PAY
In the previous lesson, you learned collocations with pay involving money. Here are some collocations
with pay that have nothing to do with money:
pay attention = give attention, observe
pay tribute = give honor or recognition
pay someone a compliment = give someone a compliment
pay someone a visit = an informal way to say “visit someone”
pay (your) respects = express your admiration for someone (often used for someone who has
died)
BREAK
break a habit = stop doing a habit
break a promise = fail to do what you promised to do
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P a g e
break the ice = (informal) initiate conversation and social interaction, especially in a group that is
a little quiet or reserved
break the rules/law = disobey
break the news to someone = tell someone important news (usually bad news)
CATCH
catch a cold / the flu = when you get sick due to a bacteria/virus transmitted from another
person
catch fire = when something begins to burn
catch sight of / catch a glimpse of = get the opportunity to look at something
catch someone’s eye = make eye contact with someone
catch the bus/train/subway = an informal way to say that you went on the bus, train, or subway
COME
come into force/effect = begin to have an effect
come to an end
come to terms with = learn to accept someone or something
come under attack/scrutiny
come close = to approximate someone or something in a specific quality
GET
As you learned in Lesson 36 about changes, get can be used in the sense of “become”:
get married/divorced
get drunk/pregnant
get angry/scared/excited/tired
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