ADVANCED COLLOCATIONS

-HANG ON:
/1/ to wait for a short time
Ex: Sally's on the other phone - would you like to hang on?
/2/ to hold or continue holding onto something
Ex: Hang on tight - it's going to be a very bumpy ride.
/3/ to blame someone for something, especially something they did
not do
Ex: I wasn't anywhere near the house when
the window was broken, so you can't hang that on me! (HANG
SOMETHING ON SOMEBODY)

-FIND IN SOMEBODY
-LAST IN A LONG LINE(A QUEUE)
-A BOOK ABOUT SOMETHING
-DRIVE THROUGH
-HAVE NO AUTHORITY IN MATTERS

-TEN TO ONE (A HUNDRED TO ONE):

used for saying how likely it is that something will happen

It’s ten to one that the murderer will never be caught.

-DRIVE-THROUGH /NOUN/: a place where you can get

some type of service by driving through it, without needing to get
out of your car

Ex: a drive-through restaurant

-MAKE OUT:

/1/ to see, hear, or understand something or someone

with difficulty
Ex: [ + question word  ] Nobody can make out why you should have
been attacked.

/2/ to write all the necessary information on an official document

Ex: I made a cheque out for £20 to "Henry's Stores".

/3/ to say, usually falsely, that something is true

Ex:

(1) [ + to infinitive  ] He made himself out to be a millionaire.

(2) ] The British weather is not always as bad as it is made out to
be.
(3) [ + (that)  ] He made out (that) he had
been living in Paris all year.

/4/ to deal with a situation, usually in a successful way

Ex: How is Frances making out in her new job?

/5/ to have sex with someone:

He had never made out with a virgin before.

-MARRY OFF: to make certain that

someone, especially a female member of your family, gets married,
or that she marries the person you have chosen

Ex: She was married off to the local doctor by the age of 16.

-SIT BACK:

/1/ to sit comfortably with your back against the back of a chair

/2/ to wait for something to happen without making any effort to
do anything yourself

Ex: You can't just sit back and wait for job offers to come to you.

-PROTEST /NOUN/:

/1/ a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval,
or opposition

Ex:

(1)Protests have been made/registered by many people who

would be affected by the proposed changes.
(2)A formal protest was made by
the German team about their disqualification from
the relay final.
(3)Conservation groups have united in protest against the plann
ed new road.
(4)an angry/big/formal protest
(5)hold/organize/stage a protest
(6)spark/trigger a
protest The plan sparked days of street protests.
(7)a large/mass/peaceful protest
(8)a protest demonstration/march

/2/ /VERB/

(1)Lots of people protested about the new working hours.

(2)They protested bitterly to their employers, but to no avail.
(3)[ + that  ] A young girl was crying, protesting that she
didn't want to leave her mother.
(4)All through the trial he protested
his innocence (= strongly said he was not guilty).
 >UNDER PROTEST: If something is done under protest, it is
done unwillingly

Ex: I only went to the meeting under protest.

>PROTEST TOO MUCH: to express an opinion or fact so strongly or

so often that people start to doubt that you are telling the truth:
She keeps trying to impress on me how she doesn't like him but
does she protest too much?

-ON BALANCE: after considering the power or influence of

both sides of a question:
The job offer had some advantages, but on balance he thought he
was better off where he was.

-ON BACK ORDER: requested for a future time when it or they will

be available to buy

Ex: "We have dozens of copies on back order", said the bookshop manager.

-BRING ON SOMETHING:

/1/ to help someone
to improve, especially through training or practice

Ex: Her new piano teacher has really brought her on.

/2/ to bring a player onto the field to play during a game

Ex: The manager brought him on in the second half.

/3/   bring it on! informal

 
said to show that you are prepared and willing to compete in
a competition or to do something difficult:
England versus Brazil - bring it on!
Ex: UK See over (= look at the next page) for further information.
Ex (2): After she read his book she started to see the issue in another/a
different/a new light (= differently).

>NOT SEE SOMEONE FOR DUST: used

to describe someone leaving quickly in order to avoid something:
If you let him know that Margaret's coming, you won't see him for dust.

 CAN’T SEE IT MYSELF: used to say that you do

not understand why people think something is good, or that you
do not agree
Ex: The chairwoman thought the new plan was a great improvement,
but I couldn't see it myself .

 IF YOU’VE SEEN ONE, YOU’VE SEEN THEM ALL: used to say that
all the things of a particular type are very similar:
If you've seen one episode of that show, you've seen them all.
 NOT SEE BEYOND SOMETHING: to have all your attention on
something and therefore be unable to consider other things:
The government cannot see beyond next year's election.
 NOT SEE HIDE NOR HAIR OF SOMEONE: to not see someone at
all over a period of time:
I haven't seen hide nor hair of her since last Friday.
 SOMETHING HAS TO BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED: to be
so extreme that it is difficult to believe:
The prices in that place have to be seen to be believed!
 I/WE’LL HAVE TO SEE: used to say that you will make
a decision about something later
Ex: "Do you think there'll be time to stop and eat?" "We'll see."