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✳️ Prepositional Collocations (by)


🔵 by accident
Eg I was so sleepy that I put salt in my coffee by accident.

🔴 by all accounts
Eg By all accounts, Seville is a beautiful city.

🔵 by appointment
Eg The museum is open at weekends by appointment.

🔴 by the arm/hand
Eg He took me by the hand as we walked along the beach.

🔵 by auction
Eg We’re selling our antique furniture by auction.

🔴 by birth
Eg I grew up in England but I’m Irish by birth.

🔵 by bus/train/plane, etc.
Eg Are you going to go there by bus or by train?

🔴 by chance
Eg I found some money in my jacket pocket by chance.

🔵 by cheque
Eg I’ve never paid for anything by cheque.

🔴 by day/night
Eg The Eiffel Tower looks spectacular by night.

🔵 by design
Eg I became a teacher more by accident than by design.

🔴 by the drozen
Eg I always buy eggs by the drozen. A drozen means 12.

🔵 by far
Eg Before Sunset is by far my favourite film – I just love it.

🔴 by hand
Eg My granduncle built this house by hand.

🔵 by heart
Eg At school we had to learn poems by heart.

🔴 by invitation
Eg Membership to the club is by invitation only.

🔵 by land/sea/air
Eg I get sick whenever I travel by sea.

🔴 by law
Eg Dog owners must have a licence for the pets by law.

🔵 by luck
Eg They played badly but won the match by luck.

🔴 by means of
Eg I was able to afford the car by means of a bank loan.

🔵 by mistake
Eg I chose the wrong road by mistake. Now we’re lost.

🔴 by nature
Eg German people tend to be quite organised by nature.

🔵 by no means
Eg It’s by no means certain that the economy will improve.

🔴 by now
Eg If you don’t know me by now, you’ll never know me.

🔵 by oneself
Eg I don’t mind spending time by myself.

🔴 by phone
Eg Get in touch with me by phone if you need any help.

🔵 by post
Eg Do you think it’s safe to send cash by post.

🔴 by request
Eg Guided tours of the gallery are available by request.

🔵 by rights
Eg By rights, it’s my turn to play but you can go ahead.

🔴 by one’s side
Eg He was by her side whenever she needed him.

🔵 by surprise
Eg The unusual question took John by surprise.

🔴 by the time
Eg I’ll have gone to bed by the time you get home.

🔵 by the way
Eg By the way, I won’t be able to come to class next week.

🔴 by word of mouth
Eg . The best form of advertising is by word of mouth.


#Prepositional #Collocations
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✳️ Collocations With Practice.


VERB+ practice


💠Need
practice

Most trainee teachers need practice in writing on a b
lackboard.

💠Have
practice

Using a mouse is the easiest thing in the world once you've ha
d some practice.


💠Imp
rove with practice

Don't worry. Your English will impro
ve with practice.


💠Lear
n through practice

You get knowledge from books, but skills can only b
e learnt through practice.


💠Come with practice

Playing the piano is the kind of skill that only com
es with years of practice.


💠Give you practice

This exercise gives studen
ts practice in using the past tense.


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✳️ Collocations

همنشینی کلماتی که معنی "تکه" یا "قطعه" دارند

Piece: THESAURUS

⭕️ Bit of sth
● a bit of paper
● a bit of food
● a bit of wood
● a bit of metal
● a bit of rock
● a bit of stone
● a bit of glass
● a bit of cloth
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⭕️ Lump of sth
● a lump of sugar
● a lump of coal
● a lump of metal
● a lump of rock
● a lump of wood
● a lump of clay
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⭕️ Scrap of sth
● a scrap of paper
● a scrap of cloth
● a scrap material
● a scrap of food
● a scrap of wood
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⭕️ Strip of sth
● a strip of paper
● a strip of cloth
● a strip of fabric
● a strip of plastic
● a strip of land
● a strip of grass
● a strip of beach
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⭕️ Sheet of sth
● a sheet of paper
● a sheet of glass
● a sheet of metal
● a sheet of ice
● a sheet of plastic
● a sheet of card
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⭕️ Slice of sth
● a slice of bread
● a slice of toast
● a slice of pizza
● a slice of cake
● a slice of cheese
● a slice of meat
● a slice of lemon
● a slice of tomato
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⭕️ Chunk of sth
● a chunk of rock
● a chunk of ice
● a chunk of bread
● a chunk of metal
● a chunk of fruit
a chunk of cool watermelon
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⭕️ Hunk of sth
● a hunk of bread
● a hunk of cheese
● a hunk of meat
● a hunk of metal
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⭕️ Block of sth
● a block of ice
● a block of wood
● a block of stone
● a block of marble
● a block of concrete
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⭕️ Slab of sth
● a slab of stone
● a slab of rock
● a slab of meat
● a slab of pie
● a slab of butter
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⭕️ Cube of sth
● a cube of sugar
● a cube of ice
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⭕️ Wedge of sth
● a wedge cheese
● a wedge of lemon
● a wedge of pie
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⭕️ Bar of sth
● a bar of chocolate
● a bar of of soap
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⭕️ Segment of sth
● a segment of an orange
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⭕️ Rasher of sth (Brit.)
● a rasher of bacon (Brit.)
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⭕️ Fragment of sth
● a fragment of rock
● a fragment of bone
● a fragment of glass
● a fragment of metal
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⭕️ Speck of sth
● a speck of dust
● a speck of dirt
a speck of faith
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⭕️ Drop of sth
● a drop of water
● a drop of rain
● a drop of blood
● a drop of moisture
● a drop of milk

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💢Useful collocations, idioms, adjectives to talk about Food

🔶To eat a balanced diet:
🔸To eat the correct types and amounts of food

📒Example : In order to lose weight, we should try to eat a balanced diet with less sugar intake.

🔶To eat like a horse:
🔸To eat a lot >< eat like a bird

📒Example : Eating like a horse in a party may be considered to be extremely impolite.

🔶To have a sweet tooth:
🔸To enjoy sugary food

📒Example : I’m really afraid of gaining weight quickly and contracting diabetes because I have a sweet tooth.

🔶Home-cooked food:
🔸Food cooked at home from individual ingredients

📒Example : Although home-cooked food is usually not as delicious as the one served in restaurants, it is much more beneficial to your health.

🔶To make your mouth water:
🔸To make you feel very hungry for something

📒Example : McDonald’s serves all kinds of burgers, from cheese burgers to beef burgers. These things always make my mouth water every time I walk into the restaurant.

🔶To foot the bill:
🔸To pay the bill

📒Example : My friend asked me out for dinner and he didn’t want me to foot the bill.

🔶To spoil your appetite:
🔸To eat something that will stop you feeling hungry when it’s meal-time.

🔶Carry-out:
🔸Take-out, food that is cooked and sold by a restaurant or store to be eaten elsewhere.

🔶Processed food:
🔸Commercially prepared food bought for convenience

📒Example : Processed food is very convenient for those who are busy all day long, but eating it frequently may be very harmful to our health.

🔶To bolt something down:
🔸To eat something very quickly

📒Example : My son bolted down his lunch and went out with his friends.

🔶To follow a recipe:
🔸To cook a meal using instructions

📒Example : I set up and run a famous blog which give readers hundreds of quick lessons in how to follow recipes to make any dish great.

🔶Drive through (drive-thru):
🔸Type of service provided by a business that allows customers to purchase products without leaving their cars

🔶A quick snack:
🔸To eat a small amount of food between meals

🔶Eat in:
🔸To have a meal at home rather than in a restaurant

🔶Binge eating:
🔸Eating a lot of food, especially without being able to control yourself

🔶A slap up meal:
🔸A large meal

🔶To tuck into:
🔸To eat something with pleasure

🔶Go on a diet:
🔸Trying to lose weight by eating less food or specific foods.

#Vocabulary #Collocations #Idioms #Food
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⭕️Collocations with "Soft"

👈لغت "soft" به معنی نرم میباشد.اما اگر این واژه با واژه های دیگر ترکیب شود معنی متفاوتی را ارایه میدهد.

📒Soft soil. خاک نرم
📒Soft music. موسیقی ملایم
📒Soft loan. وام کم بهره
📒Soft fruit. میوه ی بی هسته
📒Soft landing. فرود آرام
📒Soft drink. نوشابه ی غیر الکلی
📒Soft person. شخص بی عرضه
📒Soft hearted. دل نازک


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