Collocations for "safe"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "safe" in context.
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safe
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- is safe to [eat, use, drink, take, go]
- safe for children
- safe from [harm's way, danger]
- safe and [secure, effective, trusted]
- live in a safe [area, neighborhood, environment]
- keep it safe (from)
- [put, keep] it in a safe place
- [start, boot] in safe mode
- is (not) safe from [hackers, robbery]
- is [dishwasher, microwave] safe
- [environmentally, probably, entirely] safe
- [stored, holed up] in a safe [house, passage]
- is a safe [bet, investment, purchase]
- is [the, your] safest [option, bet]
- [the] safest [option] [would be, is] (to)
- [is, provides] a safe haven [for, in, from]
- [practice, have] safe sex
- safe levels of [caffeine, cholesterol, air pollution]
- safe practice (in)
- (I think) it is safe to say that
- better (to be) safe than sorry
- is it safe to [cross, drink, eat, fly]
- your secret is safe with me!
- make it as safe as possible
- never feel safe around you
- guaranteed to be safe
- am sure that it is safe
- it's safe to say (that)
- [gave, provided, offered, wished] them safe passage
- a [room, hotel, home, bank, combination] safe
- a [solid, sturdy, lead] safe
- a [bullet, hammer, crack] -proof safe
- the thief [broke, opened, cracked] the safe
- the safe was hidden in the [wall, cavity, closet]
- the safe was behind the [painting, wardrobe, opening]
- [put, place, keep] it in the safe
- keep your [possessions, passport, money, valuables, jewelry] in the safe
- the [clerk, manager] opened the safe at [gun, knife] -point
- [guess, extract, gain, get] the safe combination
- the safe [catch, lock]
- an [expert, amateur, experienced] safe cracker
- [arrived, got] home safe
- (best to) play it safe
- a [room, hotel, home, bank, combination] safe
- [guess, extract, gain, get] the safe combination
- is safe to [eat, use, drink, take, go]
- a [solid, sturdy, lead] safe
- the safe [catch, lock]
- safe for children
- a [bullet, hammer, crack] -proof safe
- an [expert, amateur, experienced] safe cracker
- safe from [harm's way, danger]
- the thief [broke, opened, cracked] the safe
- [arrived, got] home safe
- the safe was hidden in the [wall, cavity, closet]
- safe and sound
- the safe was behind the [painting, wardrobe, opening]
- safe and [secure, effective, trusted]
- [put, place, keep] it in the safe
- live in a safe [area, neighborhood, environment]
- keep your [possessions, passport, money, valuables, jewelry] in the safe
- keep it safe (from)
- the [clerk, manager] opened the safe at [gun, knife] -point
- [put, keep] it in a safe place
- [start, boot] in safe mode
- is (not) safe from [hackers, robbery]
- is [dishwasher, microwave] safe
- [environmentally, probably, entirely] safe
- [stored, holed up] in a safe [house, passage]
- is a safe [bet, investment, purchase]
- is [the, your] safest [option, bet]
- [the] safest [option] [would be, is] (to)
- [is, provides] a safe haven [for, in, from]
- [practice, have] safe sex
- safe levels of [caffeine, cholesterol, air pollution]
- safe practice (in)
- (I think) it is safe to say that
- better (to be) safe than sorry
- is it safe to [cross, drink, eat, fly]
- your secret is safe with me!
- make it as safe as possible
- never feel safe around you
- guaranteed to be safe
- am sure that it is safe
- it's safe to say (that)
- [gave, provided, offered, wished] them safe passage
- (best to) play it safe
'safe' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abroad
- accessible
- arrival
- berth
- blessing
- box
- car
- carriage
- combination
- conduct
- confine
- convenient
- correspondence
- crack
- deposit
- diamond
- distance
- dollar
- efficient
- ensure
- environment
- garage
- gem
- glad
- goodness
- guarantee
- handling
- handover
- harbor
- haven
- hunting
- intercourse
- jewel
- journey
- keep
- lack
- lever
- leverage
- lock
- machine
- microwave
- open
- original
- padlock
- passage
- picked
- place
- play
- plus
- possession