Collocations for "discipline"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "discipline" in context.
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discipline
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [military, sporting, academic, behavioral, parental] discipline
- [strict, stern, total, lax] discipline
- instill discipline in the [children, players, students, kids]
- the [children] lack discipline
- the [children] need more discipline
- is in charge of the [children's] discipline
- is in charge of discipline (in the house)
- need discipline to [achieve, get, succeed, win]
- the [troops, soldiers, team] showed good discipline
- was able to [keep, maintain] discipline (among the troops)
- someone needs to show them a bit of discipline
- does not have the [necessary, required] discipline (to)
- is good discipline for a [writer, singer, composer] (to)
- is her [best, strongest, weakest] discipline
- studying the discipline of [geography, history, computing]
- is a [relatively, fairly] new discipline
- the [school, academy, university] is strong across all (major) disciplines
- experts from multiple disciplines
- need to [work on, improve] my self-discipline
- is just a [matter, case, question] of self-discipline
- has [little, no, hardly any] self-discipline
- the [students, kids, children, workers] need more self-discipline
- is [severely, seriously] lacking in self-discipline
- a [total, complete] lack of self-discipline
- [errors, mistakes] due to lack of self-discipline
- showed great self-discipline [when, today, during, in, at, under]
- showed a great deal of self-discipline (when)
- need self-discipline to [complete, manage, deal with, succeed]
- the [diet, task, craft] requires self-discipline
- doesn't possess the [necessary, required] self-discipline
- succeeded through self-discipline
- know the [benefits, advantages] of self-discipline
- self-discipline is [key, vital, essential] (to)
- discipline [soldiers, animals, students, your children, their workers]
- [punishment, rewards, laws] to discipline
- disciplined by [the major, the principal, their coach, his parents, her boss]
- [strictly, thoroughly, quickly] disciplined
- [needs to, should] be disciplined
- disciplined to [be, keep, follow, make, become]
- disciplined for [failing, refusing, violating]
- disciplined at [school, work, home, the barracks]
- discipline and [train, organize, develop]
- discipline yourself to [check, train, use]
- [reluctant, afraid] to discipline
'discipline' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):