Collocations for "mob"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "mob" in context.
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mob
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [violent, lynch, powerful] mob
- an [aggressive, unruly, unscrupulous] mob
- a mob of angry [teenagers, fans, protesters, victims]
- a mob (of journalists) [gathered, waiting] outside
- [confronted, taunted, attacked] by a mob of
- the (Chicago, Italian, Russian, Japanese) Mob
- was [killed, whacked] by the Mob
- the Mob [killed]
- borrow money from the Mob
- a member of the Mob
- owe the Mob a favor
- pay the Mob for protection
- is [controlled, run, owned, ruled] by the (local) Mob
- the crime was [carried out, planned, orchestrated] by the Mob
- the killing was [ordered by, blamed on] the Mob
- the (local) Mob owns the [restaurant, casino, gas station]
- a flash mob [did, performed] a [dance, routine]
- a flash mob [in the mall, by the beach, downtown]
- mobbed the [politician, celebrity, singer, actor]
- mobbed by [fans, reporters, journalists]
- mobbed [outside her home, on the street, at the airport]
- mob the [embassy, consulate, supreme court]
- [rioters, protestors, supporters, activists] mobbed the [embassy]
- (place) was mobbed by [rioters, journalists, people]
- mob [rules, crimes, killings]
- the mob mentality of [fans, protesters]
'mob' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):