"drown" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

drown verbo

drown + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 8
drown one's sorrows • drown out one's voice • drown one's voice • drown out one's words • drown one's children • ...
(1) sorrow, RUTH
Kolokacji: 2
1. drown one's sorrows = topić smutki w alkoholu drown one's sorrows
  • If she needed to drown her sorrows, he could only blame himself.
  • It's the sound of someone drowning his sorrows in metaphors.
  • I went out and tried to drown my sorrows in drink.
  • The others encourage him to drown his sorrows in wine.
  • I hope you are not drowning your sorrows on his account.
  • There were a lot of people in tonight, drowning their sorrows.
  • But it will do as well to drown our sorrows.
  • "But he never did, so I would drown my sorrows."
  • True, he could drown his sorrows, as the saying went, but there was a heavy price to pay.
  • A few hours to drown his sorrows before they left.
2. drown RUTH = utop Ruth drown RUTH
(2) voice, word, child, people
Kolokacji: 6
verbo + drown
Kolokacji: 3
try to drown • avoid drowning • escape drowning
drown + preposición
Kolokacji: 20
drown out • drown in • drown at • drown on • drown by • ...
drown + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 11
accidentally drown • eventually drown • slowly drown • completely drown • surely drown • ...

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