Collocations for "grilled"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "grilled" in context.
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grill
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [gas, propane, charcoal, portable] grill
- an [indoor, outdoor, electric] grill
- throw some [burgers, brats] on the grill
- [turn, flip] the burgers on the grill
- fire up the grill
- get the grill fired up
- light the grill
- turn the grill [up, down, on, off]
- turn [up] the grill
- use the grill for the first time this summer
- change the grill's gas
- cook [corn, kebabs, steak] on the grill
- cook on the grill for [ten, fifteen] minutes
- be careful, the grill is hot
- am going to go check (on) the grill
- a grill with (a) [rotisserie, removable hood]
- eat at a [Mexican, Texas] grill
- the [car's, truck's] grill
- the car has a chrome grill
- grill (the) [chicken, meat, sausages, eggplants, tomatoes]
- grill a [hamburger, steak, kebab]
- grill (it) on a [high, low, medium] flame
- grill on a [high] heat
- grill on [high] for [five minutes, until]
- grill over a [high] heat
- grill on both sides
- grill on a [rotisserie, spit, raclette]
- grill (it) until [tender, crispy, crunchy, done, golden]
- the [boss, manager, lawyer, police] grilled him
- grilled [his son, the students, the workers, the witness, the players]
- grill him on [math, economics, his story]
- grill [tongs, accessories, forks]
- the grill [flames, settings, temperature]
'grilled' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
barrister
- bass
- bleak
- charcoal
- cheese
- chicken
- chop
- cockroach
- crab
- eggplant
- fish
- flounder
- frank
- fried
- grill
- haddock
- jerk
- lamb
- leek
- lobster
- loin
- mackerel
- meat
- mushroom
- octopus
- pepper
- pig
- pineapple
- rib
- sandwich
- sausage
- scallop
- seafood
- shrimp
- sirloin
- snail
- sole
- squid
- steak
- steamed
- thyme
- tuna
- turkey
- wing
- zucchini