Collocations for "argument"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "argument" in context.
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argument
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [stupid, valid, strong, compelling, well thought out] argument
- [oral, written, reasoned, logical] argument
- as [outlined, detailed] by the [following, above] argument
- [a brutal, a heated, a nasty, an intense, a loud] argument
- had an argument with my [mom, friend]
- have the same argument [over and over, every day]
- had an argument about [what to eat, where to go, when to leave]
- heard [my parents, their neighbors] having an argument
- [make, put forward] a good argument
- were locked in an argument about [conditions]
- there is a good argument [for, against]
- an argument in [support, favor] of
- an argument against [the proposition, waiting, it]
- an argument for [why, starting, this]
- argument about [whether, what, when]
- the argument has merit
- that is just one argument
- your argument is [stupid, invalid]
- it was a one-sided argument
- his side of the argument
- that argument doesn't make (any) sense
- one argument would be [that, for]
- argument proved [futile, useless]
- the central argument of the [report, paper, article]
- [let's say, just] for the sake of argument
'argument' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Christmas
- almighty
- avoid
- awhile
- balanced
- basis
- beef
- beginning
- blazing
- brawl
- closing
- compelling
- contrary
- convince
- cool
- corner
- counter
- develop
- domestic
- due
- dummy
- dump
- emphasis
- end
- ending
- ensue
- ensuing
- escalate
- essential
- establish
- facet
- family
- feather
- feeble
- flaw
- flawed
- follow
- force
- forth
- foundation
- futile
- ground
- have
- heart
- heat
- heated
- hole
- how
- intelligent
- intervene