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Collocations for "thorn"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "thorn" in context.

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thorn

n

cut my [arm, leg] on a thorn
(be) careful of the thorns
stepped on a thorn
[cut, hurt, pricked] myself on a thorn
pulled a thorn out of his [hand, T-shirt, arm]
[cut down, trim] a row of thorns
is covered in thorns
a rose thorn
had a thorn in his paw
religion: a crown of thorns
idiom: has been a thorn in my side (ever) since
idiom: have always been a thorn in my side!

n as adj

thorn [shrubs, trees]

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'thorn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

paw - prick - rose - snag - tire

Forum discussions with the word(s) "thorn" in the title:

a thorn in one's side - English Only forum
a thorn on your doorstep - English Only forum
A thorn pricked my finger - English Only forum
bluebells, the thorn and the ash - English Only forum
from many a thorn - English Only forum
From the very nature of such fabrics, a thorn or nail becoming entangled in them, tears them rectangularly - English Only forum
Green man's thorn - English Only forum
I am pierced by a thorn in my foot or Should It be I am pricked by a thorn in my foot? - English Only forum
leading from the large pasture field into a smaller one, divided by a hedge of hawthorn and black-thorn - English Only forum
licking honey off a thorn - English Only forum
"Lying on the desert of thorn" - English Only forum
Mind the thorn - English Only forum
No rose without a thorn - English Only forum
pain in the ass and thorn in the side - English Only forum
Pink-flowering thorn - English Only forum
Pulling a thorn out of someone's heel - English Only forum
Question for scholars: Is it acceptable to use Y for thorn? - English Only forum
Stupid Thorn - English Only forum
That tells me a lot (The Thorn Birds) - English Only forum
The silver thorn of bloody rose - English Only forum
<The> thorn in both our sides. <The> fly in our ointment. - English Only forum
Thorn - English Only forum
Thorn in the eye - English Only forum
thorn may get into skin - English Only forum
Thorn of time - English Only forum
Thorn prick - English Only forum
thorn stick - English Only forum
Thorn Tree - English Only forum
Thorn <vs> spine - English Only forum

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