Collocations
Collocations
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give support
to offer help, backing, or encouragement to someone
give thanks
to express gratitude
go running
to run outdoors as a form of regular exercise
go walking
go on a walk as a leisure activity
grab the handle
take firm hold of a handle
grant a wish
to make someone's desire come true
have a child
to become a parent; to give birth to or father a child
have a conversation
to engage in a spoken exchange with someone
have a feeling
to experience an emotion or intuition
have a fight
to engage in a quarrel or physical conflict with someone
have a read
to spend some time reading something (informal)
have a reason
to possess a justification or motive for an action
have a rest
to pause from work or exertion in order to relax
have an accident
to be involved in an unexpected harmful event
have experience
to possess knowledge or skill acquired through past events or practice
have trouble
to experience difficulty with something
hear a knock
perceive the sound of someone knocking on a door
hide one's face
to turn away or conceal one's face to avoid being seen
hire a car
to pay temporarily for the use of a car
hire a lawyer
To pay a lawyer to represent or advise you
hire an agent
to employ an agent to act on one's behalf professionally
hold a meeting
organize and conduct a meeting
host a party
be the organizer and main provider of a social event
improve health
to make one's physical or mental condition better
increase speed
to make something move faster
install a system
to put a new system in place and make it operational
introduce a boyfriend
present one's boyfriend to others for the first time
iron clothes
to smooth wrinkles from clothes using a heated iron
iron pants
to press pants with a hot iron to remove creases
join a church
To become a member of a church congregation
join a company
to become an employee of a business organization
join a conversation
to begin participating in a discussion already in progress
keep animals
to own and care for animals at home or on a farm
last a month
to continue or endure for the duration of a month
lay the table
put out cutlery and dishes on the table ready for eating
lead a group
be in charge of and direct the activities of a group
learn a song
to memorize and practice a song until you can perform it
learn magic
to study and acquire the skills of conjuring or illusion
leave a club
end one's membership of a club
leave a husband
to end a marriage by departing from one's spouse
leave a job
to stop working at a job, especially voluntarily
leave a mess
To depart without tidying the disorder one has caused
leave school
to finish one's schooling, especially before university
leave town
to depart from the town where one lives or is staying
light a fire
to ignite fuel so that it burns
lose a friend
to no longer have someone as a friend
lose a job
to no longer have employment, typically involuntarily
lose a life
to die; to cause a death
lose blood
to have blood flow out of the body, especially through injury
lose contact
To stop communicating with someone over time
lose control
to no longer be able to manage a situation or restrain oneself
lose count
to fail to keep track of a number
lose hope
to stop believing that a good outcome is possible
lose one's place
to no longer know where one was in a text, list, or sequence
make a change
alter or modify something deliberately
make a couple
to form a naturally matching or well-suited romantic pair
make a deal
reach or agree on an arrangement with another party
make a film
to produce or direct a film
make a guess
to attempt an answer without being certain
make a joke
To produce a humorous remark or story
make a mark
to create a visible spot or impression on a surface
make a mess
To produce disorder or a dirty, disordered state
make a mistake
do something incorrectly or wrongly
make a movie
to produce or direct a film
make a pass
throw or kick a ball to a teammate
make a point
express a clear argument or draw attention to something
make a rule
to establish or create a rule
make a stop
to halt briefly at a place during a journey
make a turn
to change direction while driving or walking
make an escape
successfully get away from a place or dangerous situation
make an excuse
to give a reason, often weak or untrue, to explain one's behavior or avoid something
make an offer
to formally propose a price or deal to someone
make contact
To get in touch with someone for the first time or after a gap
make music
to create or perform music, often collaboratively
make sense
be logical, coherent, or easy to understand
make trouble
to behave in a way that creates problems for others
manage a store
To be responsible for the day-to-day running of a retail shop
meet the queen
have an official or personal encounter with a queen
melt ice
to cause ice to change from solid to liquid by applying heat or a chemical
miss a call
To fail to answer a phone call, typically because you were unavailable.
miss a chance
fail to use an available opportunity
miss a plane
to fail to board a plane before it departs
miss a step
to fail to place a foot properly, especially on stairs
miss a turn
to lose one's opportunity to act in a game or rotation
miss one's father
feel the absence of one's father
miss one's mother
feel the absence of one's mother
miss work
to be absent from one's job
mop the floor
clean the floor with a wet mop
need a lawyer
To require legal representation or advice in a situation
need space
require room, physically or emotionally, often to think or recover
nod your head
to move your head up and down, typically indicating agreement
notice a smell
To become consciously aware of a scent through the nose
open a bar
to start operating a bar as a business
open a restaurant
to start or establish a restaurant business
open a shop
To start operating a retail business
order a coffee
to request coffee from a server or barista