COMMON COLLOCATIONS
have do make
have a bath do business make a difference
have a drink do nothing make a mess
have a good time do someone a favour make a mistake
have a haircut do the cooking make a noise
have a holiday do the housework make an effort
have a problem do the shopping make furniture
have a relationship do the washing up make money
have a rest do your best make progress
have lunch do your hair make room
have sympathy do your homework make trouble
take break catch
break a habit
take a break catch a ball
break a leg
take a chance catch a bus
break a promise
take a look catch a chill
break a record
take a rest catch a cold
break a window
take a seat catch a thief
break someone's heart
take a taxi catch fire
break the ice
take an exam catch sight of
break the law
take notes catch someone's attention
break the news to
take someone's place catch someone's eye
someone
take someone's temperature catch the flu
break the rules
pay save keep
pay a fine save electricity keep a diary
pay attention save energy keep a promise
pay by credit card save money keep a secret
pay cash save one's strength keep an appointment
pay interest save someone a seat keep calm
pay someone a compliment save someone's life keep control
pay someone a visit save something to a disk keep in touch
pay the bill save space keep quiet
pay the price save time keep someone's place
pay your respects save yourself the trouble keep the change
come go get
come close go abroad get a job
get a shock
come complete with go astray get angry
get divorced
come direct go bad get drunk
get frightened
come early go bald get home
get lost
come first go bankrupt get married
get nowhere
come into view go blind get permission
get pregnant
come last go crazy get ready
get started
come late go dark get the impression
get the message
come on time go deaf get the sack
get upset
come prepared go fishing get wet
get worried
come right back go mad
come second go missing
come to a compromise go on foot
come to a decision go online
come to an agreement go out of business
come to an end go overseas
come to a standstill go quiet
come to terms with go sailing
come to a total of go to war
come under attack go yellow
Miscellaneous collocations
Time Business English Classifiers
bang on time annual turnover
dead on time bear in mind
early 12th break off
century negotiations a ball of
free time cease trading string
from dawn till chair a meeting
dusk close a deal a bar of
great deal of close a meeting chocolate
time come to the
late 20th point a bottle of
century dismiss an offer water
make time for draw a
next few days conclusion a bunch of
past few weeks draw your carrots
right on time attention to
run out of time launch a new a cube of
save time product sugar
spare time lay off staff
spend some go bankrupt a pack of
time go into cards
take your time partnership
tell someone make a loss a pad of
the time make a profit paper
time goes by market forces
time passes sales figures
waste time take on staff
