Collocations for "muster"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "muster" in context.
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muster
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- idiom: her work doesn't [really, quite] pass muster
- idiom: his [grades, performances, displays] don't pass muster
- a muster of [troops, soldiers, volunteers]
- a muster of [troops] (ready) for inspection
- the [troops] were gathered for a muster
- a muster of [ship, cruise] staff (on deck)
- the sergeant [attended, addressed] the musters
- [skim, look, read] through the ship's muster
- muster (the) [courage, energy, strength] to
- mustered [all his, enough, plenty of] [courage] to
- muster up [lunch, dinner, a snack, something to eat]
- muster up a [response, chance]
- muster the [staff, troops, battalion, forces]
- muster the [staff] for inspection
- mustered [in line, on the deck, on the field]
- mustered in the [army, marine, war]
- the ship's muster roll
'muster' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):