One of the most difficult things to learn English of students who are in non-speaking English countries is how to use collocation correctly. Have you ever thought that why some your writing essays are correct in grammar but it is not appreciated or why you can not speak English as native speakers ? The question seems to be simple, because you do not use collocation fluently like them. What is collocation? A collocation is two or more words that often go together. These combinations just sound “right” to native English speakers, who use them all the time. On the other hand, other combinations may be unnatural and just sound “wrong”. Let’s see some simple and unsophisticated collocation as follows:

Some common verbs

have

have a bath
have a drink
have a good time
have a haircut
have a holiday
have a problem
have a relationship
have a rest
have lunch
have sympathy

DOdo business
do nothing
do someone a favour
do the cooking
do the housework
do the shopping
do the washing up
do your best
do your hair
do your homework

Makemake a difference
make a mess
make a mistake
make a noise
make an effort
make furniture
make money
make progress
make room
make trouble

take	break	catch
take a break take a chance take a look take a rest take a seat take a taxi take an exam take notes take someone’s place take someone’s temperature	break a habit break a leg break a promise break a record break a window break someone’s heart break the ice break the law break the news to someone break the rules	catch a ball catch a bus catch a chill catch a cold catch a thief catch fire catch sight of catch someone’s attention catch someone’s eye catch the flu
pay		save	keep
pay a fine pay attention pay by credit card pay cash pay interest pay someone a compliment pay someone a visit pay the bill pay the price pay your respects		save electricity save energy save money save one’s strength save someone a seat save someone’s life save something to a disk save space save time save yourself the trouble	keep a diary keep a promise keep a secret keep an appointment keep calm keep control keep in touch keep quiet keep someone’s place keep the change
come		go	get
come close come complete with come direct come early come first come into view come last come late come on time come prepared come right back come second come to a compromise come to a decision come to an agreement come to an end come to a standstill come to terms with come to a total of come under attack		go abroad go astray go bad go bald go bankrupt go blind go crazy go dark go deaf go fishing go mad go missing go on foot go online go out of business go overseas go quiet go sailing go to war go yellow	get a job get a shock get angry get divorced get drunk get frightened get home get lost get married get nowhere get permission get pregnant get ready get started get the impression get the message get the sack get upset get wet get worried

The best way to learn collocation is only studying more , again and remember all these words. You might feel so boring and tired but remember that you are only good at anything if you have a huge passion and real efforts which enough to overcome your laziness and difficulities.Other ways, you can watch foreign films with Eng-sub in order to improve using English skill. Let’s try hard and learn English better in English chat blog.

Collocation in using English

Some common verbs

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