A COLLECTION OF PHRASES

AND COLLOCATIONS
EDITION-1

Compiler & editor:

OP YADAV [MA
(English)], CTE, PGCTE
Abide by:
Abide by the confidentiality code of a probe in its letter
and spirit ; abide by terms and conditions of somebody/the court ; abide by the
directions/instructions of somebody to the letter

Abundance:
An abundance of opportunity; a sheer abundance of food
; a great abundance of natural resources; grow/provide something in great
abundance

Abort:
Abort the landing at the last minute after spotting a
snag-affected aircraft / a stray animal on the runway ; abort a take off ; abort the
mission ; abort the pregnancy

ABSEIL :
Abseil into deserts ; abseil down /up the cliff ;
abseil up/ down the rock face

Ability :
Have an ability to respond to something ;
doubt somebody’s ability to adapt to something ;develop the ability to manipulate
something ;appreciate somebody ‘s ability to pay ; assess somebody’s ability to
pursue something

About :
Be dotty/ crazy about something ; be
choosy about one’s life-partner; about half a dozen ;tell somebody about something

Above :
Tower above one’s contemporaries ; step over the threshold ; be above
average ; be above somebody else ; be visible above ground ; install / construct
something above street level ; hit just above the target ; not think oneself
above the law ; be above criticism/ suspicion