CAE Collocations

Terms in this set (21)

_______a sale / deal / match / victory etc
(to finally agree on something or get something after trying very hard)

to put one's own _______on smth
(to change or make smth suit your own desires or ideas)

...the one room in the house you can really put your personal ______on...

A last-minute touchdown _____ the game

_______a birthday / age
_______the point / record levels / stage
_______a decision / agreement / verdict
_______a huge audience
_______ for the stars

Costa Rica residents are more likely to ________their 90th birthday than their peers in the US

lose / save _______
on the _____of the earth (in the whole world)
smb's______doesn't fit

I used to lie to ______a friend's face.

_______truth
(a true but unpleasant fact that someone tells you about yourself)

_______your own
(to successfully defend yourself or succeed in a difficult situation, competition etc)

He was a good enough player to (defend himself) against the Americans.

These same fashions and food still ____their own today.

______a product at smb.
______a product as smth
______a speech / exam / questions at a high level / at the right level

Jeans and burgers were________at the teenage market

to ________the term (=to invent)

It was he who _____the term 'anorexia'

make a_____ for yourself
make your ______
(become famous for smth)

He quickly ______ for himself in the Parisian art world (became famous)

________moment / signal / smile / visit
(lasting for only a short time)
= brief

an________writer / singer / painter
an________liar
=very skilful

________attempt / policy / choice / effort
= intended or planned

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