Posted inWord Collocations Word Collocations Posted by By AP STUDY CIRCLE 13/04/2024No Comments Welcome to your Word Collocations Name Phone 1. What word collocates with "heavy" to describe rain? Dark Light Strong Gentle 2. What does the phrase "break the ice" mean? To start a fire To make a situation less awkward To melt ice To make a situation more tense 3. Which word collocates with "bright" to describe a student? Smart Intelligent Dull Dim 4. Which word collocates with "fresh" to describe produce? Organic Stale Rotten Old 5. Which word collocates with "sharp" to describe a turn? Slow Soft Gentle Sudden 6. Which word collocates with "cool" to describe a person? Hot Warm Cold Chill 7. Which word collocates with "good" to describe health? Average Poor Bad Excellent 8. Which word collocates with "deep" to describe a thought? Simple Shallow Superficial Profound 9. What does the phrase "give someone the cold shoulder" mean? To offer someone a cold drink To criticize someone To ignore someone To welcome someone warmly 10. What does the phrase "cutting corners" mean? Taking a shortcut Reducing expenses Being lazy Avoiding difficult tasks 11. What does the phrase "open a can of worms" mean? To start a project To reveal a secret To open a literal can of worms To start a conflict 12. What does the idiom "catch someone's eye" mean? To attract someone's attention To close one's eyes To blink rapidly To stare at someone 13. What does the phrase "break the bank" mean? To spend a lot of money To earn a lot of money To rob a bank To lose all of one's money 14. What does the phrase "hit the hay" mean? To go to bed To hit someone with hay To play in a hay field To take a nap 15. What does the phrase "hit the nail on the head" mean? To be very successful To do something exactly right To miss the target To criticize someone 1 out of 15 Please fill in the comment box below. Time's up AP STUDY CIRCLE View All Posts Post navigation Previous Post IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONSNext PostSPELLING