Collocations for "chisel"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "chisel" in context.
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chisel
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- chisel a [slot, hole, gap, rivet]
- chisel a [hole] in the [wall, brickwork, door]
- chisel through the [wall]
- chiseled on [stone, marble, wood]
- chisel [in, into] [stone]
- chiseled on a [plaque, gravestone, tombstone]
- chiseled a [message, date, epigraph] [on]
- chiseled a [message] [onto, into]
- chiseled her name (on the plaque)
- chisel away at a sculpture
- chisel to [remove, break, cut, include, open, carve]
- chiseled her [abs, glutes, thighs]
- slang: chiseled out of [his money, their savings, $10,000]
- slang: chiseled [them, the company, savers, innocent victims, the elderly] out of [his money]
- slang: chiseled the [money] out of them
- slang: chiseled by a [swindler, con artist, crook, bank]
- a [small, large, hand, steel, beveled] chisel
- [grab, get] a chisel from (the toolbox)
- [sharpen, grind, hone] the chisel
- The chisel [needs, could use] [sharpening].
- a [dull, sharp] chisel
- The chisel is getting dull.
- use a chisel to [remove, even, shape, make, carve, cut]
- cut [tiles, marble, wood, stone] with a chisel
- [sculpted, crafted, carved] by chisel
- [sculpted] [with, using] a chisel
- (use a) chisel and [mallet, hammer, other tools]
- the chisel [edge, grip, handle, tip]
'chisel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):