"about" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

about adverbio

verbo + about
Kolokacji: 247
worry about • complain about • wander about • mill about • scattered about • spin about • move about • read about • learn about • ...
(6) spin, whirl, swirl, twirl
Kolokacji: 4
(14) excite, know, fantasize, bang
Kolokacji: 4
(16) brag, boast, blow, gloat
Kolokacji: 4
(17) feel, grope, rummage, scrabble
Kolokacji: 4
(19) bandy, fight
Kolokacji: 2
(20) smile, grin
Kolokacji: 2
(21) poke, sniff, nose
Kolokacji: 3
(23) knock, rap, buffet
Kolokacji: 3
1. loll about = lenić się, próżnować loll about
2. laze about = obijać się, lenić się laze about
3. moon about = księżyc około moon about
4. daydream about = rozmarz się daydream about
5. idle about = leniwy około idle about
  • They're probably idling about in the dormitory, eating and sleeping.
  • The author defines the term as "idling about, kibitzing around, making a nuisance of oneself, consuming much time and accomplishing little."
  • Brown Limper Staffor was also there, idling about in the background.
  • People were idling about, obviously not belonging there, looking frustrated.
  • He spent much of his free time playing billiards and idling about, was always broke, and although a charmer, had little acquaintance with women.
  • Several figures idled about on the deck.
  • The negroes idled about, clearing the long tables on which the food had been laid.
  • He much preferred to idle about, and know everything with- out seeming to take any trouble.
  • He isn't really interested in the work, however, and mostly idles about.
  • "I thought I'd find you idling about."
6. loaf about = bochenek około loaf about
7. grub about = larwa około grub about
(26) whip, round
Kolokacji: 2
(27) inquire, bruit, snoop, enquire
Kolokacji: 4
(28) quibble, hedge
Kolokacji: 2

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