Noun + Compound Noun
- mattress
- balance-board
- workman
- theatre set
- home-improvement project
- near-death experience
- life cycle
- silkworm
- trans fats
- grand marshal (= an official in charge of an important public event or ceremony)
- heap (= an old car that is in bad condition)
- mnemonic (= something such as a poem or a sentence that you use to help you remember a rule, a name etc)
- pipe dream (= a hope, idea, plan etc that is impossible or will probably never happen)
- nail gun
- Crock-pot
- spire (= a roof that rises steeply to a point on top of a tower, especially on a church)
- drawbridge
- playhouse (= a theatre – used in the name of theatres)
- intern
- station wagon (= a large car with extra space at the back, with a door there for loading and unloading)
- (regular) Joe (= the ordinary average person)
- champagne Dijon
- orgy
- garnish (= a small amount of food such as salad or fruit that you place on food to decorate it)
- dinner jacket
- light beer
- grove (= a piece of land with trees growing on it)
- asking price / selling price
Verb + Phrasal Verb
- change into
- fancy
- archive (= to put documents, books, information etc in an archive) retrieve emails
- undertake
- scare off
- swing by (= to visit a place or person for a short time)
- set sth down (= to write about something so that you have a record of it
- snap (= to move into a particular position suddenly, making a short sharp noise, or to make something move like this)
- go through (= to search something in order to find something in particular)
- leave sth/sb out (= to not include someone or something)
- start on sth (= to begin doing something or using something)
- work on sth (= to spend time working in order to produce or repair something)
- make out (= to say that something is true when it is not)
- sort (= to put things in a particular order or arrange them in groups according to size, type etc)
- pile into/in
- pick up (= 1. collect 2. buy)
- provide for (= to give someone the things they need to live, such as money, food etc) provide for his family
- come on in (= used to tell someone to come in, over, up etc, usually in a friendly way)
- puke
It’s supposed to snap right into place.
You’re leaving out a few great minutes there.
She outlined the case to him, being careful not to leave anything out.
It’s a lot easier than you made it out to be.
The situation was never as bad as the media made out.
She always tried to make out that I was wrong and she was right.
if people pile in, they get into a vehicle very quickly
Adjective + Adverb
- snap (= to suddenly stop being able to control your anger, anxiety, or other feelings in a difficult situation)
- petrified (= extremely frightened, especially so frightened that you cannot move or think)
- clingy (= 1. someone who is clingy is too dependent on another person, and will often hold on to them 2. clingy clothing or material sticks tightly to your body and shows its shape)
- unsupervised
- insulting
- manly
- handy (= good at using something, especially a too)
Collocation (verb + noun)
- (a car) leaks fluids
- cross a line
- bring out the flavor
- swing a hammer
- quit a career (as)
- be filled with pride
- lower the window
- lower the asking price
Collocation (adj+noun)
- an inspiring disabled person
- leading cause
- a touchy subject
- classical sense
- legal reasons
- puke [vomit]
Phrase + Idiom
- eat humble pie / eat crow (= to admit that you were wrong and say that you are sorry)
- put a baby down for a nap
- be in cahoots (with sb)
- let it slide (= to ignore a mistake, problem, remark etc, without becoming angry or trying to punish it)
- go out to/for (a dinner/movie)
- go to the movie
- time marches on (= used to say that as time goes by, situations change and things do not remain the same)
be in cahoots (with): to be working secretly with another person or group, especially in order to do something dishonest you’re, like, in cahoots
You can insult a lot of things about me.
You might want to play it a little cooler.
Make her feel welcome.
I’m sure one won’t make a difference
Someone doesn’t like to lose.
The thought of that whole part of our life driving away.
What’s your preference?
You think?
This is sudden. (= happening, coming, or done quickly or when you do not expect it)
Her death was sudden.
It just felt right.
It’s better that way.
Works better this way.
Whatcha got going on over there?
You all done with the flags?
We’re in the middle of this.
be in the middle of sth (doing sth) : to be busy doing something
When you’re around tools, it’s dangerous.
It was on purpose.
- What’s gonna be fun about it?
- Only everything.
- Only nothing.
look out into my yard
