Collocations with Catch/Fall & Lose
PHRASAL VERBS
Make adjectives from nouns/verbs
Present Perfect Simple/ Continuous/ Past Perfect
Extreme Adjectives
100

I have ____________count of the number of times I've asked him to stop shouting

lost count

100

People ______ friends and relatives during holidays. (call)

call on

100

resent

resentful

100

My boyfriend is from Brazil. How long________________him? (know)

have you known

100

Angry

Furious

200

I was sitting too close to the fire, so my newspaper _______ fire.

caught fire

200

Everyone ___________ on the Easter holiday. (dress)

dresses up

200

anxiety

anxious

200

I haven't seen Rob all morning. What _________

all day? (do)

has been doing

200

Scary

Terrifying

300

When the robber tried to escape from the bank the police were already waiting and ________ him red-handed

caught sb red-handed

300

At the Highland Games, people __________ their physical strengh.(show)

show off

300

appropriateness

appropriate

300

We arrived late last night? How long ______________?(drive)

have you been driving

300

Small

tiny

400

You failed your test but you shouldn't ________ sleep over that.

lose sleep over

400

Ethnic minorities are ______________ their rights. (stand)

standing up for

400

sense

sensitive

400

Jan sold all the bracelets at the bazaar. How many __________ ? (make)

has she made

400

Dirty

Filthy

500

I tried to _________ her eye, but she was too busy

catch sb's eye

500

People tend to ___________ to the old ways of doing things. (stick)

stick to

500

tendency

None

500

I was disappointed when Mary showed up. Who _____________ ?(wait for)

had you been waiting for

500

Crowded

Packed

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