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Lesson 50 – Everyday Verbs

To finish up our study of collocations, we’re going to focus on some expressions with everyday verbs. A
lot of learners make mistakes with these verbs because the collocations are often different in their
native languages. Listen and repeat:

HAVE
have a baby / have children
have a good time / have a blast / have fun
have breakfast/lunch/dinner/ a snack
have an opportunity
have an advantage

TAKE
take a shower/bath
take a class/test/exam
take a bus/train/taxi
take a break / take a rest
= pause from an activity in progress
take advantage of
take care of
take action

PAY
In the previous lesson, you learned collocations with pay involving money. Here are some collocations
with pay that have nothing to do with money:

pay attention = give attention, observe

pay tribute = give honor or recognition
pay someone a compliment = give someone a compliment
pay someone a visit = an informal way to say “visit someone”
pay (your) respects = express your admiration for someone (often used for someone who has
died)

BREAK
break a habit = stop doing a habit
break a promise = fail to do what you promised to do

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