Phrases, patterns and collocations Unit 2, 4-Karteikarten | Quizlet

account

account for, (give) an account of, take into account,

take account of, on account of, by all accounts, on sb's

account

associate

associate sth with

balance (hang)

in the balance, strike a balance, upset/alter/

redress the balance, balance between/of, on balance, off

balance

basis

basis for, on a daily/temporary/etc basis, on the basis

of/that

belief

express belief(s), belief in/that, contrary to popular

belief, beyond belief, in the belief that, popular/ widely

held/widespread/firm/strong/growing belief

brain

pick sb's brain(s), rack your brain(s), the brains behind,

brainless, brainchild (of), brainstorm, brainwash,

brainwave

conclusion

bring sth to a conclusion, come to / arrive at/

reach a conclusion, jump/leap to conclusions, in

conclusion, conclusion of, logical conclusion, foregone

conclusion

consideration

take into consideration, give consideration to,

show consideration for, under consideration, for sb's

consideration, out of consideration for

doubt

doubt that, have your doubts about, cast doubt on,

raise doubts, in doubt, doubt as to / about, beyond (any)

doubt, (a) reasonable doubt, without a doubt, open to

doubt

dream

dream of/about/that, have a dream, a dream to,

beyond your wildest dreams, a dream come true, in your

dreams, like a dream

focus

focus on, the focus of/for, in focus, out of focus,

focus group, main/primary/major focus

impression

have/give the (false) impression that, do an

impression (of), create/make an impression (on sb),

under the impression that. first impressions

mental

make a mental note (of/about), mental arithmetic,

mental illness, mental age., mental health

mind

make up your mind, cross/slip your mind, have/bear in

mind, have a one-track mind, take your mind off, bring to

mind, in two minds about, on your mind, state of mind,

narrow/broad/open/absent-minded

misapprehension

under the misapprehension that

perspective

put into perspective, from another/ a

different / sb's / etc perspective, from the perspective of,

in perspective, out of perspective, a sense of perspective

principle

have principles, stand by/ stick to your principles,

principle of sth, principle that, in principle, a

matter / an issue of principle, against sb's principles,

set of principles

question

beg the question, raise the question (of), a/no

question of, in question, out of the question, without

question, beyond question, some question over/ as

to / about, awkward question

sense

sense that, see sense, make sense (of), have the

sense to, come to your senses, a sense of, in a/ one

sense, common sense

side

side with sb, take sides, see both sides (of an

argument), look on the bright side, on the plus/ minus

side, by sb's side, on sb's side, on either side (of)

straight

set/put sb straight about, set/put the record

straight, get/come straight to the point, get sth straight,

think/see straight, straight talking, straight answer

view

view sth as, take the view that, take a dim/ poor view of,

come into view, in view of, with a view to, view on/about/

that, in sb's view, viewpoint, point of view

access

(have/gain/provide) access to, internet access,

wheelchair access

break

break a habit, break with tradition, make the break

(from}, take/have/need a break, a welcome break from,

lunch/tea/coffee break

change

change from sth to, change sth into, change sth for,

change for the better/worse, change your mind, change

the subject, make a change, undergo a change

clock

set a clock, watch the clock, against the clock, around

the clock, clockwise, clockwork

date

date from, date back to, keep (sth} up to date, set/fix a

date, go on / make a date (with sb}, at a later/future

date, to date

demand

demand sth from sb, meet/satisfy a demand, make

a demand, the demand for, in demand, on demand

energy

have/lack the energy to do, put/throw your energy

into, nuclear energy, source of energy, energy needs,

energy crisis

form

form an impression of, take/assume the form of, fill

in/out a form, in the form of, in good/bad form,

application form

good

good (for sb} to do, a good deal, a good many/ few,

good of sb to do, for sb's own good, no good, it's no

good doing

know

know (sth} about, know sb/sth to be/ do, know better,

get/come to know, let sb know, in the know, know-how

lead

lead sb into, lead the way, lead the world, lead sb to do,

lead to/down/through, take/hold the lead, follow sb's

lead, in the lead

link

link to, link sth/sb to/with, click on/ follow a link,

(find/ prove/establish} a link between

place

change/swap places with, take the place of, take sb's

place, put sth in(to} place, in place of, out of place, place

of work, no place for

process

the process of, in the process of doing, peace

process, a process of elimination

purpose

serve a purpose, the purpose of doing, sb's

purpose in doing, a sense of purpose, on purpose

reality

escape from reality, face (up to) reality, become a

reality, in reality, virtual reality, reality TV

tool

a tool for (doing), a tool of, toolbar, tool kit, tool box

use

use sth for (doing}, use sth to do, use sth as, use sth

properly, have many uses, in use, of (no} use, it's/there's

no use doing, what's the use of doing?

web

surf the Web, on the Web, website, web page, webcam,

World Wide Web, webmaster, weblog (blog)

wheel

take the wheel, at/behind the wheel, on wheels, wheel

of fortune