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MISS TAMILORE.

* Collocations*
Collocations refer to the agreement of words .

*Rotten wood
*Decay tooth
* Rancid butter
* Decompose corpse
* Aroma of food
* Fragrance of soap
* Odour of body
* Charge for : this means money asked for goods and services.
* Charge with : to accuse someone formally of a crime so that there can
be a trial in court.
* Charge up : to store electricity in sth
* Charge to : to record the cost of sth as an amount someone has to
pay.
* Round off : to complete or finish an activity.
* Round up : to gather, arrest or apprehend. It can also mean to
increase to the next highest whole number.
* Do me a favor
* Do the cooking
* Do the house work
* Do the washing up
* Do your best
* Do your hair
* Have a good time
* Have a bath
* Have a drink
* Have a haircut
* Have a holiday
* Have a problem
* Have a relationship
* Have a lunch
* Have sympathy
* Break the law
* Break the leg
* Break a record
* Break someone's heart
* Break the ice
* Break the news
* Break the rules
* Take a break
* Take a chance
* Take a look
* Take a rest
* Take a sit
* Take a taxi
* Take an exam
* Take a note
* Take someone's place
* Rely on/upon ( depend on/upon)
* Blame for
* Similar to
* Guilty of
* Proficient in/at
* Victim of
* Angry with (a person)
* Angry at ( something)
* Agree with ( someone)
* Agree to (something)
*According to
* Famous for
* Sure of
* Free from
* Protest against/ about
*Responsible to ( a person)
* Responsible for ( sth)
* Conscious of ( someone or sth)
* Reason for
* Ashamed of
* Comment on
* Divide between ( involves two people)
* Divide among ( involves more than two people)
* Wait for
* Regard for
* Aim at
* Prohibit from
* Get access to
* Get through
* Call for
* Asked after
* Call by
* Call off
* Superior to
* Beast of
* Peep through
* Beware of
* Prevail on / upon
* Authority on
* Interfere with
* Consist of
* Prefer to
* Withdraw from
* Back away from sth:
- to move away backward from sb or sth frightening or unpleasant
- to avoid doing sth unpleasant
* Back down ( on / from) sth :
- to take back a demand, an opinion, etc, others are strongly opposed to
- to admit defeat
* Back unto sth ( of a building) :
- to have sth directly behind a building
* Back up:
- to move backwards especially in a vehicle
- to move sth back to a particular point
- to support sth or sb
- to say what sb says is true
* Call at :
- to stop at a play for a short while
* Call sb away:
- to ask sb to stop what they are doing to go somewhere else
* Call back:
- to telephone sb again or to telephone sb who telephoned you earlier
* Call for sb:
- to collect sb in order to go somewhere
* Call for sth:
- to need sth
- to publicly ask for sth to happen
*Call sth forth:
- to produce a particular reaction
* Call in:
- to telephone a place , especially where you work
* Call sb in:
- to ask for the services of sb
* Call sth in:
- to order or ask for the return of sth
* Call sb or sth off:
- to order a dog or person to stop attacking or searching
- to cancel sth
* Call on or upon sb:
- to formally invite or ask sb to speak
* Call sb out:
- to ask sb to come especially to an emergency
* Call sb up:
- to make a telephone call to sb
- to make people do their training in the army, or fight in a war
- to give sb the opportunity to play in a sport team , especially for their
country
* Call sth up:
- to begin sth back to your mind ( recall)
- to use sth that is stored or kept
* Dally with sb or sth:
- to treat sb or sth in a way that is not serious enough
* Damp sth down:
- to make a fire burn more slowly or stop burning
- to make an emotion or feeling less strong
* Dangle sth before or in front of sb:
- to offer sb sth good in order to persuade them to do sth
* Dash sth off:
- to write or draw sth very quickly
* Date back to or date from:
- for
sth to have existed since a particular time in the past or for the
length of the time mentioned
* Deal in sth ( trade in):
- to buy and sell a particular product
* Deal sb in:
- to include sb in an activity
* Deal sth out:
- to share or distribute sth among a group
* Deal with sb:
- to do business with a person
- to take appropriate action in a particular situation
* Deal with sth:
- to solve a problem or perform a task
* Ease yourself or sb into sth:
- to become or help sb familiar with sth new, especially a new job
* Ease off sth:
- to become or make sth less strong, unpleasant
* Ease sb out of sth:
- to force sb to leave a job or position of authority, especially by making
it difficult for them over a period of time, or frustrating them
* Ease up:
- to reduce the speed at which you're traveling
- to become less strong or unpleasant
* Face sb down:
- to oppose or beat sb by dealing with them directly or confidently
* Face off:
- to start a game like ice hockey
- to argue, fight, or compete with sb
* Face up to sth:
- to accept and deal with sth that is difficult or unpleasant
* Gain ground:
- to become more powerful or successful
* Gain time:
- to delay sth so that you can have more time to make a decision, to
deal with the problem
* Gain in sth:
- to get more of a particular quality
* Gain on sb or sth:
- to get closer to sb or sth that you're chasing
* Hail from:
- to come from or to have been born in a particular place
* Hammer away at sth:
- to work hard in order to achieve or finish sth
- to keep repeating sth, in order to get the results that you want
* Identify with sb:
- to feel that you can understand and share the feelings of someone
else ( sympathise)
*Identify sb with sth:
- to consider sb to be sth
* Identify sth with sth:
- to consider sth to be the same as sth else which means to equate
things
* identify yourself with sb or sth:
- to support sb or sth, it can also mean to be closely connected with sb
or sth
* Act up:
- to behave badly
* Eat sth away:
- to reduce or destroy sth gradually
* Fall away:
- to become gradually fewer or smaller ( dwindle, decline, reduce)
* Get about:
- to get around or to move from
* Hang over:
- to project over or lean out from
* Go on about sb or sth:
- to talk about sb or sth for a long time, especially in a complaining or
boring way
* Hammer sth home:
- to emphasize a point or an idea
* Join in:
- to take part or participate
* Keep at:
- to persist
* Pass by:
- to go past
* Pass sth or sb by:
- to happen without affecting sb or sth( no impact)
* Make out:
- used to ask if sb managed well or was successful in a particular
situation
* Make sb or sth out:
- to understand or comprehend
* Make sth out:
- to write out or complete a firm or document
* Open out:
- to become bigger, wider or expand
* Live down:
- to forget sth embarrassing you have done or experienced
* Pin down:
- to make sb or sth unable to move by holding them firmly
* Rake up:
- to bring up sth unpleasant that has happened in the past that other
people would like to forget
* Wade in/ into:
- to enter a fight, a discussion or an argument in an aggressive way
* Answer back:
- to defend yourself against criticism, at times rudely
*Eat into sth:
- to use up a part of sth, especially someone's time or money
* Get across to sb or get sth across to sb:
- to be communicated or understood
* Hang up:
- to end a telephone conversation
* Hang sth up:
- to finish using sth for the last time
* Join issue with sb:
- to enter into conflict, argument,etc with sb
* Idle away:
- to spend time relaxing and doing nothing
* Nail sth down:
- to fasten sth down with a nail or nails
- to reach and agreement or decision usually after a lot of discussions
* Nail sb down to sth:
- to force sb to give you a definite promise or tell you exactly what they
intend to do
* Occur to sb:
- of an idea / thought to come into your mind
* Pack sb off to:
- to send sb elsewhere especially because you don't want them around
* Rabbit on about sb or sth:
- to talk continuously about things that are not interesting or important
* Sack out:
- to go to sleep or bed
* Tack sth on/ on to sth:
- to add sth to sth that already exists, especially in a careless way
* Urge sb on:
- to encourage sb to do sth or support them so that they do it better
* Veg out:
- to relax by doing sth that needs very little effort, e.g watching TV
* Wait about/ around:
- to stay in a place with nothing particular to do
* Yield to sth:
- to accept or agree to sth
* Zero in on sth or sb:
- to fix all your attention on sb or sth
* Gad about/ around:
- to visit places and have fun especially when you should be doing sth
else
* Inflict yourself or sb on sb:
- to force sb to spend time with you or sb when they don't want to
* Jack sb around:
- to treat sb in a way that is deliberately not helpful to them or waste
their time
* Keel over :
- to fall over unexpectedly especially because you feel sick or I'll
* Labour under sth:
- to believe sth that is not true
* Keep sb after / back:
- to make student stay at school after normal hours as a punishment
* Mail sth out:
- to send out a large number of letters,etc at the same time
* Pace sth off/ out:
- to measure the size of sth by working across it with regular steps
* Queueing up:
- to line up
* Use up:
- to use all of sth so that there's none left
* Zip up or zip sb or sth up:
- to be fastened with a zip or to fasten sth with a zip
* Abound in or with:
- to have sth in great number or quantity.

Please note that:

Sth means something
Sb means somebody.