Collocations

Question 1

brand-

Answer 1

brand-new

Question 2

paper

Answer 2

paper thin

Question 3

pitch-

Answer 3

pitch-black/dark

Question 4

razor-

Answer 4

razor-sharp

Question 5

red-

Answer 5

red-hot

Question 6

sound/fast

Answer 6

sound/fast asleep

Question 7

stone

Answer 7

stone cold

Question 8

stuck

Answer 8

stuck fast

e.g. The plaster was stuck fast to my finger and I couldn’t get it off.

Question 9

(person) wide

Answer 9

wide awake

Question 10

(object) wide

Answer 10

wide open

Question 11

bone

Answer 11

bone idle

Your problem is that you are bone idle and do nothing all day.

Question 12

crystal

Answer 12

crystal clear

Question 13

(object) dirt

Answer 13

dirt cheap

Question 14

freezing

Answer 14

freezing cold

Question 15

(person) well-

Answer 15

well-heeled

(rich)

e.g. A well-heeled businessman

Question 16

easy-

Answer 16

easy-going

Question 17

highly-

Answer 17

highly-strung

somebody who is very nervous, and easily gets upset or angry.

Question 18

(speeches )long-

Answer 18

long-winded

far too many words and being boring as a result

Question 19

(durable, structural) long-

Answer 19

long-standing

Question 20

(durable, timewise, from past to present) long-

Answer 20

long-running

Question 21

(loss) long-

Answer 21

long-lost

Question 22

(durable, timewise, presently) long-

Answer 22

long-lasting

Question 23

(speech) broad

Answer 23

broad accent

Question 24

(relationship) close

Answer 24

close friend

Question 25

(appearance) close

Answer 25

close shave

Question 26

(timbre) deep

Answer 26

deep voice

Question 27

a party is in full

Answer 27

full swing

Question 28

the music is at full

Answer 28

full blast

Question 29

to be in somebody's good/bad

Answer 29

good/bad books

Question 30

to have a very bad cold

Answer 30

heavy cold

Question 31

it's about time

Answer 31

it's high time

Question 32

if nothing else works, it's a last

Answer 32

last resort

Question 33

coins

Answer 33

loose change

Question 34

to have nothing to do

Answer 34

to be at a loose end

Question 35

to complete something that is almost finished

Answer 35

to tie up loose ends

Question 36

something that happens to you is in some ways good but in other ways bad

Answer 36

a mixed blessing

Question 37

after midnight and in the very early morning

Answer 37

in the small hours

Question 38

a match in which both players/teams are equally good

Answer 38

tight match

Question 39

only just enough space

Answer 39

tight squeeze

Question 40

at breakneck

Answer 40

breakneck speed

Question 41

somebody comes from a broken

Answer 41

broken home

Question 42

we had a bumby

Answer 42

bumpy flight

Question 43

a crowd or audience that fills all of the seats is a

Answer 43

capacity crowd

Question 44

a tune that is easy to remember

Answer 44

catchy tune

Question 45

common

Answer 45

common knowledge

Question 46

compulsive

Answer 46

compulsive liar

Question 47

a building that is going to be pulled down

Answer 47

a condemned building

Question 48

a cushy

Answer 48

cushy job

Question 49

_____________ technology

Answer 49

cutting-edge

Question 50

a result that you can predict with absolute certainty

Answer 50

a foregone conclusion

Question 51

bad and offensive language

Answer 51

strong language

Question 52

vicious

Answer 52

vicious circle

Question 53

A thirst-________ drink

Answer 53

quenching

Question 54

a mouth-________ smell

Answer 54

watering

Question 55

a fast-________ outlet

Answer 55

food

Question 56

free-________ eggs

Answer 56

range

Question 57

low-_______ yoghurt

Answer 57

fat

Question 58

fresh-________ bread

Answer 58

baked

Question 59

stir-________ vegetables

Answer 59

fry/fried

Question 60

wafer-________ slices

Answer 60

thin

Question 61

sun-________ tomatoes

Answer 61

dried

Question 62

soft-________ chocolates

Answer 62

centred

Question 63

full-________ wine

Answer 63

bodied

Question 64

home-________ food

Answer 64

made/grown