Collocations for "son"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "son" in context.
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son
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [first, second, third] son
- the [eldest, youngest, middle, only] son (of)
- a [kind, good, respectful] son
- the [family, couple] have [two] sons
- have two [old, grown up, adult, young] sons
- our sons are at [school, university]
- the son of a [farmer, teacher, murderer]
- the son of [God, man]
- the Holy Son
- are all sons of [Adam, Eve]
- a (true) son of the [land, soil, earth]
- a son of [Boston]
- [Boston's] most [famous, infamous] son
- one of [Boston's] most famous sons
- offensive: you son of a bitch!
- (an activity) for father and son
- like father, like son
- he is his father's son
- sons and [daughters, mothers, fathers]
- [are, have been] like a son to me
- [listen to me, look here], son
'son' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
God
- act
- answer
- bastard
- benefit
- birth
- bitch
- bonding
- bone
- businessman
- care
- casualty
- chore
- clip
- collect
- college
- compliment
- conception
- concerned
- constant
- crafty
- crook
- cross
- daughter
- decline
- deed
- delighted
- demon
- diaper
- disappointed
- dote
- earl
- embarrassed
- encouragement
- fail
- farmer
- father
- feeling
- fellowship
- fever
- fret
- godfather
- graduation
- grill
- halo
- heir
- horror
- hunt
- hunting
- ill