Collocations

No
1

Collocation
To let the
cat out
of the
bag
To do the
dishes

To find
one's way

To pay
ones
respects

To break
someones
heart
To burst
into tears

To take a
nap

To do ones
best
To swallow
ones pride

10

To come to
terms with

11

To strike up
a friendship

12

Mutual
friend

13

To keep

Definition
To allow a secret to be known,
usually without intending to
(http://dictionary.cambridge.org)

Example
Romanian equivalent
She promised not to
A trda un secret
reveal my secret, but she
finally let the cat out of
the bag.

To make clean by removing dirt,

filth, or unwanted substances from
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To reach a destination, especially
with some difficulty or not as a
matter of course
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To visit someone in order to
welcome them or talk to them
(http://dictionary.cambridge.org)

Now that she is on her

own, she has to do the
dishes all by herself.
Even if they didnt have
a map, they found their
way.

We sent them
homemade cookies in
order to pay our
respects.
To cause deep emotional pain and
Although he knew how
grief to somebody
sensitive she was, he
(http://www.thefreedictionary.com)
still broke her heart.
To begin to cry suddenly
When she found out the
(http://www.thefreedictionary.com)
devastating news, she
started bursting into
tears.
To have a brief period of sleep
He planned to take a nap
(http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com) to rest, but he slept for
hours.
To perform a task as well as possible I did my best to achieve
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my goals.
To forget one's pride and accept
He insisted he was right,
something humiliating
but he managed to
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swallow his pride and
accepted her point of
view.
To begin to accept and deal with
She was diagnosed with
something difficult or unpleasant
cancer and had to come
(http://www.thefreedictionary.com)
to terms with the
disease.
To become friends (with someone)
We got on from the very
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first moment and we
stoke up a long-lasting
friendship.
A person who is the friend of two
She met her husband
people who may or may not know
when a mutual friend set
each other
them up.
(http://dictionary.cambridge.org)
To refrain from divulging sensitive
They couldnt keep

A spla vasele
A gsi drumul

A-i prezenta
omagiile
A frnge inima cuiva
A izbucni n plns

A aipi
A-i da toat silina
A lsa mndria
deoparte

A se obinui cu o
situaie
A lega o prietenie

Prieten comun

A ine secret

quiet
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Housewarming

15

To make
oneself at
home

16

To make
headway

17

To take a
look

18

To make
room

19

To pay the
price

20

To come
into view

information; keep quiet about

confidential information
(http://dictionary.reference.com)
A party to celebrate the taking
possession of a house or premises
(http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary)
To relax and make yourself
comfortable in someone else's home
(http://dictionary.cambridge.org)

quiet about the surprise

party, so Mary found out
quickly about it.
We threw a housePetrecere de bun
warming party for our
venit
new neighbours.

She walks barefoot and

knows every corner of
our house. She makes
herself at home.
To proceed forward; advance;
We won the match and
progress (dictionary.reference.com)
we made headway to the
finals.
To look at with attention
Your leg seems fine, but
(http://www.thefreedictionary.com)
you should go to the
doctor to have him take
a look at it
To open a space, way, or passage; to She put the books onto
remove obstructions
the shelf in order to
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make room for the vase.
To suffer the consequences for doing She had cheated on her
something or risking something
exams . Now its time
((http://www.thefreedictionary.com) she paid the price.
To come into sight
As they were
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approaching the coast,
the sea came into view.

A se simi ca acas

A progresa
A arunca o privire

A face loc
A plti preul
A se vedea