Collocations for "garlic"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "garlic" in context.
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garlic
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- you smell like garlic
- your breath smells like garlic
- the smell of garlic
- [chop, grate, mince, crush] the garlic
- (finely) [chopped] garlic
- [pickled, fresh, roasted] garlic
- [sauté, cook with] garlic
- sauté the garlic and [ginger, onions]
- something smells like garlic
- could use a little garlic
- too much garlic in the [soup, sauce]
- [two] cloves of garlic
- a (whole) head of garlic
- garlic to ward off vampires
- wear garlic around your neck
- garlic is a bulb (plant)
- has garlic breath
- [eat, make] garlic bread
- garlic [soup, mushrooms]
- use a garlic press
- coated in garlic butter
'garlic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- bagel
- basil
- bread
- breath
- brush
- butter
- celery
- chopped
- clam
- clove
- cook
- crush
- eggplant
- fennel
- grinder
- kale
- lamb
- leek
- lobster
- mash
- mortar
- mushroom
- mussel
- olive
- parsley
- pork
- pound
- powder
- prawn
- roast
- salt
- sauce
- shrimp
- smack
- smell
- snail
- spinach
- steam
- subtle
- toast
- turmeric