List of common verb & preposition collocations with ON.

 Agree on  Congratulate on  Play on

 Base on  Count on  Pride on
 Be on  Depend on  Rely on
 Blame on  Elaborate on  Work on
 Comment on  Impose on
 Concentrate on  Insist on

Verb + ABOUT | Collocations List

 Ask about  Dream about
 Concern about  Forget about
 Argue about  Know about
 Be about  Laugh about
 Boast about  Protest about
 Care about  Think about
 Decide about  Worry about

Verb + WITH | English Collocations List

 Acquaint with
 Agree with
 Associate with
 Charge with
 Clutter with
 Coincide with
 Collide with
 Compare with
 Comply with
 Confront with  Pack with
 Confuse with  Plead with
 Cover with  Provide with
 Cram with  Speak with
 Deal with  Talk with
 Discuss with  Tamper with
 Help with  Trust with
 Ingratiate oneself with
 Meet with

Verb + FROM | Collocations List

 Bar from
 Benefit from
 Borrow from
 Derive from
 Deter from
 Differ from
 Distinguish from
 Distract from
 Choose from
 Come from
 Escape from
 Exempt from
 Expel from  Rescue from
 Emerge from  Resign from
 Expect from  Rest from
 Forbid from  Result from
 Graduate from  Save from
 Hear from  Separate from
 Hide from  Stem from
 Prevent from  Stop from
 Prohibit from  Subtract from
 Protect from  Suffer from
 Recover from
 Refrain from

Verb + IN | Collocations List

 Arrive in  Implicate in
 Absorb in  Involve in
 Be engrossed in  Participate in
 Believe in  Result in
 Confide in  Specialize in

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 Succeed in  Trust in

Verb + OF | English Collocations List

 Accuse of  Remind of
 Approve of  Suspect of
 Consist of  Take advantage of
 Convict of  Take care of
 Get rid of

Verb + AT | Collocations List

 Work at  Hint at
 Arrive at  Marvel at
 Glance at  Smile at
 Guess at  Stare at

Verb & Preposition Collocation Example Sentences

 We depend on our customers’ suggestions.
 I like to pride myself on my ability to concentrate.
 She had to apologized to the whole family.
 Professor Samson attributes this painting to Leonardo.
 She committed herself to finding a new job.
 Please contribute to the fund for the needy.
 Something awful happened to your car.
 She listens to the radio in the car.
 I object to your opinion.
 He reacted poorly to the news.
 He doesn’t care for playing golf.
 I can’t excuse myself for not doing it.
 Let me pay for Tom.
 A hotel room is being prepared for them.
 She said goodbye and thanked us for coming.
 She shut her eyes and wished for him to get better.
 My birthday coincides with a national holiday.
 He complies with each and every order.
 My closed is crammed with dirty clothes!
 The congressman met with strong opposition to his plan.
 It was hard to distinguish one twin from the other.
 The swimmer emerged from the lake.
 I got a letter today. I finally heard from him.
 I hope that this will result in the police finding your car.
 Can I trust in the figures in this report?

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 Adverb + Adjective
 Absolutely/utterly(quit
e, really) alone
 Absolutely/utterly(quit
e, really) amazed
 Absolutely/utterly(quit
e, really) appalled
 Absolutely/utterly(quit
e, really) beautiful
 Absolutely/utterly(quit
e, really) convinced
 Absolutely/utterly(quit
e, really) devastated
 Absolutely/utterly(quit
e, really) fantastic
 Absolutely/utterly(quit
e, really) furious
 Absolutely/utterly(quit
e, really) impossible
 Absolutely/utterly(quit
e, really) miserable
 Absolutely/utterly(quit
e, really) ridiculous
 Absolutely/utterly(quit
e, really) stupid
 Absolutely/utterly(quit
e, really) wrong
 Actively involved
 Badly hurt
 Barely able (to do
something)
 Blissfully unaware
 Bitterly cold
 Bitterly complain
 Bitterly criticise
 Bitterly disappointed
 Bitterly regret
 Bitterly resent
 Blissfully ignorant  Perfectly normal
 Completely amazed  Pretty good
 Completely different  Quietly confident
 Completely fantastic  Quite good
 Completely strong  Quite right
 Dead tired  Quite sure
 Deeply affected  Readily available
 Deeply ashamed  Reasonably happy
 Deeply care  Reasonably priced
 Deeply committed  Reasonably well
 Deeply competitive  Ridiculously cheap
 Deeply concerned  Ridiculously early
 Deeply divided  Ridiculously easy
 Deeply hurt  Ridiculously long
 Deeply moved  Ridiculously small
 Deeply offended  Ruggedly handsome
 Deeply regret  Scared stiff
 Deeply religious  Strongly argue
 Deeply shocked  Strongly believe
 Deeply unhappy  Strongly condemn
 Deeply worried  Strongly deny
 Drop-dead gorgeous  Strongly dislike
 Fiercely competitive  Strongly feel
 Fully aware  Strongly influence
 Happily married  Strongly object
 Highly controversial  Strongly oppose
 Highly effective  Strongly recommend
 Highly probable  Strongly suggest
 Highly profitable  Strongly support
 Highly recommended  Very, extremely,
 Highly successful incredibly, terribly,
 Highly unlikely awfully, fairly, a bit(+
 Highly unusual quite, really)+
 Openly gay weak/good/surprised/
 Painfully shy angry
 Painfully slow
 Painfully thin
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 Adverb + Adverb

 All alone  Only just

 All along  Pretty well
 All over  Quite a lot
 Almost certainly  Quite enough
 Any more  Quite often
 Dead ahead  Right away
 Not necessarily (so)  Right now
 Nowhere near

Adverb + Verb

 Badly damage  Never knew

 Deeply rooted (in)  Quite agree

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 Strongly argue
 Strongly condemn
 Strongly deny
 Strongly dislike
Adjective + Noun
 Absolute agony
 Absolute despair
 Active ingredient
 Alphabetical order
 Alternative energy
 Alternative medicine
 Artificial limb
 Back pay
 Back road
 Back street
 Back taxes
 Bad breath
 Bad diet
 Bad habit
 Bad loser
 Bad mood
 Bad temper
 Balanced diet
 Bare essentials
 Basic right
 Best friends
 Big brother | big sister
 Big deal
 Big decision
 Big decision
 Big disappointment
 Big dreamer
 Big drinker
 Big eater
 Big improvement
 Big mistake
 Big money
 Big surprise
 Big talker
 Blind faith
 Blind loyalty
 Blind obedience
 Blond hair
 Brief chat
 Bright color
 Bright future
 Bright idea
 Broken home
 Casual clothes
 Casual relationship
 Certain amount
 Strongly
 Strongly
 Strongly
 Strongly
 Chilly day / night /
wind chilly weather
 Chilly reception
 Clear message
 Clear understanding
 Clean energy
 Common knowledge
 Common language
 Complete agreement
 Complete idiot
 Daily life
 Dead body
 Dead end
 Dead-end job
 Deadly weapon
 Deafening silence
 Deep depression
 Deep devotion
 Deep feeling
 Deep pockets
 Deep sleep
 Deep thought
 Deep trouble
 Detailed description
 Direct flight
 Direct quote
 Dirty joke
 Dirty laundry
 Dirty player
 Distant relative
 Dual nationality
 Early days
 Early night
 Early riser
 Early start
 Easy answer
 Easy money
 Easy question
 Economic growth
 Educational game
 Empty promises
 Empty words
 Entry-level job
 Equal rights
 Essential services
 Ethical investment
object
recommend
suggest
support
 Ethical standards
 Ethnic minority
 Ethnic tensions
 Even number
 Excruciating pain
 Express
bus/coach/train
 Express service / mail
 Express wish / aim /
purpose
 Fair deal
 False impression
 False teeth
 Familiar face
 Fatal accident
 Fatal mistake
 Flat battery
 Flat tyre
 Foreign policy
 Free speech
 Free spirit
 Front door
 Front page
 Front row
 Front seat
 Good cause
 Good chance
 Good company
 Good deal
 Good luck
 Good time
 Great admiration
 Great anger
 Great deal of
 Great detail
 Great disappointment
 Great enjoyment
 Great excitement
 Great failure
 Great fun
 Great happiness
 Great joy
 Great length
 Great number
 Great power
 Great pride
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 Great quantity  Honest mistake  Moral obligation
 Great sensitivity  Human cost  Mysterious
 Great skill  Human error circumstances
 Great strength  Human life  Nasty habit
 Great understanding  Icy wind  Nasty shock
 Great wealth  Ill effects  Native country
 Growing number (of)  Ill health  Native speaker
 Guilty conscience  Immediate action  Natural causes
 Guilty party  Immediate family  Natural disaster
 Happy ending  Immediate future  Natural resources
 Happy hour  Innocent victim  Negative attitude
 Hard day  Inside information  Nervous wreck
 Hard exam  Intense pressure  Net profit
 Hard job  Internal injury  Net result
 Hard life / evidence /  Internal organ  Net worth
drugs  Irreparable damage  New generation
 Hard work  Joint account  New job
 Healthy diet  Joint effort  Next time
 Heavy book / bag /  Joint owners  Next-door neighbors
suitcase / load  Just cause  Nice time
 Heavy coat / sweater  Key issue  Non-stop flight
 Heavy drinker  Key role  Occupational hazard
 Heavy drinker  Large amount  Odd number
 Heavy features  Large number (of)  Odd socks
 Heavy losses  Large population  Old age
 Heavy meal  Large proportion  Old friend
 Heavy rain  Large quantity  Opening hours
 Heavy schedule  Large scale  Optional extras
 Heavy sleeper  Late night  Organic farming
 Heavy smoker/drinker  Legal advice  Overall effect
 Heavy snow  Level playing-field  Painful memory
 Heavy traffic  Level teaspoon  Painful reminder
 Heavy traffic / rain /  Liquid refreshments  Personal belongings
snow  Little brother/ little  Political prisoner
 Heavy week sister  Poor eyesight
 Heavy workload  Live music  Poor health
 Hidden extras  Living things  Popular belief
 High level  Long time  Private life
 High quality  Long way  Public opinion
 High standard  Loved one  Quick fix
 High/low cost  Maiden voyage  Quick reply
 High/low density  Main course  Quiet life
 High/low energy  Main road  Quiet night
 High/low esteem  Main thing  Racial discrimination
 High/low expectation  Major problem  Radical reform
(of)  Married couple  Rainy day
 High/low level (of)  Mass market  Rave review
 High/low opinion  Medical care  Real life
 High/low pressure  Medical history  Real wages
 High/low price  Mental illness  Reasonable
 High/low quality  Missing in action explanation
 High/low speed  Mixed feelings  Regular exercise
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 Rhetorical question
 Rich colors / sounds /
smells / tastes
 Rich history / culture /
vocabulary
 Rich person
 Rich sauce / cake
 Rough draft
 Rough estimate
 Rough idea
 Round number
 Runny nose
 Safe distance
 Serious accident
 Serious illness
 Serious injury
 Severe penalty
 Severe pressure
 Severe rain/shortage
 Severe weather/winter
 Speedy recovery
 Steady job
 Steady relationship
Adjective + Adjective | Adjective + Adverb | Noun +
Adjective
 Stiff competition  Utter loathing
 Strong accent  Vague idea
 Strong coffee / cheese  Vague memory
 Strong criticism  Valid point
 Strong denial  Valid reason
 Strong influence  Valuable contribution
 Strong person / animal  Valuable information
/ wind / current  Valuable lesson
 Strong smell / taste /  Violent movie
colour / accent/sense  Visiting hours
 Strong supporter /  Vital organs
opponent  Vital role
 Strong view  Weak point
 Tight grip  Wear and tear
 Tight schedule  Welcome change
 Total bliss  Wild animal
 Total ecstasy  Wrong number
 Total madness  Wrong way
 Ulterior motive  Young child
 Uncertain future  Young couple
 Unfair dismissal  Young person
 Urban sprawl  Zero tolerance
 Utter catastrophe  Zero visibility
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 List of useful adjective and adjective collocations.

 Best possible
 Neat and tidy
 Real live
 Safe and sound

List of adjective and adverb collocations.

 Best ever
 Close together
 Good enough

Noun + Noun
 A pang of nostalgia
 A sense of pride
 A surge of anger
 Absentee ballot
 Abuse of power
 Account executive
 Accounting firm
 Accounting system
 Action movie
 Advertising agency
 Air attack  Asbestos abatement
 Air gun  Assault rifle
 Air raid  Auction house
 Altar boy  Auto maker
 Anthropology  Auto manufacturer
department  Bank draft
 Antitrust case  Bank rate
 Antitrust law  Bars of soap
 Arms buildup  Battle group
 Army unit  Beauty industry
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 Beauty parlor  Communications  Gag order
 Beauty salon technology  Gender equality
 Beauty shop  Computer business  Gold mine
 Bed-and-breakfast  Contact details  Government agency
 Bench warrant  Conviction politician  Government office
 Bid price  Core values  Government security
 Birth certificate  Corporate finance  Grandfather clause
 Block grant  Cottage industry  Ground attack
 Block of flats  Creation science  Group dynamics
 Board game  Credit bureau  Group therapy
 Body armor  Credit union  Growth industry
 Body double  Cross-hair  Gunboat diplomacy
 Booby trap  Cruise missile  Hand grenade
 Boot camp  Custody battle  Head teacher
 Border security  Date rape  Health club
 Brand name  Day shift  Hen weekend
 Brokerage firm  Death camp  Highway system
 Budget cut  Death tax  History department
 Budget deficit  Death wish  Hit list
 Budgie smuggler  Debit card  Hit man
 Building code  Defense contractor  Identity crisis
 Building permit  Defense lawyer  Index fund
 Bull market  Departure time  Insurance broker
 Bully pulpit  Desk job  Intelligence operation
 Business activity  Desk officer  Interest group
 Business enterprise  Desktop publishing  Iron maiden
 Business organization  Detention basin  Jail cell
 Business sector  Detention centre  Junk bond
 Cable car  Development status  Jury system
 Call center  Discount rate  Keyhole surgery
 Call option  Discount store  Kitchen cabinet
 Capital gain  Divorce lawyer  Knowledge base
 Car manufacturer  Dollar diplomacy  Labor camp
 Car park  Drainage basin  Law officer
 Case law  Driving licence  Lead time
 Case study  Duct tape  Learning disability
 Cash cow  Eating disorder  Liberation theology
 Catchment  Election fraud  Lie detector
 Catchment area  Electronics industry  Line item
 Cattle drive  Energy security  Liquor license
 Cause celebre  Enterprise zone  Mail fraud
 Ceasefire agreement  Entertainment industry  Management consulting
 Centre of attention  Estate agent  Market economy
 Charge card  Estate tax  Market gardening
 Charter school  Excise tax  Master sergeant
 Chattel mortgage  Expert witness  Money order
 Cheese cake  Factory farming  Motor vehicle
 Child care  Finance company  Murder charge
 Class action  Flexibility instrument  Murder conviction
 Combat mission  Flight deck  Music department
 Combat zone  Foot soldier  Music school
 Comfort food  Freedom fighter  Muzzle loader
 Commodity brokerage  Fringe benefit  News organization
 Futures contract  News show

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 Null and void  Production line  Soup kitchen
 Ocean current  Profit margin  Speed limit
 Office block  Property right  Sports car
 Office hours  Quality of life  Stag night
 Office job  Rap sheet  Stock option
 Old-growth forest  Rate of return  Street name
 Opinion poll  Release candidate  Study hall
 Opposition party  Rental income  Stun gun
 Order book  Report card  Suicide bombing
 Pack of cards  Return address  Summit meeting
 Package holiday  Return flight  Surround sound
 Pair work  Return ticket  Tax break
 Panic attack  Road rage  Tax shelter
 Parking ticket  Road safety  Tea leaf
 Pay increase  Room for improvement  Television reporter
 Peace and quiet  Root cause  Term paper
 Peer group  Root crop  Testing ground
 Personality disorder  Rubber check  Trade route
 Personnel carrier  Sausage party  Trading floor
 Piece of advice  Savings bond  Transfer agent
 Piece of equipment  School day  Trial court
 Piece of information  Search warrant  Trial lawyer
 Piece of music  Security blanket  Voting booth
 Piece of paper  Sense of direction  Voting machine
 Pipe bomb  Service charge  Voting right
 Point of view  Service industry  Vulture capitalist
 Pork barrel  Sex crime  War crime
 Position paper  Sex offender  War game
 Post office  Shock therapy  Water cannon
 Power politics  Shop floor  Word blindness
 Pressure group  Shorthand typist  Word deafness
 Price competition  Shoulder strap  Word salad
 Probation officer  Single entry  Security forces
 Production cost  Small-town girl

Verb + Verb
 Can’t afford  Cut and paste
 Can’t help  Copy and paste
 Can’t stand  Come close (to)
 Come to expect

Verb + Adverb
 Act naturally  Complain bitterly  Fall sharply
 Act suspiciously  Cook smt specially  Fare poorly
 Agree wholeheartedly  Deal directly  Fight hard
 Apologize profusely  Distribute widely  Figure prominently
 Arrive on time  Dive headfirst  Fit sb perfectly
 Become increasingly  Divide equally  Fluctuate wildly
 Behave properly  Do badly  Fold neatly
 Bleed profusely  Do well  Get off lightly
 Come alive  Drive safely  Get up early
 Come along nicely  Eat quickly  Go astray
 Come first  Exercise regularly  Go badly
 Come last  Fail miserably  Go far
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 Go first
 Go smoothly
 Go upstairs
 Guess correctly
 Hit hard
 Judge harshly
 Know well
 Laugh hysterically
 Listen carefully
 Love dearly
 Made sth quickly
 Mean well
 Need badly
 Overlook completely
 Pass quickly
 Pay extra
 Perform live
Business Collocations List
 Annual turnover
 Bear in mind
 Break off negotiations
 Cease trading
 Chair a meeting
 Close a deal
Time Collocations List
 Dead on time
 Free time
 From dawn till dusk
 Make time for
 Great deal of time
 Past few weeks
 Right on time
 Run out of time
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 Placed gently  Speak softly
 Play brilliant  Spell correctly
 Prove conclusively  Stare blankly
 Publish widely  Start off slowly
 Rain hard  Test thoroughly
 Rain heavily  Think aloud
 Recommend highly  Think critically
 Rely heavily on  Travel overseas
 Remember rightly  Treat well
 Resume shortly  Try hard
 Run fast  Value highly
 Run quickly  Walk briskly
 Running late  Wave frantically
 Shout loudly  Whispered softly
 Sleep soundly  Work continuously
 Solve easily  Work perfectly
 Speak clearly
 Come to the point  Launch a new product
 Dismiss an offer  Lay off staff
 Draw a conclusion  Market forces
 Draw your attention to  Sales figures
 Go bankrupt  Take on staff
 Go into partnership
 Save time
 Spare time
 Spend some time
 Take your time
 Time goes by
 Time passes
 Waste time
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