Collocations for "casting"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "casting" in context.
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cast
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a plaster cast
- am getting my cast off tomorrow
- [have, need] a cast on my [arm, leg]
- his [arm] is in a cast
- is wearing a (plaster) cast
- sign my cast
- a [bronze, gold, clay] cast
- poured [bronze] into the cast
- made a cast of [his hand, the sculpture, a vase]
- the [movie, TV show] cast
- the [supporting, main, entire, Broadway] cast
- the [play, movie, show] has a [great, terrible] cast
- [starring, featuring] the (original) cast of
- members of the cast (of)
- a (great) cast of [characters, actors]
- [featuring, starring, with] a cast of thousands
- [take, bid] a card after each cast
- had a cast in one eye
- my first cast [hooked a fish, went to waste]
- cast the dice
- cast [your vote, a ballot]
- [citizens, party members, the public] cast their [vote]
- cast [iron, bronze] (into)
- cast in [iron]
- cast a [part, movie, play]
- cast for the part of
- cast her [for, as]
- was cast [for, as]
- was badly cast (in that movie)
- cast the anchor
- cast on (60 stitches)
- cast off (my knitting)
- cast off [your cares, her image]
- cast into the [water, lake, ocean]
- cast [his fishing line, your line] into the [water]
- cast it [to the side, to one side, aside]
- cast a [look, glance, fleeting glance] at me
- cast [it, her, objections] away
- cast into [the abyss, the pit, hell]
- cast out into the [rain, cold, night]
- cast out [the devil, your demons]
- cast out from [society, the church, heaven]
'casting' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):