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Collocations Flashcards

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brand-

A

brand-new

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paper

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paper thin

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pitch-

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pitch-black/dark

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razor-

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razor-sharp

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red-

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red-hot

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sound/fast

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sound/fast asleep

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stone

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stone cold

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stuck

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stuck fast

e.g. The plaster was stuck fast to my finger and I couldn’t get it off.

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(person) wide

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wide awake

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(object) wide

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wide open

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bone

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bone idle

Your problem is that you are bone idle and do nothing all day.

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crystal

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crystal clear

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(object) dirt

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dirt cheap

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freezing

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freezing cold

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(person) well-

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well-heeled

(rich)

e.g. A well-heeled businessman

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easy-

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easy-going

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highly-

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highly-strung

somebody who is very nervous, and easily gets upset or angry.

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(speeches )long-

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long-winded

far too many words and being boring as a result

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(durable, structural) long-

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long-standing

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(durable, timewise, from past to present) long-

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long-running

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21
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(loss) long-

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long-lost

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(durable, timewise, presently) long-

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long-lasting

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(speech) broad

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broad accent

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(relationship) close

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close friend

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(appearance) close

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close shave

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(timbre) deep

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deep voice

27
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a party is in full

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full swing

28
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the music is at full

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full blast

29
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to be in somebody’s good/bad

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good/bad books

30
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to have a very bad cold

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heavy cold

31
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it’s about time

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it’s high time

32
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if nothing else works, it’s a last

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last resort

33
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coins

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loose change

34
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to have nothing to do

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to be at a loose end

35
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to complete something that is almost finished

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to tie up loose ends

36
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something that happens to you is in some ways good but in other ways bad

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a mixed blessing

37
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after midnight and in the very early morning

A

in the small hours

38
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a match in which both players/teams are equally good

A

tight match

39
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only just enough space

A

tight squeeze

40
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at breakneck

A

breakneck speed

41
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somebody comes from a broken

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broken home

42
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we had a bumby

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bumpy flight

43
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a crowd or audience that fills all of the seats is a

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capacity crowd

44
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a tune that is easy to remember

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catchy tune

45
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common

A

common knowledge

46
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compulsive

A

compulsive liar

47
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a building that is going to be pulled down

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a condemned building

48
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a cushy

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cushy job

49
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_____________ technology

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cutting-edge

50
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a result that you can predict with absolute certainty

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a foregone conclusion

51
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bad and offensive language

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strong language

52
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vicious

A

vicious circle

53
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A thirst-________ drink

A

quenching

54
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a mouth-________ smell

A

watering

55
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a fast-________ outlet

A

food

56
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free-________ eggs

A

range

57
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low-_______ yoghurt

A

fat

58
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fresh-________ bread

A

baked

59
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stir-________ vegetables

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fry/fried

60
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wafer-________ slices

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thin

61
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sun-________ tomatoes

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dried

62
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soft-________ chocolates

A

centred

63
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full-________ wine

A

bodied

64
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home-________ food

A

made/grown

CPE (12 decks)

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