Collocations for "hawk"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "hawk" in context.
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hawk
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- am watching you like a hawk
- the [boss, teacher] is always watching me like a hawk
- I can't. My [boss] is watching me like a hawk
- soar like a hawk
- the hawk was [circling, soaring] (in the sky)
- a hawk's feather
- their mascot is a hawk
- have a hawk as a mascot
- the hawk swooped down on
- a red-tailed hawk
- slang: [party, government, union] hawks
- hawk [souvenirs, trinkets, albums, sunglasses, fake goods]
- hawk (them) to [locals, visitors, tourists, passers-by, shoppers]
- hawk [souvenirs] on the [beachfront, promenade, street]
- hawk [souvenirs] outside the [stadium, building, cathedral]
- hawk [souvenirs] in the [city, square, market]
- hawking in the [forest, countryside]
- hawked [low, down] for [food, water]
- the [bird, vulture, swift] hawked low for [food]
- hawked down on its [prey, kill, target]
- hawked down to [catch, kill, trap, grab]
'hawk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):