Collocations for "icing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "icing" in context.
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ice
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [dry, melting, broken, thin] ice
- is (no) ice on the lake
- the ice is thawing (out)
- the ice is melting
- [scrape, remove] the ice from the [windows, windshield]
- put ice in your glass
- would you like ice with [that]
- [drink, take, serve] (it) over ice
- [drink] it on ice
- put ice on your [knee, broken arm]
- fire and ice
- went skating on thin ice
- you're on very thin ice!
- his [stare, look, heart] was (as) cold as ice
- is (as) hard as ice
- a joke to break the ice
- [strawberry, lemon] ice
- fill (up) the ice tray
- need some ice cubes
- use an ice pick
- play ice hockey
- go ice [skating, climbing, fishing]
- during the (first) Ice Age
- go to the ice rink
- an ice [bucket, machine, maker]
- ice the [cake, pastry, donut]
- was iced with [chocolate, banana] frosting
- was iced in [red, blue, green]
- the [road, lake, ground] iced over
- the [road, sidewalk] has iced up
- the [cold] iced up the [window, windshield]
- iced the [windshield] up
- iced down after [the game, her run]
- iced him down after [the game]
'icing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):