Collocations for "pest"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "pest" in context.
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pest
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- common (house) pests
- solutions for pests
- get rid of those [pesky, stubborn, annoying] pests
- [exterminate, kill] pests (in the yard)
- pests in the [garden, kitchen, yard]
- pests and [weeds, vermin]
- the [house, building] is infested with pests
- overrun by pests
- [plant, animal, insect] pests
- [spray, fumigate] for pests
- the [removal, extermination] of pests
- slang: stop being such a pest!
- slang: he can be a real pest at times!
- slang: was a pest the whole [journey, flight]
- slang: I [hate, don't mean] to be pest, but
- pest solutions
- call pest control
- call in the pest exterminators
- I have a pest problem
- the [house, property] has a pest problem
- pest solutions
- call pest control
- call in the pest exterminators
- I have a pest problem
- the [house, property] has a pest problem
'pest' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):