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Old 28-Nov-2006, 18:06
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could u complete these collocations please?
Milk and.........
skin and........
clock and..........
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Old 28-Nov-2006, 22:21
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In American dialect:

milk and cookies (a common children's snack)
skin and bones (a very thin person)
clock and... Sorry, I have no idea.
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Old 28-Nov-2006, 22:25
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Yes, the clock is very mysterious.

Are you sure it wasn't "cloak", Tag?

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I thought of:

cock and bull
or
cloak and dagger
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could u complete these collocations please?
Milk and.........
skin and........
clock and..........
Collocations are fine things to learn, but don't get the impression that there is but one correct collocation in most cases. I agree with those you have been given but there is also, for example, milk and honey.
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