Collocations for "overthrow"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "overthrow" in context.
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overthrow
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- overthrew the [regime, government, tyrant, dictator]
- trying to overthrow the [regime]
- overthrow [apartheid, democracy]
- [attempt, try, plan, plot, conspire] to overthrow the [regime]
- an attempt to overthrow the [regime]
- was overthrown by [rebels, the opposition, a coup]
- the [power, desire, capacity] to overthrow the [regime]
- overthrew the [ball, pitch, pass]
- the [ball] was slightly overthrown by
- the overthrow of the [regime, government, ruler]
- are [plotting, planning] the overthrow of
- sports: [several, five, many] overthrows (in the game)
- sports: overthrows in the [innings, period, game]
'overthrow' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):