Collocation

A word or phrase that is often used with another word or phrase, in a way that sounds correct to people
who have spoken the language all their lives, but might not be expected from the meaning.
U1
Cause confusion : create a situation of not understanding
Cause (s.o) trouble : create an unpleasant situation
Do work : use your body or mind on a task
Have a/the feeling : sense sth
Have a relationship (with s.o) : associate with s.o
Have sympathy with/for : feel pity for/feel sorry for s.o
Make an assumtion : believe sth is true without any proof
Make a comment : give an opinion; say sth
Make a contribution to sth : do something that helps towards a result
Make a decision : decide, reach a conclusion
Make an excuse : give a false reason
Ex: I don’t want to go out with him so I made an excuse.
Make a mess : create an untidy state
Make a mistake : so sth wrong
Make a profit : make money
Make a loss : lose money
Make a statement : give an account of facts/officially inform
Ex: The minister will make an official ststement tomorrow.
Make a suggestion : put forward an idea
Make certain : check sth is true or sth happens
Make place : happen (of an event)
Ex: When will the mext meeting take place.
Make (sth) seriously : believe that sth is important
Ex: He takes games very seriously and always wants to win.
Take (the) time : require a period of time
U2
Do damage to : so sth bad to; cause sth to be in a less good condition
Have a problem V-ing Ex: I had a problem understanding the instructions.
Have a reason for V-ing Ex: I have a very good reason to asking this question.
Make a/no reference to : mention/not mention
Make sense : to be possible to understand
Take care of Ex: I’ll take care of all the arrangement.
Take notice of Ex: She took no notice of my advice.
Lose your temper : show that you’re angry
U3
Do your/my (etc) best : try as hard as possible
Do well/badly Ex: I think I did well in the interview.
Make progress : improve; advance toward a better or finished state
Make up your mind : decide
Tell a story Ex: A friend told me this story last week,
Put into words : explain
Ex: She couldn’t put her feelings into words.
Give an aswer Ex: I asked several questions but she didn’t give me an aswers.
Give pleasure to : make s.o happy
Come to an end : finish
Come as a surprise : be unexpected
Keep a promise : do sth that you said you would do
Keep a secret : not tell anyone else
U4
Put pressure on : try to force s.o to do sth
Put a stop to : fprce sth undesirable to stop
Give help Ex: His family gave him a lot of help in his career.
Come first/second/etc… : finish in first/second/etc…
Come to power : become to political control
Keep s.o company : be or go with s.o so that they are not alone
Keep an eye on : watch s.o/sth so that they are safe
Keep s.o waiting : force s.o to wait
Catch a cold : become ill with a cold
Catch fire : start to burn
U5
Do s.o good : be beneficial to someone, especially to their health
Have difficulty (in) + V-ing Ex: I had difficulty in understanding the instructions.
Have an/no effect on Ex: The weather have an effect on my mood.
Have trouble + V-ing
Make contact with
Make sure/certain
Make use of
Take advantage of
Pay attention to
U6
Make an appointment
Make friend with s.o
Take into consideration/account
Pay a visit to
Put emphasis on
Ex: I have trouble understanding the instructions.
Ex: I tried to make contact with him but he was away.
Ex: Make sure/certain (that) you sign the form at the bottom.
Ex: Guests can make use of all the hotel’s facilities.
Ex: People take advantage of him because he’s so generous.
Ex: I wish you’d pay attention to what I’m saying.
Ex: I would like to make an appointment with the manager, please.
: become someone’s friend
: think about before making a decision of forming an option
Ex: Pay a visit to the museum, it’s really good.
: the particular importance or attention that is given to something
Ex: At school, they put