02. Collocation_Relationships Flashcards
to make friends
The process of creating friendships is called…
=> making friends
When you move to a new city, it can be hard to make friends
casual acquaintances
You’ll probably have a number of casual acquaintances – people who you know on a basic level, but with whom you don’t have a significant relationship
good friends or close friends
A “close friend” is someone…
=> with whom you have a strong friendship
Over time, some of these may become good friends or close friends – these collocations refer to friends with whom you have an especially strong relationship
love at first sight
Do you believe in love at first sight? That’s when two people meet each other and immediately fall in love
strong chemistry
this expression describes strong compatibility or connection between two possible romantic partners
significant other
soul mate
Some people believe that their significant other
(their boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife) is their soul mate – this is a poetic expression that means
that two people are destined to be together.
to have feelings for
It’s possible for one person to have feelings for another person – this expression is an indirect way to
describe romantic feelings – but if the other person doesn’t feel the same way, then the feeling is not
mutual.
“he’s/she’s just not my type
A polite way to say you’re not attracted to someone is: “He/she’s not my…”
=> type
The other person might say “he’s/she’s just not my type” – meaning that they are interested in people of a different type of personality/appearance
unrequited love
Ah, there’s nothing sadder than unrequited love!
Love that is not returned
childhood sweetheart
or high school/college sweetheart
A man who marries a woman who he met when both were very young, has married his childhood…
=> sweetheart
Some people marry their childhood sweetheart or high school/college sweetheart – this expression refers to a boyfriend or girlfriend from your childhood, teenage, or college years.
a mutual friend
Other couples are introduced by a mutual friend – one friend that the two people have in common
proposes to the woman
Many men try to find a creative and romantic way to __________ to their girlfriends
=> propose
When the couple is ready to make a commitment, the man proposes to the woman – he asks her to marry him.
happily married
If the marriage is good, then we say the couple is happily married
has an affair
A lot of marriages end when one member of the couple has an…
=> affair
Unfortunately, not all love stories have a happy ending. Sometimes a husband or wife has an affair – they have sex with a different person
cheating on their husband/wife
If you catch your significant other in bed with another person, then he/she is _________ on you.
=> cheating
We can also say that they are cheating on their husband/wife. The expression “have an affair” is typically used only for married couples, and the expression “cheating on” can be used for married couples or for boyfriends/girlfriends
