Collocations for "cracking"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cracking" in context.
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crack
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- crack an egg
- crack the [glass, ice, windshield]
- the [glass] cracked
- crack a [tooth, rib]
- crack a [safe, code, case]
- crack [a joke, jokes, a smile]
- he cracks me up
- crack up laughing (at)
- cracked [his, the] whip
- crack open the [champagne, bottle, wine]
- crack the [champagne] open
- crack open a [shell, nut]
- crack your head open
- crack open your head
- crack under the pressure
- crack down on [crime, drugs]
- crack under [the pressure, questioning]
- they finally cracked him
- he finally cracked
- I [must be, think I'm] cracking up!
- my [skin, lip] has cracked
- my [skin] has started cracking
- it's not all it's cracked up to be
- a [large, glaring, new] crack [on, in]
- [cover, paper, plaster] over the cracks
- [saw, peeped, peered] through the crack (in)
- the cracks in the [road, room, pipes]
- the cracks in the [walls, surfaces]
- cracks in the [window, windshield, door]
- cracks are beginning to appear [in, on]
- heard a loud crack from (inside) the kitchen
- My [elbow, knee, back] went "Crack!"
- a crack when I bent my [elbow]
- heard the crack of a [weapon, gun, rifle]
- was a [slight, small] crack in her voice
- drugs: is [hooked on, addicted] to crack
- drugs: [arrested, busted] for [possessing, dealing] crack
- Some [students, children] fell through the cracks (of the system).
- woke up at the crack of dawn
- a crack of the whip
- felt the crack of the whip on (his back)
- assemble a crack [squad, team, group]
- crack [troops, commandos, shooters]
- has a crack [shot, aim]
- smoke a crack pipe
- has a crack addiction
- is a crack addict
'cracking' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):