Collocations

Terms in this deck

• make a decisionto choose something after thinking about it
• make a mistaketo do something wrong
• make progressto improve or move forward
• make an effortto try hard to do something
• make moneyto earn money
• make a differenceto have an important effect on a situation
• make friendsto become friends with people
• make a planto decide what you are going to do
• make an appointmentto arrange a time to meet someone, like a doctor
• make a phone callto call someone on the phone
• make a messto leave a place dirty or disorganized
• make senseto be logical or understandable
• make a promiseto say you will definitely do something
• do homeworkto complete school assignments
• do the dishesto wash the plates and cups after eating
• do the laundryto wash clothes
• do a favorto help someone with something
• do businessto buy, sell, or trade with someone
• do exerciseto move your body to stay healthy
• do your bestto try as hard as you can
• do damageto cause harm to something
• do researchto study a subject carefully to find new information
• take a showerto wash your body under running water
• take a breakto stop working for a short time to rest
• take a napto sleep for a short time during the day
• take a riskto do something that might have a bad result
• take a seatto sit down
• take a pictureto photograph something
• take medicineto swallow medicine to treat an illness
• take an examto complete a test
• take advantage ofto use an opportunity to your benefit
• take a tripto travel somewhere
• take notesto write down important information
• take your timeto not hurry when doing something
• have breakfastto eat the first meal of the day
• have a good timeto enjoy yourself
• have a babyto give birth to a child
• have a lookto look at something briefly
• have a headacheto feel pain in your head
• have an ideato think of something
• have a conversationto talk with someone
• have funto enjoy yourself
• have an argumentto disagree strongly with someone
• pay attentionto listen or watch carefully
• pay a visitto visit someone
• pay a complimentto say something nice about someone
• pay in cashto pay with paper money instead of a card
• keep a promiseto do what you said you would do
• keep a secretto not tell anyone something
• keep in touchto continue communicating with someone
• keep an eye onto watch someone or something carefully
• keep quietto not make noise or not talk
• keep calmto stay relaxed in a difficult situation
• catch a coldto become sick with a cold
• catch a busto get on a bus before it leaves
• catch fireto start burning
• save moneyto keep money instead of spending it
• save timeto use less time to do something
• spend moneyto use money to pay for something
• spend timeto use your time doing something
• break a promiseto not do what you said you would do
• break the lawto do something illegal
• break the newsto tell someone important information, often bad
• lose weightto become lighter or thinner
• lose your temperto suddenly become very angry
• heavy raina large amount of rain falling
• strong coffeecoffee with a lot of flavor and caffeine
• fast foodfood prepared and served quickly, usually not very healthy
• hard workwork that requires a lot of effort
• spare timefree time when you are not working