Collocations for "filing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "filing" in context.
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- a [public, personal, private] file
- your [personnel, employee] file
- a permanent (school) file
- do you have her file?
- think I lost his file
- am looking for a file
- [need to, let me] check your file
- we'll keep your [resumé, application] on file
- store the files in a [drawer, cabinet, closet, folder]
- [a video, a text, an image] file
- [an editable, a read-only, a shared] file
- a [list, directory] of (shared) files
- open a (new) file
- [upload, download, import, export] a file
- [configure, open, close, edit] the file
- save the file [as, in]
- make a [backup, copy] of the file
- [walked, marched, lined-up] in single file
- the [cars, vehicles] were parked in double file
- a nail file
- used a file to [smooth, get rid of] the rough edges
- file [size, type, name]
- file-sharing [systems, programs]
- file a [report, complaint] (about)
- file [a lawsuit, charges] (against)
- file [an application, your taxes]
- [need to, must, have to] file (your taxes) by
- file the [document, case] under
- filed under ["A"]
- filed in a [cabinet, drawer, folder]
- filed in support of
- filed on behalf of
- file away (the) [papers, receipts]
- filed it away [safely, neatly]
- file for [divorce, bankruptcy]
- file with the [government, court]
- filed by the [coffin, burial place, monument]
- [mourners, visitors, tourists, fans] filed by the [coffin]
- [mourners] filed past (the coffin)
- file your [fingernails, nails]
'filing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):