Collocations Flashcards
brand-
brand-new
paper
paper thin
pitch-
pitch-black/dark
razor-
razor-sharp
red-
red-hot
sound/fast
sound/fast asleep
stone
stone cold
stuck
stuck fast
e.g. The plaster was stuck fast to my finger and I couldn’t get it off.
(person) wide
wide awake
(object) wide
wide open
bone
bone idle
Your problem is that you are bone idle and do nothing all day.
crystal
crystal clear
(object) dirt
dirt cheap
freezing
freezing cold
(person) well-
well-heeled
(rich)
e.g. A well-heeled businessman
easy-
easy-going
highly-
highly-strung
somebody who is very nervous, and easily gets upset or angry.
(speeches )long-
long-winded
far too many words and being boring as a result
(durable, structural) long-
long-standing
(durable, timewise, from past to present) long-
long-running
(loss) long-
long-lost
(durable, timewise, presently) long-
long-lasting
(speech) broad
broad accent
(relationship) close
close friend
(appearance) close
close shave
(timbre) deep
deep voice
a party is in full
full swing
the music is at full
full blast
to be in somebody’s good/bad
good/bad books
to have a very bad cold
heavy cold
it’s about time
it’s high time
if nothing else works, it’s a last
last resort
coins
loose change
to have nothing to do
to be at a loose end
to complete something that is almost finished
to tie up loose ends
something that happens to you is in some ways good but in other ways bad
a mixed blessing
after midnight and in the very early morning
in the small hours
a match in which both players/teams are equally good
tight match
only just enough space
tight squeeze
at breakneck
breakneck speed
somebody comes from a broken
broken home
we had a bumby
bumpy flight
a crowd or audience that fills all of the seats is a
capacity crowd
a tune that is easy to remember
catchy tune
common
common knowledge
compulsive
compulsive liar
a building that is going to be pulled down
a condemned building
a cushy
cushy job
_____________ technology
cutting-edge
a result that you can predict with absolute certainty
a foregone conclusion
bad and offensive language
strong language
vicious
vicious circle
A thirst-________ drink
quenching
a mouth-________ smell
watering
a fast-________ outlet
food
free-________ eggs
range
low-_______ yoghurt
fat
fresh-________ bread
baked
stir-________ vegetables
fry/fried
wafer-________ slices
thin
sun-________ tomatoes
dried
soft-________ chocolates
centred
full-________ wine
bodied
home-________ food
made/grown
