Shortcut To English Collocations: Master 2000+ English Collocations In Used Explained Under 20 Minutes A Day (5 books in 1 Box set) by RACHEL MITCHELL

Author:RACHEL MITCHELL [MITCHELL, RACHEL]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-02-17T17:00:00+00:00

COLLOCATIONS/L

Lose touch with [Verb + Noun] (to not see or hear from someone any longer/ to no longer see, hear or communicate with someone.)

John and I were close friends in high school, but when we moved to different colleges, we gradually lost touch with each other.

Peter lost touch with his college roommates after graduation.

I lost touch with Richard after he moved to London.

Lifelong friend [Adjective + Noun] (someone who has been your friend for the whole of your life.)

He became a lifelong friend of mine.

She has been a lifelong friend of ours.

Long-term relationship [Adjective + Noun] (a relationship that continues a long time in the future.)

He is 40 and he’s never had a long-term relationship.

Mary wishes she had a long-term relationship with the guy she loves.

Lull someone to sleep [Verb + Noun] (to make someone relaxed enough to sleep.)

The sound of rain falling lulled her to sleep.

The woman lulled her son to sleep on her knees.

The sound of waterfall soon lulled him to sleep.

Luxury hotel [Adjective + Noun] (a hotel which is very comfortable; containing expensive and enjoyable things or services.)

The luxury hotel charges $150 for one night stay.

We spent 3 days and 4 nights at a local luxury hotel.

Light rain [Adjective + Noun] (a small amount of rain.)

A light rain began to fall when we were going outside.

There was a light rain last night, and it made the sidewalks wet.

Lighten someone’s workload [Verb + Noun] (to reduce the amount of work that somebody has.)

Tom is trying to lighten his workload.

Measures should be taken by schools by cutting down irrelevant subjects in order to lighten students’ workload.

Last year she suffered a mild stroke and she was advised to lighten her workload.

Live music [Adjective + Noun] (music played on instruments in front of an audience.)

It’s hard to find a club which performs live music in this area.

Peter likes to go to a local jazz club where he can enjoy live music.

Leave university [Verb + Noun] (to stop going to university.)

My brother left university in 2004.

After he left university, he travelled for 2 months.

Launch a product [Verb + Noun] (to introduce a new product for sale for the first time to attract attention to it.)

They always carry out market research before launching a new product.

Launching a new product is an exciting time for any business.

Last long [Verb + Adverb] (continue or exist for a long period of time.)

Tom is very kind to me. I hope that our friendship will last long.

If henry keeps being so rude to the customers, his job will not last long.

Late night [Adjective + Noun] (a night when you stay awake until a late hour.)

Jane looks a bit tired this morning because she had a late night last night.

You’ve had too many late nights recently, so you should have an early night.

Laugh out loud [Verb + Adverb] (laugh aloud so people can hear you, normally used as a response to something funny.)

The comedy was so funny that I couldn’t help laughing out loud on the bus.

He was trying hard not to laugh out loud.

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