Study

C1 collocations 4

  •   0%
  •  0     0     0

  • He is one of the country's ... engineers. (foremost, predominant, uppermost)
    foremost
  • You've put your shirt on back to ... .
    front
  • There is no ... evidence to support this theory.
    hard
  • This is usually done ... an annual basis
    on
  • You've put your shirt on the wrong way ... .
    round, around
  • We have carried ... extensive research into the subject. (on, in out, through)
    out
  • He paid a ... price for failing to finish the work on time (costly, high, expensive)
    High
  • You've put your shirt on upside ... .
    down
  • The horse got ... from the stable and started trotting along the road. (out, loose, lose)
    loose
  • The boat ... into a storm as it neared the coast. (neared, ran, approached)
    ran
  • Doing the course has allowed me to get a good ... of the subject. (hold, insight, grasp)
    grasp
  • She made a serious ... of judgement by not telling her boss. (mistake, error, change, slip)
    Error
  • Over the last few years ... has been a significant increase in revenue.
    There
  • His speeches can go on for hours ... a time.
    at
  • It's sometimes difficult to understand the ... of dreams. (SIGNIFY)
    significance
  • What we know is just the ... of the iceberg. (bottom, peak, tip, top)
    Tip
  • There were twenty or ... people - I'm not sure exactly
    so, more
  • We continue to pollute the oceans, without realising ... harmful our actions are.
    How