PPCs

floor

take/have the floor; floor plan; floorboard

fold

fold in half/two; fold neatly; fold flat; fold your arms

foundation

lay the foundations of; have no foundation; foundation stone

house

move house; on the house; housekeeping; housewife

mark

leave a mark on; miss the mark; halfway mark

material

material goods; raw materials; material resources

matter

a matter of; make matters worse; no matter how

metal

precious metal; metal detector

shape

shape sth into; take shape; out of shape

sharp

keep a sharp eye on; sharp criticism; a sharp tongue

smooth

smooth the way for; smooth-talking; smooth sailing

surface

on the surface; beneath the surface; kitchen surface

table

set/clear/lay the table; table a proposal; timetable

tough

get tough with; tough luck; tough guy

town

town planning; town centre; outskirts of town

window

window-shopping; window dressing; a window on/onto

bend

bend sth into (shape/a circle/etc); (go) round the bend; sharp/tight bend

block

block sb’s way; block of flats; apartment block; high-rise block; mental/writer’s block

brick

bricks and mortar; brick wall; bricklayer

erect

erect (a statue/monument/etc) to sb; stand erect; erect posture