Collocations with make / do / keep Flashcards
a collocation with for ‘remain calm’
Keep calm
a collocation for ‘don’t move’
Keep still
a collocation for follow or stay on track
Keep up with something.
In Listening C you need to keep up with the audio.
a collocation for monitor
Keep on track of how many hours you use.
Keep track of your expenses
Give three ACTION / ACTIVITY collocations with ‘do’
Do sport
Do work
Do research
A collocation of ‘do’ for benefit
Do good
I wanted to do good in the world, so I became a doctor.
Collocation with ‘do’ for cause damage
do harm (to something)
This herbal remedy does more harm than good.
Smoking does a lot of harm to the body
Collocation for accepting something even if it is less than you want.
Compromise
to do with something
I did not have all the ingredients so I did with what I had in the cupboard.
collocation for living with a lack of something
do without something.
I did without milk in my tea.
(There was no milk, so I had black tea)
to succeed or flourish
to do well.
My daughter did extremely well in her English, Swedish, and German tests!
Collocation for choose
make a choice
I made the right choice
to change something
to make a difference
collocation for mistake
I made a mistake
Don’t say I mistake!
arrange an appointment
Make an appointment
a diagnosis
Make a diagnosis
