Collocations for "collar"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "collar" in context.
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collar
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [dog, cat, pet, studded] collar
- The [dog] wasn't wearing [a, his] collar.
- found a [dog] [without a, with no] collar
- The dog [had, wore] a collar around his neck.
- use a collar to [restrain, control] the [dog]
- wears a collar to prevent [fleas, bugs]
- [wearing, fitted with] a flea collar
- an anti-flea collar
- put the collar on the [dog]
- The dog [shook, bit] off its collar.
- a [shirt, neck, blouse] collar
- a size- [14] collar
- The [shirt] collar is too [tight, loose].
- with a [high, stiff, starched] collar
- a shirt [with no, without a] collar
- wear a collar and tie
- a collar-and-tie [event, occasion, function]
- a [priest's, clerical] collar
- is [feeling, getting] hot under the collar
- [police, they] collared the [suspect, thief, culprit, robber]
- the [suspect] was collared
- collared by the [officer, police, law]
- collared me in the [hallway, corridor, passage]
- [she, the boss, a coworker] collared me
- collared in the [street, park] by
- a [white, blue] -collar worker
- a white-collar [crime, criminal]
'collar' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):