Collocations for "Underground"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "Underground" in context.
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underground
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- an underground [train, station, line, railroad]
- take the underground line to [work, the city, the center]
- the underground railroad to [the north, safety]
- the underground water supply
- underground [storage, facilities, installations]
- underground [dealings, political activities, movements, newspapers]
- an underground network of [gangs, criminals, drug dealing]
- an underground [organization, movement]
- an underground world of [crime, depravity, prostitution]
- an underground [French, Japanese, Italian] movie
- an underground [group, band, singer]
- is a member of the underground
- the underground attacked the [factory, politician]
- is under attack by the underground
- the underground is gaining momentum
- in support of the underground
- UK: [delays, a strike] on the Underground
- UK: take the Underground [home, to work]
- [buried, placed, stored] underground
- is (buried) deep underground
- is [six, 10] feet underground
- went underground to [hide, avoid, evade, keep]
- the [party, crook, gangster] went underground
'Underground' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):