TY  - BOOK
AU  - O'Dell,Felicity
AU  - McCarthy,Michael
TI  - English collocations in use
SN  - 9780521707800 (pbk.)
AV  - PE1460 .O34 2008
U1  - 428.24 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Collocation (Linguistics)
N1  - 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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