COLLOCATIONS : A collocation is a combination of words that are commonly used together. The collocation is nothing but in simple words it is a phrase. For the non- native speaker of English , some collocations may sound funny but to the native speaker it sound correct.
1)
Do
Collocations
a.
Do me a favour: The boss asked Varun to do him a favour.
b.
Do the cooking: The mother
asked her daughter to do the cooking.
c. Do the housework: The maid
was directed to do the housework.
d.
Do the shopping: On the last day of our exams, we decided to do
the shopping.
e. Do your best: Father told his children to do the best in
Athletics.
2)
Have
Collocations
a) Have a bath : During summer, one should have a bath twice
in a day.
b) Have a haircut : Students should regularly have a haircut
for a disciplined look.
c) Have a holiday : Do you have a holiday on Monday?
d) Have a problem : Some people have a
problem in every situation.
e) Have lunch : Why don’t you have a lunch at this
restaurant?
f) Have sympathy : People should have sympathy for the
underprivileged.
3)
Break Collocations
a) Break the law: Few people feel proud
when they break the law.
b) Break the leg: The police
threatened the thief to break his leg if he doesn’t tell the truth.
c) Break a promise: Gentlemen
never break a promise.
d) Break a record: Students these
days break a record in scoring above 90 percent marks.
e) Break the news to someone: It’s difficult
to break the news of somebody’s death.
f)
Break the rules: The principal warned the students not to break the rules of
the college.
4) Take Collocations
a) Take an exam: To judge the IQ level, it is
important to take an exam
b)
Take a break: Arvind’s mother told him to take a break from his studies.
c) Take a look: Take a look at the
breathtaking sight.
d) Take
a rest: The traveller decided to take a rest.
e) Take a seat: The interviewer told the
candidate to take a seat.
f)
Take a taxi: It’s better to take a taxi in rainy season.
g) Take
notes: The teacher told the students to take notes during her lecture
5) Make Collocations
a)
Make a difference: Ajay asked his friend how he could make a difference in
someone’s life?
b)
Make a mess: The boys in the hostel make a mess of their room.
c)
Make a mistake: One should not make a mistake repeatedly.
d)
Make a noise: The Head of the Department requested the students not to make a
noise during college gathering.
e)
Make an effort: To excel in life you have to make an effort.
f) Make money: Father told his son not to
make money by doing wrong things.
g) Make progress: Entrepreneurs make progress
by doing hard work.
6) Pay Collocations
a) Pay respect: It is an honor to pay respect
to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for
our country.
b) Pay a fine: In USA one has to pay a fine
for breaking the rules.
c)
Pay attention: The teacher told Kumar to pay attention during the lecture.
d)
Pay by credit card: These days it is easy to pay by credit card.
e)
Pay someone a visit: Avoid paying someone a visit on Sundays.
7) Keep Collocations
a) Keep a secret: It is not easy to keep a
secret.
b) Keep calm: Keep calm even if
someone upsets you.
c) Keep in touch: Tarun asked Tanay
to keep in touch through e-mails.
d) Keep quite: Students were asked to
keep quite during the seminar.
8) Save Collocations
a) Save yourself the trouble: By
regular exercises, you save yourself the trouble of getting obese.
b) Save electricity: It is our moral
responsibility to save electricity.
c) Save money: Intelligent people save
money for future.
d) Save someone’s life: Have you ever
saved someone’s life?
9) Go Collocations
a) Go bald: It’s a fashion to go bald
these days.
b) Go abroad: Many students go abroad
for higher studies.
c) Go bankrupt: Spendthrifts usually go
bankrupt.
d) Go sailing: It’s fun to go sailing on
the seas.
e) Go to war: Soldiers are always ready
to go to war.
10) Come Collocations
a) Come into view: In jungle safaris,
tourists have to wait for the wild animals to come into view.
b) Come on time: Anu requested her
friends to come on time for her birthday party.
c) Come prepared: The candidates were
asked to come prepared for the Aptitude Test.
d) Come to an agreement: To maintain
peace and order, the two countries should come to an agreement.
e) Come to an end: Finally, the session
has come to an end.
11) Get Collocations
a) Get a job: To get a job,
candidate should be confident and fluent.
b) Get angry: People should not get angry on petty issues.
c) Get frightened: Children get frightened during night.
d) Get permission: The students
approached the Principal to get permission for an industrial visit.
e) Get ready: Mother told her daughter
to get ready for the party.
12 ) Time Collocations
a) Free time: I like to listen to
music in my free time.
b) From dawn till dusk: Farmers work
from dawn till dusk to earn a living.
c) Make time for: We should make time
for our hobbies.
d) Right on time: Bina reached the
examination hall right on time.
e) Waste time: Do not waste time,
because time once gone never comes back.
13) Collocations related to ‘Business English’
a) Annual turnover: The annual turnover of
the companies depends on the effective team work, marketing and other
strategies.
b) Break off negotiations: It’s
important to break off the negotiations during business meetings.
c) Come to the point: The teacher told
Arjun to directly come to the point.
d) Dismiss an offer: Vinay had to
dismiss an offer of job as he met with an accident.
e) Draw a conclusion: In every
experiment, students draw a conclusion at the end.
f) Launch a new product: Marketing
plays an important role in launching a new product.
a) Break the ice-
b) Catch a cold/catch cold-
c) Catch sight of-
d) Catch fire-
e) Catch someone’s attention-
f) Come to the point-
g) Run out of time-
h) Have a good time-
i) Keep a diary-
j) Get the message-
k) Get nowhere-
l) Keep cool-
m) Keep an appointment-
n) Draw your attention to-
o) Save
time:
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