Collocations for "apron"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "apron" in context.
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apron
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [shop, kitchen] apron
- wear a [shop] apron (when)
- wear an apron while [cooking, grilling, painting, sawing]
- donned her [chef's, cooking] apron
- [splashed, spilled] over his apron
- an apron with [pockets, a pouch]
- in my apron [pocket]
- a [girly, manly] apron
- a full-length apron
- a [hospital, patient's, lead x-ray] apron
- a [cotton, rubber, leather] apron
- an apron to [protect, prevent]
- Can you tie my apron?
- Can you help me tie my apron?
- tied the apron round his waist
- wiped her hands on the apron
- hung up her (chef's) apron (after thirty years)
'apron' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):