Phrases, patterns and collocations |
| bend |
bend sth into (shape/a circle/etc), (go) round the bend, sharp/tight bend |
| block |
block sb's way, block of flats, apartment block, high-rise block, mental/writer's block |
| brick |
bricks and mortar, brick wall, bricklayer |
| erect |
erect (a statue/monument/etc) to sb, stand erect, erect posture |
| floor |
take/have the floor, ground/firsVetc floor, floor show, floor plan, floorboard |
| fold |
fold sth in half/two, fold sth neatly/carefully, fold flat, fold your arms |
| foundation |
lay the foundations of, have no foundation, without foundation, foundation course, foundation stone |
| house |
move house, on the house, housework, housekeeping, housekeeper, housewife, houseproud |
| mark |
mark sth with/on, leave a mark on, burn/scratch/etc mark, the halfway mark, be quick/slow off the mark, hiV miss the mark |
| material |
material goods/possessions, material rewards, material resources, raw material(s) |
| matter |
a matter of, in a matter of (days, etc), no matter how, no matter what, to make matters worse, as a matter of facVcourse/urgency, a matter of opinion, subject matter |
| metal |
precious metal, metal detector |
| shape |
shape sth into, take the shape of, take shape, in / out of shape, all shapes and sizes |
| sharp |
keep a sharp eye on, sharp rise/increase/drop/fall, sharp criticism, have a sharp tongue |
| smooth |
smooth the way for, smooth-talking, smooth sailing, smooth operator |
| surface |
on the surface, beneath/under the surface, surface area, kitchen surface |
| table |
set/clear/lay the table, table a proposal/etc, on the table, table manners, timetable |
| tough |
get tough with, tough on, tough luck, tough love, tough guy |
| town |
town planning, the town of, the outskirts/edge of town, town centre |
| window |
window-shopping, window dressing, out (of) the window, a window on/onto/into |
