Collocations for "firming"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "firming" in context.
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firm
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [law, consulting, construction] firm
- a [successful, failing, family] firm
- a firm of [attorneys, consultants]
- the firm had to [close, file bankruptcy]
- [joined, quit, left] the firm
- was made partner at the firm
- [started, opened] his own firm
- [support, tax breaks, initiatives] for small firms
- a firm [sofa, mattress, cushion, layer]
- firm [muscles, breasts, thighs]
- a firm [grip, handshake, wave, voice]
- [has, requires] a firm [grasp, understanding] of
- a firm [decision, plan, hold, control]
- firm [beliefs, principles]
- [has, took] a firm stance on
- firm [backing, support, guarantees]
- I am a firm believer [in, of]
- UK: is a firm favorite (with)
- give a firm command (to)
- is [very, so] firm with [her children, his students]
- the [pudding, gelatin, mixture] firmed up
- firmed up in the [freezer, refrigerator]
- firm it up in the [freezer]
- firm (up) by [cooling, freezing, adding]
- firm up your [muscles, arms, belly]
- his [muscles] firmed up
- firm your [face, skin] with
- firm it with a [cream, moisturizer, serum]
- firm and [tone, lift, moisturize]
- firm up the [date, meeting, plan, idea, details]
- [prices, stocks, the markets] firmed
- [prices, values, stocks] held firm
- must stand firm (against)