Collocations for "ditching"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ditching" in context.
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ditch
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a ditch [beside, along] the [road, highway, field, street]
- a ditch for [drainage, waste, sewage]
- a drainage ditch
- [a gravel, a sand, an irrigation] ditch
- a [ten-foot] ditch
- the [body, murder weapon, bike] was found in a ditch
- the [bike, cyclist] fell into the ditch
- drove (the car) into the ditch
- got stuck in the ditch
- pull the [car, truck] out of the ditch
- the [car] slid into the ditch
- was [dumped, thrown, left] in a ditch
- was [forced, thrown, hurled, plunged] into the ditch
- make a ditch to [keep, avoid, prevent, ensure]
- [excavate, make, dig] a ditch
- a ditch full of [waste, water, mud]
- ditched their [attempts, efforts, talks, negotiations]
- decided to ditch their [attempts]
- plans have been ditched
- ditched his [girlfriend, friend, date]
- ditch [school, class, practice]
- using a Ditch Witch®