English collocations in use / Felicity O'Dell, Michael McCarthy.
Material type: TextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008Description: 188 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN:- 9780521707800 (pbk.)
- 0521707803 (pbk.)
- 428.24 22
- PE1460 .O34 2008
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Learning about collocations -- 1. Introducing collocations -- 2. Strong -- Fixed and weak collocations -- 3. Grammatical categories of collocation -- 4. Using your dictionary and other resources -- 5. Finding and working on collocations in texts -- 6. Register -- Varieties of collocations -- 7. Metaphor -- Foot the bill -- Heavy burden -- Run into trouble -- 8. Intensifying and softening adverbs -- Deeply offensive -- Spotlessly clean -- Wildly inaccurate -- 9. Make and verbs that mean make -- Make a contribution -- Make a habit of -- Turn in a profit -- 10. Communicating -- Generally speaking -- Talk business -- Get a message across -- 11. Collocations with phrasal verbs -- Take up office -- Work up an appetite -- See off an -- Intruder -- Topics: work and study -- 12. Working life -- Make a living -- Take up a post -- Move up the ladder -- 13. New employment -- Fit the job description -- Land a new job -- Menial tasks -- 14. Thoughts and ideas -- Bear in mind -- Widespread belief -- Jump to conclusions -- 15. Business reports -- Fierce competition -- Stimulate growth -- Hike in prices -- 16. Customer services -- Fit for purpose -- Kick up a fuss -- Grounds for complaint -- 17. Student life -- Gifted child -- Mature student -- Thirst for knowledge -- 18. Writing essays -- Assignments and working hypothesis -- Confront issues -- Critical analysis -- Reports -- Topics: leisure and lifestyle -- 19. Social life -- Call for a celebration -- Social whirl -- Play host to -- 20. Talking -- Juicy gossip -- Broach the subject -- Opening gambit -- 21. News -- Declare independence -- Reach agreement -- Bow to pressure -- 22. Current affairs -- Refuse point-blank -- Decline to comment -- Gauge reaction -- 23. Festivals and celebrations -- Date back to -- Movable feast -- Propose a toast -- 24. Advertisements and fashion -- Set the trend -- Fashion victim -- Fl awless complexion -- 25. Traffic and driving -- Lengthy delays -- Grind the gears -- Bear left -- 26. Travel and adventure -- Get itchy feet -- Off the beaten track -- Leg of the journey -- 27. Sport -- Keep in shape -- Reach fever pitch -- Score an own goal -- 28. Plans and decisions -- Toy with an idea -- Tentative suggestion -- Deciding factor -- 29. Film and book reviews -- Star-studded cast -- Glowing reviews -- Hold one’s attention -- Topics: the modern world -- 30. Regulations and authority -- Minimise danger -- Grant permission -- Faceless bureaucrats -- 31. The environment -- Dump waste -- Searing heat -- Offset carbon emissions -- 32. Town and country life -- Back of beyond -- Rural idyll -- Urban regeneration -- 33. Personal finance -- Clear one’s debts -- Agreed credit limit -- Identity theft -- 34. The economy curb infl ation -- Safeguard one’s interests -- Plummeting profits -- 35. Social issues -- Antisocial behaviour -- Dysfunctional family -- Unfit for human habitation -- 36. Science and technology harness technology -- Cutting edge design -- Wireless hotspots -- 37. Health and medicine -- Build up resistance -- Adverse reaction -- Shake off a cold -- 38. Criminal justice custodial sentences -- Beyond reasonable doubt -- Trumped-up charges -- 39. War and peace -- Deploy troops -- Pre-emptive strike -- Collateral damage -- Topics: people -- 40. Friendship -- Lifelong friends -- Platonic relationship -- Heal the rift -- 41. Youth and age -- Child prodigy -- Go through a midlife crisis -- Senior moment -- 42. Celebrities and heroes -- Go into rehab -- Kiss and tell -- Heap praise on -- 43. Criticising people -- Bone idle -- Poison the atmosphere -- Nasty piece of work -- 44. References -- Act as a referee -- Accumulate experience -- Financial acumen -- 45. Appearance and personality -- Boundless energy -- Stubborn streak -- Act one’s age -- Basic concepts -- 46. Time and space -- Cramped conditions -- Waste of space -- Go down in history -- 47. Sound -- Husky voice -- Incessant noise -- Let out a cry -- 48. Making things easier -- Viable options -- Simplicity itself -- Take the easy way out -- 49. Difficulty -- Severe blow -- Hinder progress -- Encounter difficulties -- 50. Quantity and size -- Finite number -- Endless supply -- Unknown quantity -- 51. Change -- Sweeping changes -- Would make a change -- Sudden shift -- Functions -- 52. Stopping and starting -- Bring a halt to -- Close off a street -- Dispel rumours -- 53. Cause and effect -- Root cause -- Provoke an outcry -- Dire consequences -- 54. Describing groups and amounts -- Swarm of bees -- Flurry of activity -- Stroke of genius -- 55. Comparing and contrasting -- Bear little resemblance to -- Polar opposites -- Draw a comparison between -- 56. Making an effort -- Give it one’s best shot -- Abortive attempt -- Worth a try -- 57. Social English -- Not lose any sleep -- To be brutally honest -- Be on the go -- 58. Discussing issues -- Make a commitment -- Give a straight answer -- Miss the point -- 59. Negative situations and feelings -- Nasty shock -- Take exception to -- Suffer at the hands of -- 60. Positive situations and feelings -- Sense of achievement -- State of euphoria -- Derive pleasure from.
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