Collocations for "scum"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "scum" in context.
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scum
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [pond, river, lake, pool] scum
- scum floating on the [pond]
- scum [found, present] in stagnant [ponds]
- a [thick, thin] layer of scum [on, covering]
- [scrape off, remove] the scum from
- informal: the scum of [society, humanity, the Earth]
- informal: the [area, neighborhood, bar] is full of scum
- informal: clean the [neighborhood] of scum
- informal: [gangsters, drug traffickers, rapists] are the scum of the Earth
- informal: [bite it, clear off, get lost], you scum!
'scum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):