Collocations Pay Run Break More English Vocabulary List

Master common collocations with 'pay', 'run', 'break', 'catch', and 'lose' for richer financial and everyday conversations.

5 topics 54 words

Monetary & Non-Monetary Uses (Pay)12 words

to [pay] a complimentphraseto convey one's admiration or approval for someone
to [pay] a debtphraseto settle an obligation by returning borrowed money or fulfilling a financial commitment
to [pay] a finephraseto provide a specified amount of money as a penalty for breaking a rule, law, or regulation
to [pay] attentionphraseto concentrate or focus on a particular task or subject
to [pay] attention to {sb/sth}phraseto carefully watch, consider, or listen to someone or something
to [pay] tribute to {sb/sth}phraseto show respect or recognition to someone or something
to [pay] a visitphraseto go to a specific location, typically for social, friendly, or personal reasons
to [pay] respectphraseto show honor and admiration to someone or something, typically in response to a loss, a situation, or in acknowledgment of someone's significance
to [pay] {one's} last respectsphraseto show honor, reverence, or farewell to a deceased person, typically by attending their funeral, memorial service, or viewing the body before burial or cremation
to [pay] heed to {sth}phraseto give attention or serious consideration to a specific matter, advice, or warning
to [pay] homagephraseto show deep respect, honor, or reverence to someone or something, often in acknowledgment of their significance, influence, or achievements
to [pay] dividendsphraseto produce a profitable return or benefit as a result of an investment of time, effort, or resources

to [run] a (temperature|fever)phraseto have an elevated body temperature, often as a symptom of an illness or infection
to [run] amokphraseto behave in a wild, uncontrolled, and often violent manner
to [run] dryphrase(of rivers, streams, wells, or other sources of water) to become empty of water
to [run] an errandphraseto complete a short and often minor task
to [run] latephraseto be behind schedule or not arrive at a destination or appointment at the expected or planned time
to [run] wildphraseto behave in a disorderly and uncontrolled manner
to [run|cast] {one's} [eye] over {sth}phraseto take a brief look at something

to [break] a habitphraseto stop or overcome a behavior or practice that has become a regular part of one's life
to [break] a pausephraseto intentionally interrupt a moment of silence with a comment or action, usually to keep the conversation flowing or maintain the audience's attention
to [break] a promisephraseto fail to fulfill a commitment or assurance given to someone
to [break] a recordphraseto set a new highest achievement or performance, typically in a competitive context
to [break] {one's} fallphraseto reduce the impact or prevent injury when landing after a fall or sudden drop
to [break] {one's} vacationphraseto stop a planned holiday early and go back to work or home due to unforeseen circumstances
to [break] a journeyphraseto temporarily stop traveling during a trip, often for rest or to explore a place, before continuing
to [break] the newsphraseto inform someone of important or disturbing information
to [break] the silencephraseto end a period of quietness or lack of communication by speaking, making noise, or taking action
to [break] (the|a) spellphraseto end a magical or enchanting influence or to free someone from its effects
to [break] out in a sweatphraseto suddenly start sweating
to [break] out in a cold sweatphraseto get very nervous or scared
to [break] evenphraseto reach a point where gains equal losses, resulting in a balance
break evenphraseto reach a point where gains equal losses, resulting in a balance

to [catch] a chillphraseto become ill or experience discomfort, typically due to exposure to cold temperatures
to [catch] (a|) coldphraseto get sick with a virus that causes a runny nose, cough, and sore throat
to [catch] a feverphraseto become sick with a higher body temperature, often because of an infection or illness
to [catch] the fluphraseto become infected with the influenza virus
to [catch] {one's} breathphraseto put an stop to any activity one was doing in order to take a short break and relax a bit
to [catch] (on|) firephraseto start burning
to [catch] a ridephraseto get transportation from someone, typically by joining them in their vehicle and traveling with them to a particular destination
to [catch] a gamephraseto attend or watch a sporting event as a spectator
to [catch] a glimpsephraseto get a very quick look at a thing or person
to [catch] a mealphraseto obtain food, often by catching, hunting, or gathering it
to [catch] sight of {sb/sth}phraseto suddenly or briefly see a thing or person
to [catch|get] {one's} driftphraseto get the general understanding of what someone means
to [catch] {one's} attentionphraseto attract or engage someone's focus or interest
catch (a) coldphraseto get sick with a virus that causes a runny nose, cough, and sore throat
catch one's breathphraseto temporarily stop and breathe slowly and deeply to recover from a period of heavy breathing or breathlessness
catch (on) firephraseto start burning

to [lose] heartphraseto become discouraged, often in the face of challenges
to [lose] weightphraseto reduce one's body mass or overall body weight
to [lose] the trust of {sb/sth}phraseto no longer have someone believing in one's honest or reliability
to [lose] {one's} trust in {sb/sth}phraseto no longer have confidence or faith in the honesty, reliability, or intentions of someone or something
to [lose] {one's} voicephraseto temporarily or permanently be unable to speak or make vocal sounds due to a medical condition, strain, or illness

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