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Old 25-Aug-2007, 13:31
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Default Re: Collocations

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Originally Posted by Mad-ox View Post
Just to make sure that I have clearly understood: are prasal verbs and idioms collocations?
They can be, yes, because phrasal verbs are formed using the same verb but with different prepositions. Change the preposition and you change the verb's meaning. As for idioms, say, black and white, like phasal verbs, the ordering is set.

Try here, What is collocation?
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