IELTS SPEAKING COLLOCATION Flashcards
(179 cards)
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a holiday where you purchase the travel and accommodation together
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all-in package
package holiday
2
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an extremely beautiful view
A
breathtaking/ stunning view
3
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somewhere a long way away
A
far-off destination
4
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crowds of tourists
A
hordes of tourists
5
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objects produced locally
A
local crafts
6
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very pretty village
A
picturesque village
7
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to become less close to someone
A
drift apart
8
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to like spending time with someone
A
to enjoy someone’s company
9
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to start to love someone a lot
A
to fall head over heels in love
10
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to have a disagreement and stop being friends
A
to fall out with
11
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to understand someone and enjoy similar interests
A
to get on well with
12
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to beging to know someone
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to get to know
13
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to have known someone for a long time
A
to go back years
14
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to have good and bad times
A
to have ups and downs
15
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to quickly become good friends with
A
to hit it off
16
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to ask someone to marry you
A
to pop the question
17
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to agree on a subject
A
to see eye to eye
18
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to give up the single life and start a family
A
to settle down
19
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to begin a friendship
A
to strike up a friendship
20
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to get married
A
to tie the knot
21
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to be similar to
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to be well matched
22
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to try to maintain a positive relationship with someone
A
to work at a relationship
23
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to start a computer
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to boot up
24
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to look at websites
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to browse websites
25
an expert computer user
a computer buff
26
powerful computer with top quality components
high-spec (laptop)
27
somebody who has an interest in technology
a techie
28
go for a walk
take a stroll
29
a fast walk
a brisk walk
30
the surface on which you play football
a football pitch
31
to become fit
to get in shape
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to not be physically fit
to be out of condition
33
excercise that needs a lot of physical effort
strenuous exercise
34
to eat to the point that you can no longer eat any more
to be full up
35
to eat something very quickly
to bolt something down
36
an exaggerated way of saying you are hungry
to be dying of hunger
37
to eat a lot
to eat like a horse
38
to pay the bill
to foot the bill
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somebody who has their own very high standards about what to eat
a fussy eater
40
to eat something quickly when you are in a rush
to grab a bite to eat
41
to make you feel very hungry for something
to make your mouth water
42
a large meal
a slap up meal
43
to eat something that will stop you feeling hungry when it's meal-time
to spoil your appetite
44
to eat something with pleasure
to tuck into
45
to entertain someone by treating them to food and drink
to wine and dine
46
to do physical work that leads to you becoming hungry
to work up an appetite
47
people enjoy outdoor activities
be the outdoorsy type
48
want sth very much
to crave for sth
49
spend sth doing sth in relaxed way
idle away sth doing sth
50
have a great time
have a blast
51
charge a high fee for sth of high quality
charge a premium
52
unwind form sth
a respite from sth
53
a short vacation
a get away
54
to summarize
to recapitulate
55
enjoy in
indulge in
56
fat myself
pig myself out
57
breath fresh air
soak up the fresh air
58
opposite to sth
stand in stark contrast to sth
59
to surprise or please someone very much
be blown away by sth
60
be decorated with sth
be adorned with sth
61
be evoked about sth
be reminiscent of sth
62
to progress less quickly than others
to fall behind with your studies
63
a course that offers lots of training in order to reach a goal in as short a time as possible
an intensive course
64
to not fall behind
to keep up with your studies
65
to stay away from classes without permission
to play truant
66
to take an exam
to sit an exam
67
a teacher who has a great deal of knowledge about the subject they teach
subject specialist
68
to spend a year working or travelling before starting university
to take a year out
69
to have a job when you are at college/university in order to help to pay for your studies
work your way through college/university
70
write sth quickly
jot down
71
to work as hard as everyone else in a job, activity, etc.
pull your weight
72
a job with no promotional opportunities
a deal-end job
73
to have a lot of work to do
a heavy workload
74
an important or powerful job
a high-powered job
75
the number of days holiday allowed
holiday entitlement
76
a normal job that consists of an 8 hour day
a nine-to-five job
77
an extra benefit you get from a job
one of the perks of the job
78
to be unhappy in an office job
to be stuck behind a desk
79
to be in a boring job that is hard to leave
to be/ get stuck in a rut
80
a person or a thing that is valuable or useful to somebody
asset
81
start
kick off
82
minor pains that continue over a period of time
aches and pains
83
to feel a little ill
to be a bit off colour
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to be recovering after an illness
to be on the mend
85
to not feel well
to be under the weather
86
minor injuries
cuts and bruises
87
to be very healthy
as fit as a fiddle
88
to strain, injure a muscle
to pull a muscle
89
to be completely focus on one thing
to be engrossed in
90
someone who reads a lot
to be a big reader
91
a financially successful film
a box office hit
92
difficult to read
to be heavy-going
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to see a film that has just comeout
to catch the latest movie
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to look quickly through a book
to flick through/ flip through
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a book that is so exciting that you want to read it quickly
page turner
96
to read a book from the first page to the last page
to read something from cover to cover
97
any of the things in a house or flat that make living there easier and more comfortable
mod con
98
a party to celebrate moving into a new home
house-warming party
99
a large room
a spacious room
100
student accomondations
student digs
101
to borrow a large amount of money, paid back over several years, in order to buy a house
to take out a mortgage
102
wearing clothes that attract admirers
dressed to kill
103
a piece of clothing that someone has given to a younger person because they no longer want it
hand-me-down
104
the ability to wear clothes that look stylish
to have a sense of style
105
very fashionable
in the height of fashion
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someone who always feel the need to wear the latest fashions
a slave to fashion
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something that doesn't go out of fashion
timeless
108
severe, rigid
stern
109
a fun person
to be the life and soul of the party
110
to try very hard to help someone
to bend over backwards
111
prepared to accept other views or behaviours
broad-minded
112
to hide one's talents and skills
to hide one's light under a bushel
113
easy-going
laid-back
114
to suddenly become angry quickly
to lose one's temper
115
to not try to get the attention of others
self-effacing
116
not easily affected by criticism
thick-skinned
117
to not spend more money than you are earning
to balance the books
118
to make a sales call to someone without asking them for permission first
to cold call
119
when one company lowers its prices, forcing other companies to do the same, sometimes to a point where business becomes unprofitable
cut throat competition
120
to try to get customers
to drum up business
121
become bankrupt
go bust, go under
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the money coming in and going out of a business
cash flow
123
when a company ends an employee's contract of employment
to lay someone off
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a bussiness that serves a small, particular market
niche business
125
strong competition from other companies in the same area of work
stiff competition
126
to become involved in something, especially when you do not want to be
be/ get caught up in
127
shops that are no longer doing business
boarded up shops
128
old and of a poor standard
run down
129
a city that has grown over times and which covers a wide area
sprawling city
130
heavy traffic making it difficult to move around a town or city
traffic congestion
131
expensive fashionable shops (2 words)
upmarket shops/ fashionable boutiques
132
a song that is easy to remember and makes you want to sing it
a catchy tune
133
to sing well
to have a great voice
134
a large number of fans
a huge following
135
to not be in harmony
to sing the wrong notes
to be/ sing out of tune
136
to play without reading the musical notes
to play by ear
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to sing informally, often with other people
a sing-song
138
to begin learning a musical instrument
to take up a musical instrument
139
the music someone likes
taste in music
140
to be unable to distinguish different notes in music
to be tone deaf
141
below zero degrees Celcius
to be below freezing
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very cold and unpleasant
bitterly cold
143
a complete covering of snow
a blanket of snow
144
very hot
boiling hot
145
when clouds or rain disappear
to clear up
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when the sun appears out of a cloudy sky
to come out (the sun)
147
a short period of cold weather
a cold spell
148
to be outside when it rains unexpectedly
to get caught in the rain
149
to get very wet
to get drenched
150
a serious condition caused by being too long in hot weather
a heartstroke
151
a climate without extreme weather conditions
mild climate
152
to rain heavily
to pour down
153
to be cancelled or postponed due to poor weather
to be rained off
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heavy rain
torrential rain
155
bags supplied by shops
carrier bag
156
to owe money
to get into debt
157
to put pressure on someone to buy something
to give someone the hard sell
158
well-known shops
high street names
159
to have a limited amount of money to spend
to be on a tight budget
160
to buy something much cheaper than the normal price
to pick up a bargain
161
to owe money on a credit card
to run up a credit card bill
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to do a lot of shopping
to shop until you drop
163
to reduce prices a great deal
to slash prices
164
to buy something quickly that is being sold cheaply
to snap up a bargain
165
to visit a store to look at items without the intention of buying anything
window shopping
166
to be in danger of becoming extinct
to be under threat
167
the careful management of energy resources to ensure they last as long as possible
energy conservation
168
to live a life that is closer to nature
to get back to nature
169
the act of showing support to people struggling to survive
humanitarian aid
170
to hunt and kill wild animals illegally
poaching
171
a group of people who try to raise awareness of issues and try to affect the views and actions of people and organisations
pressure group
172
how well people know a particular brand
brand awareness
173
the degree to which people continue to buy from the same brand or company
brand loyalty
174
something that encourages someone to take a particular action, such as making a purchase or clicking a link on a website
call to action
175
to have a well-known person promote a product
celebrity endorsement
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small advertisements often put in a newspaper or magazine by individuals
classified ads
177
to put an advert somewhere
to place an advert
178
the time during the viewing schedule when most people watch TV or listen to a broadcast
prime time
179
recommendations made by individuals to other individuals about a product of service
word of mouth
