Hand-picked collocations

Question 1

worth your while

Answer 1

interesting or useful for somebody to do

“It will be worth your while to come to the meeting.”

Question 2

contraindication

Answer 2

a medical reason for not giving somebody a particular drug or medical treatment

Question 3

bar sb from doing st

Answer 3

Prisoners are barred by law from voting in general elections.

Question 4

bewitch

Answer 4

He was completely bewitched by her beauty.

Question 5

blaze a trail

Answer 5

do st that has never done before

Question 6

ebullient

Answer 6

very happy and enthusiastic

Question 7

clemency

Answer 7

kindness when giving a punishment

“ Her lawyers appealed for clemency on the grounds of ill health

Question 8

indolent

Answer 8

lazy

“ i’m an indolent creature”

Question 9

play fast and loose

Answer 9

treat so/ st in a careless way

Question 10

bandit

Answer 10

an armed thief, esp one who attacks people while they are travelling

Question 11

stringent

Answer 11

very strict or severe

Question 12

attenuate

Answer 12

to make st weaker or less effective

“ The drug attenuates the effects of the virus”

Question 13

dig your own grave

Answer 13

do st that will cause serious problems for u in the future

Question 14

feign

Answer 14

pretend that you have a particular feeling or that y are ill, tired,…

Question 15

kick back

Answer 15

to relax

Question 16

stalwart

Answer 16

a person who has been loyal for a long time

Question 17

tear down

Answer 17

knock down/ demolish

Question 18

have the property line surveyed

Answer 18

identify your land border

Question 19

keep at st

Answer 19

to continue working at something

“Come on, keep at it, you’ve nearly finished!”

Question 20

laid-back

Answer 20

= easy-going

“a laid-back attitude to life”

Question 21

mow

Answer 21

mow (something) to cut grass, etc. using a machine or tool with a special blade (= sharp cutting edge) or blades
“I mow the lawn every week in summer.”

Question 22

plant seeds

Answer 22

be seeded (with something) 
"The site has been seeded with prairie grasses and wildflowers."

Question 23

unsightly

Answer 23

not pleasant to look at
SYNONYM ugly
an unsightly scar

Question 24

petty

Answer 24

caring too much about small and unimportant matters, especially when this is unkind to other people

SYNONYM small-minded
How could you be so petty?

Question 25

screech

Answer 25

to make a loud high unpleasant sound; to say something using this sound

“Monkeys were screeching in the trees”

Question 26

coop

Answer 26

a cage for chickens, etc.

Question 27

trespass

Answer 27

trespass (on something) to enter land or a building that you do not have permission or the right to enter

“He told me I was trespassing on private land.”

Question 28

unwind

Answer 28

unwind (something) (from something) if something that has been wrapped into a ball or around something unwinds or you unwind it, it becomes, or you make it, straight, flat or loose again

Question 29

hairdo

Answer 29

the style in which a person’s hair is arranged

SYNONYM hairstyle

Question 30

flyaways

Answer 30

hair around forehead

Question 31

hem

Answer 31

the edge of a piece of cloth that has been turned under and sewn, especially on a piece of clothing

to take up the hem of a dress (= to make the dress shorter)

Question 32

lightweight

Answer 32

made of thinner material and less heavy than usual

a lightweight jacket

Question 33

styrofoam

Answer 33

a very light soft plastic that is usually white, used especially for making containers that prevent heat loss

Question 34

bribe

Answer 34

to give somebody money or something valuable in order to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest

bribe somebody (with something) They bribed the guards with cigarettes.

bribe somebody into doing something She was bribed into handing over secret information.