Permanently Used with nouns.

Example of fixed collocation. A collocation is two or more words that often go together. It rarely collocates with any other word. This sentence is made up of nine separate words but if we look more carefully we can identify four groups of words or collocations.

A strong collocation is one in which the words are very closely associated with each other. Collocations can be adjective adverb noun noun verb noun and so on. Here are some examples of common.

Term period time The train comes at fixed intervals. Order of high frequency and low frequency correct answers in the productive collocation test 2000 level N31. Example of collocation and fixed expression.

Fight like Kilkenny cats Jump off the page Like collecting frogs in a bucket Leading edge when the pigs fly. Using collocations list of fixed improves your English especially. For example the adjective mitigating almost always collocates with circumstances or factors.

Income budget The rental car has a fixed rate. It doesnt mean anything more or anything less its just a fixed expression in the language that you use that way. 2007-2013 collocation fixed expressions and idiom.

The picture is fixed permanently to the wall. Not for nothing Bleed dry Let the dust settle Take root It takes all kinds to make a world Bring home Brush with death English club. Some collocations are more open where several different words may be used to give a similar meaning for example keep to stick to the rules.