Карточки Type of collocations | Quizlet

slash prices

cut prices drastically / bringing down / putting down / lowering / reducing prices

pump prices

prices motorists pay for fuel at the petrol station

major companies

large, important companies

detectives quiz

detectives interrogate/question/interview

missing teenager

a teenager who has disappeared

prime suspect

the main person suspected of a crime

floods hit

floods affect / there are floods in

battling against floods

fighting against floods

axe jobs

make staff redundant / getting rid of jobs / laying off people

made redundant

lost a job because the job is no longer needed

job losses

situations where people lose their jobs

falling profits

profits that are decreasing

Cyclists should dismount

(formal) cyclists should get off their bicycles

dispose of batteries

(formal) throw away batteries

bored stiff

(informal) extremely bored

alight from the bus

(formal) get off the bus

grass badly needs cutting

(informal) grass needs cutting very much

receptacle provided

(formal) container provided

raised capital

got money to put into a business

submitted a tender

presented a document offering to do a job and stating the price

went into partnership

agreed to start or run a business with someone

started up a business

began a business

dead keen

(informal) extremely keen

boarding the aircraft

(formal) getting on the plane

bore the cost of

(formal) paid for

взять на себя расходы

withdrew from

(informal) drop out of

embarked upon / started enthusiastically

launched into