COLLOCATIONS Flashcards
___ doubt
beyond
___ time
save
___ our choice
make
___ by step
step
give it a ___
try
___ it a secret
keep
___ sick
worried
___ -clear
crystal
___ of time
waste
___ your promise
break
___ matter
no
___ the right note
hit
the funny ___ of life
side
brand ___
new
freezing ___
cold
___ my best
do
fast ___
asleep
lend me a ___
hand
take under the ___
wing
get ___ of
rid
___ memories of
evoke
have ___ value
sentimental
all shapes and ___
sizes
___ recollection
vague
___ technology
cutting-edge
___ innovation
reverse
___ your needs
meet/suit
back to ___
front (al rovescio/contrario)
make a ___
commitment (impegnarsi)
___ and tested
tried
rain or ___
shine
first and ___
foremost
think ___ the box
outside
gender-___
neutral
people’s ___
shoes (=position)
___ against the clock
race
to make a ___ visit
flying
to be in a ___
hurry/rush
to ___ around
dash (correre da qualche parte)
___ through
trek
go for a ___ stroll
leisurely (piacevole)
an uphill ___
struggle (strada in salita)
to ___ on
embark (intraprendere)
at a ___
crossroads (a un bivio/punto di svolta)
staying ___
put
to have a very little ___ on
impact
to ___ the charts
top
for one ___
thing (prima di tutto)
as a ___ of fact
matter
you ___ it
name (decidi tu)
___ to think of it
come
to tell the ___
truth
to ___ straight
think (=pensare lucidamente)
be the ___ to your day
fuel
on the ___ of the seats
edge (col fiato sospeso)
confirmation ___
bias
to ___ awareness
raise
blood ___
flow
common ___
ground
___-in-hand
hand (di pari passo)
open-___
minded
old-___ approach
fashioned (approccio in vecchio stile)
___-catching
eye
world-___
renowned
the form meets the ___
function
in ___ strokes
broad (a grandi linee)
a learning ___
curve
at the ___ of their voices
top
to ___ your voice
raise
to get a point ___
across (far capire il tuo punto di vista)
to ___ your voice
lower
a pay ___
rise (aumento di stipendio)
work-life ___
balance
to be ___ out for
cut (portato per)
___-rate
first (di prim’ordine/qualità)
it’s in the ___
genes
to pluck up the ___
courage (farsi coraggio)
to give ___
birth
to ___ the test of time
stand (stood)
to see ___ days
better
upward ___
trend (trend in crescita)
dress ___
code
growing ___ of evidence
body
consumer ___
demand (domanda dei consumatori)
time-___
consuming (che richiede tempo)
for the time ___
being (per il momento)
to take things one at a ___
time
to ___ the floor
hold (persona che continua a parlare e domina la scena)
to take x ___ for it
word (credere sulla parola)
to lose ___ of time
track
to have a lot on its own ___
plate
it was about ___
time (era ora)
to take into ___
account (prendere in considerazione)
___ of schedule
ahead (prima del previsto)
to ___ your time
take
___ as I might
try (provare e riprovare)
back and ___
forth (avanti e indietro)
clean and ___
tidy
in and ___
out (andare e tornare, fugacemente)
on and ___
off (di tanto in tanto)
peace and ___
quiet
pick and ___
choose (essere selettivi)
plain and ___
simple (chiaro e tondo, punto e basta)
pros and ___
cons
safe and ___
sound
give or ___
take (prendere o lasciare)
life or ___
death (questione di vita o di morte)
more or ___
less
sooner or ___
later (prima o poi)
win or ___
lose
all in ___
all (tutto sommato, nel complesso)
bit by ___
bit (pezzo per pezzo)
day in, day ___
out (giorno dopo giorno)
little by ___
little (passo dopo passo)
heart to ___
heart (chiacchierata sincera)
to ___ much of
think (avere una buona opinione di)
to talk at ___
cross purposes (parlare di due cose diverse)
shoot for ___
trouble (cacciarsi nei guai)
make a ___
fuss (farne un dramma)
out and ___
about (in giro)
far and ___
wide (in lungo e in largo)
odds and ___
ends (cianfrusaglie)
mix and ___
match (mischiare e abbinare)
to creep ___
past (muoversi lentamente)
to walk at an ___ ___
unhurried pace
to ___ in history
go down (passare alla storia)
lost it __ ___
for good (perso per sempre)
___ money
earn
to ___ ___ into x own hands
take matters (prendere in mano la situazione)
to beat the ___
odds (superare le difficoltà)
to ___ breath
catch (riprendere fiato)
to keep a ___ ___
close eye (tenere d’occhio)
to hold ___
water (reggere, es. argomento)
to exceed x ___
expectations (superare le aspettative)
to ___ the rules
bend (piegare le regole al proprio volere)
to bite the ___
bullet (ingoiare il rospo)
to take a ___ ___
rain check (rimandare qualcosa)
to hold your ___
ground (tenere la posizione, non cedere)
to ___ the bank / to spend money like ___
break, water
to take the ___
fall (prendersi la colpa di qcs al posto di qcn altro)
spic-and-___
span (impeccabile)
a tall ___
order (un’impresa ardua)
let sleeping ___ lie
dogs (non svegliare il can che dorme, said to warn someone that they should not talk about a bad situation that most people have forgotten about)
piece of ___
cake (=something very easy)
under the ___
weather (=feeling ill)
chuffed to ___
bits (=extremely pleased)
spill the ___
beans (=to reveal a secret intentionally)
in a ___
pickle (=in a difficult situation)
the ball is in your ___
court (=it’s your decision or responsibility)
let the ___ out of the bag
cat (=to accidentally reveal a secret)
over the ___
moon (=extremely happy)
