Collocations for "spur"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "spur" in context.
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spur
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- likes to do things on the spur of the moment
- did it on the spur of the moment
- it was a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing
- a spur-of-the-moment [trip, vacation, date]
- the trip was (really) spur of the moment
- the [cowboy's, boot] spurs
- put on his spurs
- to earn his spurs
- kicked the horse with his spurs
- dug his spurs into the horse's side
- has spurs on her boots
- acted as a spur to [continue, press ahead, help]
- remove a bone spur
- build a rail spur
- the spur of the [hill, valley, mountain]
- spurred [the horse, his mount]
- spurred him to [finish, succeed]
- spur [him, the team] (on) to victory
- he was spurred to victory (by the crowd)
- the [crowd, encouragement, prize] spurred her on
- spur her on to [win, fight back, study]
- spur [demand, development, their sales]
- [cut taxes, raise prices] to spur [growth, development]
- spurred onward [toward his destination, through the night, across the fields]