Collocations for "brother"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "brother" in context.
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brother
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- my [older, younger, half-] brother
- my [oldest] brother
- my [big, little, baby, twin] brother
- follows his big brother around (everywhere)
- was [fighting, arguing, playing] with her brother
- is always [teasing, taunting, scaring] his little brother
- am [watching, babysitting] my brother
- be nice to your brother!
- are going to have a baby brother!
- my brother is [two years] [older, younger] than me
- do you have (any) brothers and sisters?
- [have no, don't have any] brothers or sisters
- have [two] brothers and a sister
- they are brother and sister
- has been like a brother to me
- that's his brother (you know)
- is my brother-in-law
- all the [people, victims, sufferers] are our brothers
- our brothers in [Africa]
- were brothers in arms [during, in] the [First World, Korean] War
- brother, can you spare me a [dime, dollar]?
- a [fraternity, college, church, monastery] brother
'brother' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
annoying
- argue
- as
- big
- brother-in-law
- business
- cemetery
- cheeky
- dare
- deed
- disturb
- egg
- elder
- embarrassment
- flirt
- fool
- forge
- fuck-up
- game
- half
- hand
- how
- husband
- introduce
- jealous
- keeper
- kid
- leech
- little
- long
- moment
- more
- most
- name
- neck
- old
- out
- photograph
- piss
- practical
- psychology
- queer
- raspberry
- room
- selfish
- skateboard
- sleep
- spot
- straighten
- stuff