Collocations for "guy"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "guy" in context.
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guy
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- informal: he's a [great, standup, terrible] guy
- informal: what a guy!
- informal: is just (another) one of the guys
- informal: always talking about guys
- sexually explicit: have never been with a guy before
- informal: that's (normally) a guy's name
- informal: what are you and the guys doing [tonight, today]?
- informal: going to meet up with the guys for a [drink, beer, movie]
- informal: going for a [drink] with the guys
- informal: think you have me confused with another guy
- informal: is that the same guy?
- informal: are we talking about the same guy?
- informal: come here, little guy!
- informal: I don't know, some guy
- informal: some guy [by the name of, called] [Sam]
- informal: need to call the cable guy
- informal: the cable guy is supposed to come today
- informal: is the bad guy in the [story, movie]
- informal: is supposed to be one of the good guys
- informal: I thought he was one of the good guys
- informal: is a regular family guy
- informal: so I met this (great) guy [yesterday, the other day]
- informal: let me tell you about this new guy I'm dating
- [grabbed, grasped] onto the guy
- use a guy to secure a [tent, structure]
- informal: one of my guy friends
- informal: guy talk
- informal: it's just a guy thing
- [tightened, loosened] the guy rope
'guy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
around
- ask
- blow
- boss
- check
- creep
- creepy
- dependable
- drip
- easy-going
- easygoing
- experienced
- fall
- family
- fit
- fun
- go
- good-looking
- hell
- hip
- lucky
- middle
- mister
- more
- no
- normal
- obnoxious
- old-fashioned
- outgoing
- perky
- quite a
- regular
- right
- sexy
- shabby
- skinny
- straight
- swell
- this
- tool
- total
- tough
- upbeat
- weather
- weirdo
- wise