English collocations

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We will post English collocations here. You can memorize them or note them down in your notebook.

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to make
make a fortune, make a sentence, make someone happy/angry, make sure, make money, make breakfast/lunch/dinner/food/coffee, make the bed, make a profit, make a decision, make friends, make an effort, make an offer, make a mess, make a mistake, make a living, make a call, make a habit, make a speech, make a suggestion, make an impression, make fun, make peace, make progress, make plans, make sense, make trouble, make war, make a difference, make a choice, make a deal, make a point, make a promise, make a prediction, make a snack, make an agreement, make something easy, make up your mind, make an appointment, make a sound, make an attempt, make noise, make trouble, make time, make a move, make a note, make a payment, make a change, make someone do something, make a comment, make a demand, make an enquiry, make a loss

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to take
take a break, take a job, take a test, take a bus, take a look, take a train, take a chance, take a picture/a photo, take a trip, take an exam/a quiz/a survey, take a plane, take a walk, take care, take a note, take part in something, take your time, take an interest, take advantage, take something into account, take a pill/meds, take a breath, take a shower, take the money/a bribe/an offer/a proposal, take a tip, take advice, take something easy, take an interest, take a hint, take a stand, take a vacation, take a leave, take a class, take a course, take a flight, take a taxi, take a boat, take a drive, take a ride, take a lead, take a loss, take a risk, take a responsibility, take a decision, take a charge, take a toll, take a blame, take a compliment, take a criticism, take a message, take a measurement, take a pulse, take a blood, take a sample, take a rest, take a medicine, take account, take a seat

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to do
do (something) right/ wrong, do (someone) a favor, do good, do damage, do homework, do business, do the dishes, do a course, do a deal, do a good job, do a good turn, do a job on, do a kindness, do a puzzle, do a service, do accounts, do an injury, do badly, do credit, do damage, do errands, do exercises, do experiments, do gardening, do harm, do justice, do nothing, do one’s duty, do research, do science, do the cooking, do the housework, do the laundry, do the quiz, do the right thing, do the shopping, do the washing-up, do well, do your best, do your hair

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to get
get well, get a call, get a chance, get a clue, get a cold, get a degree/a diploma, get a job, get a joke, get a letter (receive), get angry, get dark, get around, get away, get better, get divorced, get drunk, get excited, get an idea, get married, get permission, get ready, get rid of, get the message, get a move on, get moving, get nowhere, get somewhere, get on with, get out of, get started, get the drift, get there, get together, get upset, get used to, get a life, get loss, get a shock, get permission, get over, get excited, get the impression, get going, get along (meaning: to have a friendly relationship with someone)

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to go
go shopping, go fishing, go camping, go skiing, go hiking, go dancing, go swimming, go traveling, go running, go biking, go driving, go walking, go fishing, go hunting, go to the gym, go to the mall, go to the movies, go to the park, go to the beach, go to the concert, go to the restaurant, go to the market, go to the store, go to the library, go to the museum, go to the office, go to the bank, go to school, go to college, go quickly, go smoothly, go well, go fast, go slow, go directly, go straight, go ahead, go back, go outside, go inside, go upstairs, go downstairs, go left, go right, go up, go down, go forward, go backward, go round, go around, go further, go forward, go crazy, go wrong, go bankrupt, go wild, go crazy, go green, go red, go white, go black, go skiing, go fishing, go dancing, go singing, go playing, go reading, go writing, go studying, go cooking, go eating, go to the store, go through the gate, go on a trip, go for a walk, go on vacation, go on a trip, go in the car, go by bus, go with friends, go in the morning

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to be
be absent from, be absolved of, be accepted as/to, be according to, be accused of, be accustomed to, be acquainted with, be adamant about, be addicted to, be affected by, be afraid of, be after, be alarmed at, be aligned with, be (all) set for, be amazed at/by, be an authority on, be angry about/at/with, be annoyed at/with, be anxious about, be appropriate for, be armed with, be around, be arrested for, be ashamed of, be associated with, be astonished at/by, be at it (again), be attached to, be attracted to, be aware of, be away from, be back (from), be bad at, be bad for, be banned from, be based (up)on, be behind (schedule), be bent on, be biased about, be big on, be blamed for, be blessed with, be bored with, be bound for, be capable of, be carried away about/with, be caught up in, be centered around, be certain of, be charged with, be classified as, be clear about, be clear to, be clever at, be close to, be cluttered (up) with, be a combination of, be compared to, be compensated for, be composed of, be comprised of, be concerned about/with, be confident of, be confused about, be congratulated for/on, be connected to/with, be conned into, be considerate of, be considered for, be content with, be contrary to, be convenient for/to, be convinced of, be convicted of/for, be coordinated with, be covered with, be crammed into, be crazy about, be credited with, be criticized for/as, be crowded with, be dedicated to, be delighted with, be dependent (up)on, be devoted to, be different from/than, be disappointed about/at/in/with, be discouraged about, be discriminated against, be disgusted with, be disillusioned with, be disqualified for, be disposed of, be distinguished from, be divided into, be divorced (from), be done with, be down, be down on/with, be dragged into, be dressed (up) in, be drunk with/on, be east of, be elected as/to, be eligible for, be embarrassed about/at, be encouraged by, be entailed in, be engaged to/in, be entrusted with, be envious of, be equal/equivalent to, be equipped with, be estranged from, be evicted from, be excited about, be expelled from, be faithful to, be faced with, be familiar with/to, be famous for, be fanatic(al) about, be fascinated with, be fed up with, be filled with, be finished with, be fired for/from, be followed by, be fond of, be for the sake of, be fraught with, be free from/of, be friendly to/with, be frightened by/at, be full of, be furnished with, be glad to, be good at, be good to, be gone to/with, be grateful for/to, be guilty of, be half-hearted about, be hailed as, be happy about/with, be hard on, be headed for/to/toward, be hired as/for, be hitched to, be immersed in, be imposed (up)on, be impressed by/with, be in, be in accordance with, be in agreement with, be an indication of, be an issue of, be in back of, be in bed with, be in cahoots with, be in charge of, be in common with, be in conjunction with, be in contact with be in control of, be in danger of, be in exchange for, be in favor of, be in front of, be in honor of, be in hope(s) of, be in love with, be in need of, be in on, be in place of, be in possession of, be in proximity to, be in reference to, be in regard to, be in response to, be in return for, be in search of, be in store for, be in sync with, be in tandem with, be in the habit of, be in the middle of, be in the midst of, be in the vicinity of, be in time for, be in touch with, be in trouble with/for, be in tune with, be incensed with, be inducted into, be inferior to, be infested with, be informed about, be innocent of, be insecure about, be insistent (up)on, be interested in, be into, be involved in, be irritated at/with, be isolated from, be jealous of, be kind of, be kind to, be knowledgeable about, be known as/for, be labeled as, be left of/with, be less than, be limited to, be located at/near, be lower than, be mad at/about, be made of/from, be married to, be a matter of, be the matter with, be mean to, be meant to, be a measure of, be mindful of, be more than, be named as/after, be next to, be nice to, be notorious for, be north of, be nuts about, be obedient to, be oblivious about/to, be obsessed with, be obvious to, be off, be okay with, be on, be on behalf of, be on the brink of, be on the edge of, be on the verge of, be on time for, be on to, be on top of, be open about/for/to, be opposed to, be opposite from, be oppressed by, be out, be out of, be out of concern for, be out of contact with, be out of sync with, be out of touch with, be outraged about, be outspoken about, be over with, be parallel to, be partial to, be patient with, be a pattern of, be pegged as, be perturbed at/about, be pleased with, be polite to, be popular with, be praised for/about, be precious to, be preoccupied with, be prepared for, be prohibited from, be promoted to, be provided with, be proud of, be psyched about, be punished for, be put off by, be qualified for, be a question of, be ready for, be regarded as, be related to, be relevant to, be relieved of, be remembered for, be rescued from, be reserved for, be responsible for, be retired from, be rid of, be rife with, be right to, be riled up (about), be roped into, be rude to, be satisfied with, be saved from, be scared of, be selected as/for, be sensible about, be separated from, be set on, be shocked at, be short of, be sick of/about, be a sign of, be similar to, be soft on, be sorry about/for, be sort of, be south of, be specialized in, be spoken for, be startled at, be strange to, be a stranger to, be stressed out about, be stuck on/with, be stunned at, be subject to, be sufficient for, be suitable for, be superior to, be sure of, be surprised at/about, be suspected of, be suspended from, be a symbol of, be taken aback by/at, be taken in by, be tantamount to, be tapped as/by, be terrified of/with, be there for, be a threat to, be through with, be ticked off about, be tired of, be tuned (in)to, be to the left of, be to the right of, be uncalled for, be under arrest, be under fire for, be under investigation for, be up against, be up front with, be up in arms about, be up on, be up to, be upset about/with, be uptight about, be used for, be used to, be useful to, be valued as/at, be vindicated of, be wary of/about, be west of, be whipped into, be wiped out, be with it, be with reference to, be with respect to, be worked up about, be worried about, be wrapped up in, be wrong with

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to give
give someone a call, give someone a ride, give someone a hug/a kiss, give an answer, give advice, give a speech/a talk, give permission, give credit, give someone a hard time, give notice, give someone pause, give rise to, give my best to someone, give priority, give evidence, give an opinion, give a perfomance

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to have
have a conversation, have a drink, have a good time, have a look, have a meal, have a nap, have a party, have a problem, have a rest, have a shower, have a meeting, have a baby, have a break, have a change, have a chat, have a coffee, have a dream, have a fit, have a headache, have a laugh, have a discussion, have a relationship, have a sense, have a suspicion, have a taste, have a vacation, have an idea, have an impact, have an accident, have an experience

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to keep
keep a diary, keep a promise, keep a secret, keep calm, keep control, keep in touch, keep quiet, keep on, keep something safe, keep in mind, keep away, keep your distance, to keep track of things, keep up with, keep on top of things, keep up to date, keep someone posted, keep someone informed

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to come
come close, come complete with, come early, come first, come into view, come last, come on time, come to an agreement, come to decision, come cheap, come clean about (meaning: admit something to someone), come to life, come to an end, come to a realization, come up with (meaning: to suggest or think of an idea or plan)

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to catch
catch a cold, catch your breath (meaning: to try to breathe normally after hard exercise), catch fire (meaning: when something comes into contact with fire and starts to burn), catch someone’s eye (meaning: to make eye contact, or to attract attention), catch a ball, catch a bus/a train, catch a chill, catch a glimpse (meaning: to take a brief look)

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to carry
carry passengers, carry the victory, carry off, carry cargo, carry out, carry virus, carry on, carry over