Collocations for "perfect"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "perfect" in context.
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perfect
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- what a perfect day!
- this is the perfect [dress, pair of shoes]
- am looking for the perfect [gift, ring]
- that was a perfect [trip, vacation]
- is the perfect [solution, choice, example]
- is the perfect place to [unwind, relax, hike, ski, sunbathe]
- is the perfect [time, moment] to
- with perfect timing
- got a perfect [mark, grade, score, rating]
- the [couple, shoes] were a perfect match
- she is Little Miss Perfect
- is a perfect fit
- is (still) in perfect condition
- is the perfect substitute for
- [we made, it was] the perfect choice
- (only) in a perfect world
- [created, is] a perfect storm (of)
- makes perfect sense (to me)
- (would be) your perfect [date, man, boyfriend, night out, meal]
- [everything, the party, the weather] was perfect
- was perfect [other than, apart from]
- is perfect in every way
- was [almost, absolutely] perfect
- would be perfect for
- yes, that [would be, sounds] perfect
- was less than perfect
- nobody's perfect
- practice makes perfect
- looks picture perfect
- the [present, past, future] perfect tense
- perfected her [work, skills, technique, craft, trade]
- spent [hours, weeks, months] perfecting her [work]
- perfect the [machine, system, process, method, formula]
- perfect the [theory, experiment, look]
- has perfected the art of
- perfect it over [time, years]
- [spent years, are] working to perfect
- has finally perfected
- [must, should, needs to] be perfected first
- UK: needs perfecting
- has already been perfected
- perfected in [Japan]
- perfected to [handle, ensure, meet]
- perfected through [trial and error, experimentation, practice]
- grammar: (in) the [past, present, future] perfect
- [learn, study, teach] the [past] perfect
- perfect!
- perfected her [work, skills, technique, craft, trade]
- grammar: (in) the [past, present, future] perfect
- what a perfect day!
- spent [hours, weeks, months] perfecting her [work]
- [learn, study, teach] the [past] perfect
- this is the perfect [dress, pair of shoes]
- perfect the [machine, system, process, method, formula]
- am looking for the perfect [gift, ring]
- perfect the [theory, experiment, look]
- that was a perfect [trip, vacation]
- has perfected the art of
- is the perfect [solution, choice, example]
- perfect it over [time, years]
- is the perfect place to [unwind, relax, hike, ski, sunbathe]
- [spent years, are] working to perfect
- is the perfect [time, moment] to
- has finally perfected
- with perfect timing
- [must, should, needs to] be perfected first
- got a perfect [mark, grade, score, rating]
- UK: needs perfecting
- the [couple, shoes] were a perfect match
- has already been perfected
- she is Little Miss Perfect
- perfected in [Japan]
- is a perfect fit
- perfected to [handle, ensure, meet]
- is (still) in perfect condition
- perfected through [trial and error, experimentation, practice]
- is the perfect substitute for
- [we made, it was] the perfect choice
- (only) in a perfect world
- [created, is] a perfect storm (of)
- makes perfect sense (to me)
- (would be) your perfect [date, man, boyfriend, night out, meal]
- [everything, the party, the weather] was perfect
- was perfect [other than, apart from]
- is perfect in every way
- was [almost, absolutely] perfect
- would be perfect for
- yes, that [would be, sounds] perfect
- was less than perfect
- nobody's perfect
- practice makes perfect
- perfect!
- less-than-perfect [score, grade, credit]
- looks picture perfect
- a picture-perfect scene
- the [present, past, future] perfect tense
'perfect' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
addition
- advice
- aim
- answer
- attendance
- backdrop
- beam
- blemish
- blend
- bowl
- chance
- companion
- complement
- construction
- copy
- counterpart
- crime
- darn
- dessert
- detail
- disguise
- dive
- diving
- epitome
- escape
- everything
- example
- exposure
- fit
- future
- gentleman
- gift
- gown
- harmony
- honeymoon
- hostess
- jacket
- judge
- just
- marriage
- match
- metal
- mimic
- miss
- nearly
- no
- nowhere
- occasion
- parking
- pearl