Collocations for "mirror"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "mirror" in context.
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mirror
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [long, round, square, large, hand, small] mirror
- a [bathroom, hall, bedroom, full-length, two-way] mirror
- your side mirrors
- in the [rear, side] -view mirror
- a [broken, shattered, cracked] mirror
- [look, stare, gaze] at the mirror
- [look] at yourself in the mirror
- [look] into the mirror
- use a mirror to [shave, put make-up on, comb your hair, pop a zit]
- check your [hair, jeans, clothes, looks] in the mirror
- check your [hair] in front of the mirror
- dropped and broke the mirror
- is the mirror of her [mother, grandmother]
- the [music, painting, novel] was a mirror of the time
- holds a mirror (up) to [society, our own feelings]
- a mirror on the [wall, shelf, dressing table]
- a [cabinet, closet, table] with a mirror
- the [left side] is a mirror image of the [right]
- is the mirror (image) of her [mother]
- [displayed, printed] in mirror image
- a mirror lens
- computing: [copy, store, host] on a mirror site
- mirror his [actions, style, process, technique]
- was mirroring me
- mirrored by [my sister, an apprentice, a child]
- mirrors the [numbers, data, statistics] for
- [numbers, figures] mirror those
- mirrored the [national, previous, predicted] numbers
- mirroring the [increase, rate, trend] (of)
'mirror' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):