Verb and Preposition Collocations

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Some common verbs

have do make
have a bath do business make a difference
have a drink do nothing make a mess
have a good time do someone a favour make a mistake
have a haircut do the cooking make a noise
have a holiday do the housework make an effort
have a problem do the shopping make furniture
have a relationship do the washing up make money
have a rest do your best make progress
have lunch do your hair make room
have sympathy do your homework make trouble
take break catch
take a break break a habit catch a ball
take a chance break a leg catch a bus
take a look break a promise catch a chill
take a rest break a record catch a cold
take a seat break a window catch a thief
take a taxi break someone's heart catch fire
take an exam break the ice catch sight of
take notes break the law catch someone's attention
take someone's place break the news to someone catch someone's eye
take someone's temperature break the rules catch the flu
pay save keep
pay a fine save electricity keep a diary
pay attention save energy keep a promise
pay by credit card save money keep a secret
pay cash save one's strength keep an appointment
pay interest save someone a seat keep calm
pay someone a compliment save someone's life keep control
pay someone a visit save something to a disk keep in touch
pay the bill save space keep quiet
pay the price save time keep someone's place
pay your respects save yourself the trouble keep the change
come go get
come close go abroad get a job
come complete with go astray get a shock
come direct go bad get angry
come early go bald get divorced
come first go bankrupt get drunk
come into view go blind get frightened
come last go crazy get home
come late go dark get lost
come on time go deaf get married
come prepared go fishing get nowhere
come right back go mad get permission
come second go missing get pregnant
come to a compromise go on foot get ready
come to a decision go online get started
come to an agreement go out of business get the impression
come to an end go overseas get the message
come to a standstill go quiet get the sack
come to terms with go sailing get upset
come to a total of go to war get wet
come under attack go yellow get worried
Miscellaneous
Time Business English Classifiers
bang on time annual turnover
dead on time bear in mind
early 12th century break off negotiations
free time cease trading
from dawn till dusk chair a meeting
great deal of time close a deal
late 20th century close a meeting
a ball of string
make time for come to the point
a bar of chocolate
next few days dismiss an offer
a bottle of water
past few weeks draw a conclusion
a bunch of carrots
right on time draw your attention to
a cube of sugar
run out of time launch a new product
a pack of cards
save time lay off staff
a pad of paper
spare time go bankrupt
spend some time go into partnership
take your time make a loss
tell someone the time make a profit
time goes by market forces
time passes sales figures
waste time take on staff
Verb and Preposition Collocations

The following is a list of verbs and prepositions which commonly appear


together.

accuse (someone) of ([doing] something)

add (something) to (something else)

admire (someone) for ([doing] something)

agree on (topic)

agree with (someone)

apologize to (someone) for ([doing] something)

apply to (a place) for (something)

approve of (something)

argue with (someone) about (topic)

arrive at (a building, room, site, event)

arrive in (a city, country)

ask (someone) about (someone/topic)

ask (someone) for (something)

believe in (something)

belong to (someone)

blame (someone) for ([doing] something)

borrow (something) from (someone)

care about (someone/something/topic)

comment on (topic)

compare (something) to/with (something else)

complain to (someone) about (something)

concentrate on ([doing] something)

congratulate (someone) for/on ([doing] something)

consist of (some things)


consent to ([doing] something)

contribute to (something)

count on (someone) to (do something)

cover (something) with (something else)

decide on (topic)

depend on (someone) for (something)

discuss (something) with (someone)

distinguish (something) from (something else)

dream about/of (someone/something)

escape from (somewhere)

explain (topic) to (someone)

excuse (someone) for ([doing] something)

forgive (someone for ([doing] something)

get rid of (something)

graduate from (a place)

happen to (someone)

help (someone) with (something)

hide (something) from (someone)

insist (up)on (something)

introduce (someone) to (someone else)

invite (someone) to (an event)

keep (something) for (someone)

matter to (someone)

object to (something)

participate in (something)

pay (price) for (something)

plan on ([doing] something)


pray for (someone/something)

prefer (something) to (something else)

prevent (someone) from ([doing] something)

prohibit (someone) from ([doing] something)

protect (someone) from (something)

provide (someone) with (something)

recover from (something)

rely (up)on (someone/something)

remind (someone) of (something)

rescue (someone) from (something)

respond to (someone/something)

save (someone) from (something)

search for (something)

separate (something) from (something else)

scold (someone) for ([doing] something)

smile at (someone) for ([doing] something)

speak to/with (someone) about (topic)

stare at (something/someone)

stop (someone) from ([doing] something)

subscribe to (something)

substitute (something) for (something else/someone)

subtract (something) from (something else)

succeed in ([doing] something)

suffer from (something)

take advantage of (someone/something/ situation)

take care of (something/someone)

talk to/with (someone) about (topic)


thank (someone) for ([doing] something)

travel to (somewhere)

vote for (someone)

vouch for (someone)

wait for (someone/something)

wish for (something)

work for (company/something/someone)

See also :

A
be absent from be absolved of be accepted as/to
be according to be accused of be accustomed to
be acquainted with be adamant about be addicted to
be affected by be afraid of be after
be alarmed at be aligned with be (all) set for
be angry
be amazed at/by be an authority on
about/at/with
be annoyed at/with be anxious about be appropriate for
be armed with be around be arrested for
be ashamed of be associated with be astonished at/by
be at it (again) be attached to be attracted to
be aware of be away from
B
be back (from) be bad at be bad for
be banned from be based (up)on be behind (schedule)
be bent on be biased about be big on
be blamed for be blessed with be bored with
be bound for
C
be carried away
be capable of be caught up in
about/with
be centered around be certain of be charged with
be classified as be clear about be clear to
be clever at be close to be cluttered (up) with
be a combination of be compared to be compensated for
be concerned
be composed of be comprised of
about/with
be confident of be confused about be congratulated
for/on
be connected to/with be conned into be considerate of
be considered for be content with be contrary to
be convenient for/to be convinced of be convicted of/for
be coordinated with be covered with be crammed into
be crazy about be credited with be criticized for/as
be crowded with
D
be dedicated to be delighted with be dependent (up)on
be different be disappointed
be devoted to
from/than about/at/in/with
be discriminated
be discouraged about be disgusted with
against
be disillusioned with be disqualified for be disposed of
be distinguished from be divided into be divorced (from)
be done with be down be down on/with
be dragged into be dressed (up) in be drunk with/on
E
be east of be elected as/to be eligible for
be embarrassed
be encouraged by be entailed in
about/at
be engaged to/in be entrusted with be envious of
be equal/equivalent
be equipped with be estranged from
to
be evicted from be excited about be expelled from
F
be faithful to be faced with be familiar with/to
be famous for be fanatic(al) about be fascinated with
be fed up with be filled with be finished with
be fired for/from be followed by be fond of
be for the sake of be fraught with be free from/of
be friendly to/with be frightened by/at be full of
be furnished with
G
be glad to be good at be good to
be gone to/with be grateful for/to be guilty of
H
be half-hearted about be hailed as be happy about/with
be headed
be hard on be hired as/for
for/to/toward
be hitched to
I
be immersed in be imposed (up)on be impressed by/with
be in accordance
be in be in agreement with
with
be an indication of be an issue of be in back of
be in bed with be in cahoots with be in charge of
be in conjunction
be in common with be in contact with
with
be in control of be in danger of be in exchange for
be in favor of be in front of be in honor of
be in hope(s) of be in love with be in need of
be in on be in place of be in possession of
be in proximity to be in reference to be in regard to
be in response to be in return for be in search of
be in store for be in sync with be in tandem with
be in the habit of be in the middle of be in the midst of
be in the vicinity of be in time for be in touch with
be in trouble with/for be in tune with be incensed with
be inducted into be inferior to be infested with
be informed about be innocent of be insecure about
be insistent (up)on be interested in be into
be involved in be irritated at/with be isolated from
J
be jealous of
K
be knowledgeable
be kind of be kind to
about
be known as/for
L
be labeled as be leery of be left of/with
be less than be limited to be located at/near
be lower than
M
be mad at/about be made of/from be married to
be a matter of be the matter with be mean to
be meant to be a measure of be mindful of
be more than
N
be named as/after be next to be nice to
be notorious for be north of be nuts about
O
be obedient to be oblivious about/to be obsessed with
be obvious to be off be okay with
be on be on behalf of be on the brink of
be on the edge of be on the verge of be on time for
be on to be on top of be open about/for/to
be opposed to be opposite from be oppressed by
be out be out of be out of concern for
be out of contact
be out of sync with be out of touch with
with
be outraged about be outspoken about be over with
P
be parallel to be partial to be patient with
be perturbed
be a pattern of be pegged as
at/about
be pleased with be polite to be popular with
be praised for/about be precious to be preoccupied with
be prepared for be prohibited from be promoted to
be provided with be proud of be psyched about
be punished for be put off by
Q
be qualified for be a question of
R
be ready for be regarded as be related to
be relevant to be relieved of be remembered for
be rescued from be reserved for be responsible for
be retired from be rid of be rife with
be right to be riled up (about) be roped into
be rude to
S
be satisfied with be saved from be scared of
be selected as/for be sensible about be separated from
be set on be shocked at be short of
be sick of/about be a sign of be similar to
be soft on be sorry about/for be sort of
be south of be specialized in be spoken for
be startled at be strange to be a stranger to
be stressed out about be stuck on/with be stunned at
be subject to be sufficient for be suitable for
be superior to be sure of be surprised at/about
be suspected of be suspended from be a symbol of
T
be taken aback by/at be taken in by be tantamount to
be tapped as/by be terrified of/with be there for
be a threat to be through with be ticked off about
be tired of be tuned (in)to be to the left of
be to the right of
U
be uncalled for be under arrest be under fire for
be under
be up against be up front with
investigation for
be up in arms about be up on be up to
be upset about/with be uptight about be used for
be used to be useful to
V
be valued as/at be vindicated of
W
be wary of/about be west of be whipped into
be wiped out be with it be with reference to
be with respect to be worked up about be worried about
be wrapped up in be wrong with
Z
be zealous about

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