) speak to/with (someone) about (topic) /br>stare at (something/someone) stop (someone) from ([doing] something) subscribe to (something) substitute (something) for (something else/someone) subtract (something) from (something else) succeed in ([doing] something) suffer from (something) take advantage of (someone/something/ situation) take care of (something/someone) talk to/with (someone) about (topic) thank (someone) for ([doing] something) travel to (somewhere) vote for (someone) vouch for (someone) wait for (someone/something) wish for (something) work for (company/something/someone)

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