word meaning collocation examples Family word

A sound or an action you - Give SO a signal to do ST - we waited for them to give us a signal to Signal (v)
make to give information leave the house Sign (v)
to someone - Send out a signal for SO Signature (n)
Signal - the old lady sent out a signal for the
(n) rescuers

1. To use rude and
offensive language
Swear
(v)
2. to make a promise
- swear loudly at SO - Peter swore loudly at Marry and left
- hear SO swear under without any apologies.
their breath - I heard Maxx swear under his breath
during the meeting.
Swear to do ST YG swore to allow BP make a comeback in
May

1. a group of people or things - this/that type - HM is not a type of people that I want to be Type (v)
with similar qualities/features - All types of SO/ST friends with. Typify (v)
that set them apart from - I’ve come into contact with different types of Typology (n)
others. people when traveling abroad. Typical (a)
>< atypical
Type 2. SO with particular interests - Well, I don’t consider myself a sporty type,
- be a + adj + type Typically (adv)
(n) or qualities instead i have a passion for music and modern
art.
- Tuan, my friend, once told me that he was a
romantic type but that just sounded too good to
be true.

Typical 1. Like most people or - to be fairly typical of ST - “Kill this love” is fairly typical of a Blackpink’s Be the
(a) things of the same type. hit formula. epitome of ST
- a typical example of ST - Maxx is a typical example of someone with a = chuẩn mực
hot and nice-looking body. của ST
2. behaving in a way that
- it is so typical of Hoang to sneak a photo of
you expect. - it is typical of SO to do ST stereotypical
sexy girls passing by

View What you think or believe Hold/have a (strong) view - the seniors tend to hold conservative views
(n) about something about/on ST. about same-sex marriage.

A widely/commonly held - there is a widely held view that sugar is

view about/on ST
To take dim view of ST
(= to have low opinion about so/ to
see so-st negatively)
responsible for the increasing number of
diabetic patients.
- My instructor takes a dim view of students
who are tardy for class.
Whisper To speak very quietly to - to whisper ST to SO - Kate leaned over to whispered her phone
(n,v) someone, so that othe number to Barry.
people cannot hear you
- whisper about ST - hey you two, what are you whispering about
during my lesson?

- To avoid waking up the baby, Khoa had to

- whisper ST into SO’s ear whisper his orders into the waiter’s ear.

By no Not at all, used to The food here is by no means delectable,

means / emphasize a negative though its price is pretty affordable.
not by statement.
any It is by no means certain It is by no means certain that the government
means that …. = it’s uncertain will successfully cover the vaccination rate for
all 5-to-11 kids by the end of June
that
I thought that was not a great idea, by any
means

Be the Chuẩn mực cùa cái gì đó Jennie is the epitome of a stylish girl who always
epitome refreshes her image every time she shows up.
of ST
Though she is now past 50, she remains the
epitome of a literal fashionista.

This building is by far the epitome of gothic

architecture