Collocations for "breast"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "breast" in context.
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breast
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [big, large, small, cute, soft, firm, perky] breasts
- has [natural, fake] breasts
- are her [natural] breasts
- her heaving breasts
- her breast was heaving
- sexually explicit: [rubbed, held, pinched, kissed] her breasts
- the baby [suckled, sucked, clung to] her mother's breast
- clutched him to her breast
- his breast swelled with [anger, impotence, pride]
- [eat, cook, grill] chicken breast
- [chop, slice] [two] chicken breasts
- [filled, stuffed, minced, chopped, sliced, diced] chicken breast
- [minced] turkey breast
- (prefer) the breast meat
- UK: let's make a clean breast of [it, things, the matter]
- breast or bottle
- breast milk
- breast implants
- had breast cancer
- breast [enlargement, reduction] surgery
- [have, undergo] a breast [exam, examination]
'breast' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):