Collcations and Phrases

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bitterly disappointing/disappointed resent criticise regret complain cryweep

deeply ashamed concerned shocked committed moved afected hurt (oeelings) regret care religious unhappy

ridiculously cheap expensive easy low high long short small large early

strongly oppose in uence believe deny recommend support condemnsuggest eel argue object

I was bitterly disappointed when I ailed the exam !ro essor "c#ellvit wasalways deeply committed to her students $he restaurant was ridiculouslyexpensive I don%t think we%ll go there again I would strongly recommendthat you learn a oreign language

make arrangements or make a change / changes make a choicemake a comment / comments make a contribution to make adecision make an efort make an excuse make riendsmake an improvement make a mistake make a phone calmake progress

do your best do damage do an experiment doexercises do someone a good turn / do someone a

avour do harm do your hair do your homeworkdo the ironing/shopping/ washing& etc do some wor k

have an accident have an argument / a row have a breakhave a conversation/chat have di'culty have adream/nightmare have an experience have a eelinghave un / a good time have a look have a partyhave a problem / problems have a try/go

gain power& control& access a reputation& publicity& recognition& anadvantage

$he socialist party gained control o the ational ssembly *er paintingsgained recognition thanks to a major exhibition in ew +ork

,in an award& a pri-e& a medal& a match a battle& a war& an election *e

won a meda l in the . 0 1lympic 2ames $he conservative party won the3440 2eneral 5lection



5arn a salary& money

chieve success& your goals& your aims

beat/ de eat a team& an opponent *e de eated his opponent in thetennis 6nal

have to sit/take an exam in biology at the end o term

1 ur class carried out / conducted a research project into the history o ourschool

3 decided to enrol on / take a course in computer programming

7he studied or / took a degree in engineering

3 studied/took history and economics in high school

ll students have to write an essay/assignment at the end o term

!ro essor !arkinson gave a lecture on the merican 8ivil ,ar

*e obtained / was awarded a diploma in $own !lanning in 3449

*er essay received / was given an :grade

+ou will need to obtain/ac;uire a ;uali6cation in social work

$he country is poor< only .=> o children receive a basic education

$he ast train to ?ondon only takes 0@ minutes 3 don%t like driving in theast lane on the motorway

,e had a ;uick glance at the menu and went in 3 think I%ll have a ;uickshower be ore going out

$here has been a rapid decline in the number o sea:birds visiting theisland each year $he builders made rapid progress with the new stadium

7he made a speedy recovery a ter her operation $he new web pagesprovide speedy access to airline and train timetables or @. countries



$he government took swi t action to change the law $his is an extremelyurgent matter 3 hope you will be able to give us a swi t response

!romp t payment o bills is a good idea 3 was happy that my letterreceived such a prompt reply

,e had a brisk walk be ore lunch 7he does everything with briske'ciency

,e should not make a hasty decision< we may regret it later *e made ahasty exit when he saw his wi e enter the room

3 go along with your view that crime and poverty are linked ,e are incomplete agreement over the ;uestion o drug abuse in athletics

3 tend to agree that parents o ten blame teachers or problems whichstart within the amily 3 share your opinion that sport is over:commercialised

3 appreciate your point o view& but 3 still think you are overstating theproblem

3 can see your point< I%ve never thought o it in that way be ore

I%d pre er not to enter into an argument over the war in 8ollocania

#iferences exist / have arisen between the unions and the managementover how to solve the problem

,e disagree over what to do& but I%m sure we can come to / reach acompromise

$he management and the union have 6nally settled their pay dispute I%msure we can settle our diferences without damaging our riendship

3 don%t think we will ever agree with each other ,e%ll just have to agree todifer

ring a b ell A: Do yo u know April O’Neil?B: Hmm. Maybe. That name rings a bell.

on the t ip of your tongue His nam e was on the tip of my tongue… but Icouldn’t remember it.



fed up I’m fed up with my ne ighbour’s do g.

Big deal! It takes yo u 15 minutes t o walk to school? Big d eal!

give it a s hot If you think you can make the team, then g ive it ashot.

a dead end Let’s n ot take this p ath. It leads t o a dead end.

a p iece o f cake The test was a piece of cake. I nished it in 20minutes.

slip your mind I was g oing to return the library b ooks today afterwork, but the thought slipped my mind.

a cha nge o f heart After seeing a m ouse o n the oor, I had a change o fheart about eating at the restaurant.

have secon d thoughts I’m starting to have se cond thoughts a bout my newapartment.

be in the sam e boat The governments of Portugal and G reece a re in thesame boat. They both need nancial assistance.

out of sight, out of mind. Jim was h appy when h is ex- girlfriend m oved o ut ofhis a partment — out of sight, out of mind.

make do

I forgot to buy g roceries so I had to make do withwhat was l eft in the fridge.

in the b ag After scoring their fourth goal, the victory w as i n thebag.

for the time being I plan to move into m y own a partment inSeptember. For the time being, I’m staying withfriend Doug.

if need be If need be, we ca n take a t axi home.

in the m iddle o f nowhere Their car br oke down in the middle of nowhere.

You can say t hat again! A: I met your boss today. He’s a real jerk.B: You can say t hat again!

follow in sb’s footsteps Bill chose to follow in his f ather’s f ootsteps a nd



become a d entist.

call it a day It’s already 6 pm. Let’s call it a day.

be only amatter of time

The scientist sa id it’s only amatter of time before a bigearthquake hits C alifornia.

Denition

push yourluck

A: Dad, can I have a nother icecream cone?B: Don’t push your luck, kid.

be t hat as it may A: Tyler is su ch a selsh guy.B: Be that as i t may, he’s yo ur brother. You have to love him.

All the glitters is not gold.

Make a long story short

Come to the point - leave out details

Collocations starting with the verb ‘do’

Do me a favourDo the cookingDo the houseworkDo the shoppingDo the washing upDo your bestDo your hair

Collocations with the verb ‘have’

Have a good time

Have a bathHave a drinkHave a haircutHave a holidayHave a problemHave a relationshipHave lunchHave sympathy

Collocations with the verb ‘break’



Break the law

Break a legBreak a promiseBreak a recordBreak someone's heartBreak the iceBreak the news to someoneBreak the rules

Collocations with the verb ‘take’

Take a break

Take a chanceTake a lookTake a rest

Take a seatTake a taxiTake an examTake notesTake someone's place

Collocations with the verb ‘make’

Make a difference

Make a messMake a mistakeMake a noiseMake an effortMake moneyMake progressMake roomMake trouble

Collocations with the verb ‘catch’

Catch the bus

Catch a ballCatch a coldCatch a thief Catch fireCatch sight of Catch someone's attentionCatch someone's eyeCatch the flu

Collocations with the verb ‘pay’

ay respect



ay a fineay attentionay by credit carday cashay interestay someone a visitay the billay the price

Collocations with the verb ‘keep’

!eep the change

!eep a promise!eep a secret!eep an appointment!eep calm

!eep in touch!eep "uiet!eep someone's place

Collocations with the verb ‘save’

#ave yourself the trouble

#ave electricity#ave energy#ave money#ave someone a seat#ave someone's life#ave something to a disk#ave time

Collocations with the verb ‘go’

$o bald

$o abroad$o astray$o bad

$o bankrupt$o blind$o cra%y$o fishing$o mad$o missing$o online$o out of business$o overseas$o "uiet$o sailing$o to war

Collocations with the verb ‘come’



Come under attack

Come closeCome directCome earlyCome firstCome into viewCome lastCome lateCome on timeCome preparedCome right backCome to a decisionCome to an agreementCome to an endCome to a standstillCome to terms with

Come to a total of

Collocations with the verb ‘get’

$et the sack

$et a life

$et a &ob$et a shock$et angry$et divorced$et drunk$et frightened$et home$et lost$et married

$et permission$et ready$et started$et the impression$et upset$et wet$et worried

Collocations related to time

Bang on timeDead on time

ree timerom dawn till dusk

$reat deal of time(arly)late *+th centuryMake time for

,ext few daysast few weeks-ight on time



-un out of timeTime goes byTime passes.aste time

Collocations related to business English

/nnual turnover!eep in mindBreak off negotiationsClose a dealClose a meetingCome to the pointDismiss an offerDraw a conclusionDraw your attention to0aunch a new product

$o bankrupt$o into partnershipMake a profit)loss

strongly denydeny charges / an accusationdeny a rumour / an allegationdisclaim responsibilityreject an idea / a suggestionrun contrary tocontradictory evidence/adviceexampleThe PM strongly denied claims of corruption made against him.Despite the evidence against him, the accused denied the charges.The pop star has denied all the rumours about her marriage.The hotel disclaims all responsibility for guests' vehicles.

Ann rejected all oe's suggestions about ho! to decorate their flat.The research findings run contrary to popular belief.Contradictory evidence made it hard for the jury to reach a verdict

making others experience painto cause painto inflict painthe experience of being in painto suffer painto complain of painto be rac"ed !ith painto feel pain

to e#perience painmaking pain go away to alleviate painto ease painto lessen painto soothe painto relieve painpain subsides



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