Collocations Flashcards

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to ___ one’s goals

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to reach one’s goals

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2
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to ___ one’s aims

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to achieve one’s aims

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3
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to ___ experience

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to gain/acquire experience

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4
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to ___ a deadline

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to meet a deadline

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5
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to ___ the best of sth

A

to make the best of sth

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6
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to ___ in trouble

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to be/get in trouble

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7
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to ___ one’s time doing/to do sth

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to take one’s time doing/to do sth

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8
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to ___ time to do sth

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to make time to do sth

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9
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a ___ priority

A

a main priority

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10
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a ___ deadline

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a tight deadline

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11
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a ___ variety

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a wide variety

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12
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a ___ salary

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a high salary

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13
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a ___ community

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a close-knit community

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14
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to ___ effort into sth

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to put effort into sth

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15
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to ___ one’s heart on sth

A

to set one’s heart on sth

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16
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to ___ a setback

A

to overcome a setback

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17
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to ___ an opportunity

A

to seize an opportunity

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18
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to ___ a change

A

to make a change

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19
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to ___ pleasure in sth

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to take pleasure in sth

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20
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to ___ notice of sth

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to take notice of sth

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21
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to ___ the best (out) of sth

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to make the best (out) of sth

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22
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to ___ an impact on sb

A

to have an impact on sb

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23
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to ___ an impression on sb

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to make an impression on sb

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24
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a ___ relative

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a close/distant relative

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25
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to ___ a role in sth

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to play a role in sth

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26
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to ___ a chance

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to stand/have a chance

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27
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___ accepted

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widely/commonly accepted

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28
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in___ experience

A

invaluable experience

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29
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to travel ex___

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to travel extensively

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30
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to ___ an approach

A

to take/adopt an approach

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31
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to ___ a fuss about sth

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to make a fuss about sth

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32
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to ___ use of sth

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to make use of sth

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33
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f___ evidence

A

false evidence

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34
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to ___ a chance

A

to have/stand a chance

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34
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f___ equipment

A

faulty equipment

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35
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a th___ revision

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a thorough revision

36
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f___ photos

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fake photos

37
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a gr___ rise/fall

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a gradual rise/fall

38
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f___ story/characters

A

fictional story/characters

39
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a h___ discussion

A

a heated discussion

40
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to ___ a case ___ sth

A

to make a case for/against sth

41
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to d___ hints

A

to drop hints

42
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to ___ sb harm/good

A

to do/bring sb harm/good

43
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a spirited ___

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a spirited debate/argument/defense/etc.

44
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to instil a ___

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to instil a thought/belief/confidence/etc.

45
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to be dead ___

A

to be dead serious/opposed

46
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to be ___ divided

A

to be deeply divided

47
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to ___ one’s support to sb

A

to lend/give one’s support to sb

48
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to r___ the benefit of sth

A

to reap the benefit of sth

49
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to ___ advantage of sth

A

to take advantage of sth

50
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r___ recently

A

relatively recently

51
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to ___ one’s mind

A

to speak one’s mind

52
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to ___ business

A

to talk business

53
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to ___ what one is talking about

A

to know what one is talking about

54
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to ___ some sense into sb

A

to talk some sense into sb

55
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to ___ smalltalk

A

to make smalltalk

56
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to ___ highly of sb

A

to speak highly of sb

57
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to be ___ in a rut

A

to be stuck in a rut

58
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to ___ ___ a compromise/conclusion/agreement

A

to come to a compromise/conclusion/agreement

59
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to p__ ___ an explanation/a theory/a hypothesis/etc.

A

to put forward/forth an explanation/a theory/a hypothesis/etc.

60
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a blatant ___

A

a blatant lie/hoax

61
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to ___ a stop to sth

A

to put a stop to sth

62
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a(n) ___ downturn

A

an economic/financial downturn

63
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to embark upon ___

A

to embark upon a journey/new venture/etc.

64
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to break into a ___

A

to break into a market

65
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to ___ a research

A

to do/conduct a research

66
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to c___ resemble sth

A

to closely resemble sth

67
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to a___ portray sth

A

to accurately portray sth

68
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to p___ feature sth

A

to prominently feature sth

69
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to ___ responsibility ___ sth

A

to take responsibility for sth

70
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to ___ sth worth doing

A

to make sth worth doing

71
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to ___ business with sb

A

to do/go into business with sb

72
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to ___ a business plan

A

to develop/implement a business plan

73
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to ___ a company

A

to set up/build up a company

74
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to___ a business

A

to wind down/buy out a business

75
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to ___ staff

A

to take on/lay off staff

76
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to ___ a contract

A

to break/win a contract

77
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to ___ funds

A

to raise/generate funds

78
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to ___ a market

A

to target/break into a market

79
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to ___ market research

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to do/conduct/carry out market research

80
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to ___ a profit

A

to make/earn a profit

81
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a ___ look at sth

A

a close/good look at sth

82
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to ___ sb by sight

A

to know sb by sight

83
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to ___ an opinion about sth

A

to form an opinion about sth

84
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to b___ sth’s popularity

A

to boost sth’s popularity

85
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to intensify ___

A

to intensify an effect/emotions/etc.

86
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to d___ an idea

A

to develop an idea

87
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to amplify ___

A

to amplify sb’s voice/a sound/an effect