Phrases, patterns and collocations |
| account |
account for, (give) an account of, take into account, take account of, on account of, by all accounts, on sb's account |
| associate |
associate sth with |
| balance |
(hang) in the balance, strike a balance, upset/after/ redress the balance, balance between/of, on balance, off balance |
| basis |
basis for, on a daily/temporary/etc basis, on the basis of/that |
| belief |
express belief(s), belief in/that, contrary to popular belief, beyond belief, in the belief that, popular/widely held/ widespread/ firm/ strong/ growing belief |
| brain |
pick sb's brain(s), rack your brain(s), the brains behind, brainless, brainchild (of), brainstorm, brainwash, brainwave |
| conclusion |
bring sth to a conclusion, come to / arrive at / reach a conclusion, jump/leap to conclusions, in conclusion, conclusion of, logical conclusion, foregone conclusion |
| consideration |
take into consideration, give consideration to, show consideration for, under consideration, for sb's consideration, out of consideration for |
| doubt |
doubt that, have your doubts about, cast doubt on, raise doubts, in doubt, doubt as to / about, beyond (any) doubt, (a) reasonable doubt, without a doubt, open to doubt |
| dream |
dream of/about/that, have a dream, a dream to, beyond your wildest dreams, a dream come true, in your dreams, like a dream |
| focus |
focus on, the focus of/for, in focus, out of focus, focus group, main/primary/major focus |
| impression |
have/give the (false) impression that, do an impression (of), create/make an impression (on sb), under the impression that, first impressions |
| mental |
make a mental note (of/about), mental arithmetic, mental illness, mental age, mental health |
| mind |
make up your mind, cross/slip your mind, have/bear in mind, have a one-track mind, take your mind off, bring to mind, in two minds about, on your mind, state of mind, narrow/broad/open/absent-minded |
| misapprehension |
under the misapprehension that |
| perspective |
put into perspective, from another / a different / sb's / etc perspective, from the perspective of, in perspective, out of perspective, a sense of perspective |
| principle |
have principles, stand by / stick to your principles, principle of sth, principle that, in principle, a matter / an issue of principle, against sb's principles, set of principles |
| question |
beg the question, raise the question (of), a/no question of, in question, out of the question, without question, beyond question, some question over / as to / about, awkward question |
| sense |
sense that, see sense, make sense (of), have the sense to, come to your senses, a sense of, in a/one sense, common sense |
| side |
side with sb, take sides, see both sides (of an argument), look on the bright side, on the plus/minus side, by sb's side, on sb's side, on either side (of) |
| straight |
set/put sb straight about, set/put the record straight, get/come straight to the point, get sth straight, think/see straight, straight talking, straight answer |
| view |
view sth as, take the view that, take a dim/poor view of, come into view, in view of, with a view to, view on/ about/ that, in sb's view, viewpoint, point of view |
