Collocations for "snail"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "snail" in context.
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snail
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a common garden snail
- a [dish, meal, plate] of snails
- found snails in the [yard, garden, woods, forest]
- [eat, cook, catch] snails
- [boiled, grilled, barbecued] snails
- eat snails with [garlic, sauce]
- snails are a delicacy in [France]
- as slow as a snail
- [going, working, driving] like a snail
- [going] as fast as a snail
- [going] at a snail's pace
- sent a [letter, parcel] by snail mail
'snail' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):