Collocations for "poach"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "poach" in context.
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poach
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- poach an egg
- poach [chicken, salmon, pears] in (wine)
- can poach or [steam, grill] the [pears]
- poach [staff, customers, talent] from
- the [organization, club, company] poached talent
- [a bid, an attempt] to poach [customers]
- were poaching [tigers, gazelles, lions]
- several [tigers] were poached by hunters
- was arrested for poaching [tigers]
- were illegally poached [in, by]