Collocations for "something"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "something" in context.
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something
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.pron
- did you [say, hear, see] something
- that's something I hadn't thought of
- that's something else [entirely, complete]
- do you want to do something else?
- I'd rather [do, see, eat] something else
- I need something to [drink, eat]
- are you [doing, working] on something (right now)?
- is something between [anger and frustration]
- it cost me [twenty] something
- I [taste, smell] something [funny, weird]
- something must be wrong (if)
- there is something I need to [say, do]
- something [needs to, should] be done about
- something isn't (quite) right (here)
- something's [not right, out of place, missing]
- that isn't something you should [joke about, take lightly]
- is something [wrong, the matter]?
- want to give you something for [all your hard work, your birthday]
- [read, heard] something [interesting, terrible] (yesterday)
- that is something I never want to [see, experience]
- can we talk about something else?
- is something of a [nuisance, troublemaker]
- a thirty-something [male, female]
- have something to say
- [need, gives me] something to do
- something of the [kind, sort, type]
- something like [this, that]
- or something [like it, similar]
- is something else [entirely, completely]
- there's something in her [words, actions, eye] (that)
- is something about [her, the way she talks]
- want something [in return, for nothing]
- we have something in common then?
- is something of [interest, value]
- is something very [interesting, sad, different] about
- is something [wrong, the matter]?
- can I help you with something?
- was (in the middle of) doing something (when)
- that's really something!
- something (that) I have always wanted to [say, do]
- [want, hope for] something more (than)
- let's [do, try] something different
- have to [do, say] something
- UK: [spoils, teases] him something rotten
- UK: [hurts, aches] something [terrible, awful]
- UK: my [back, tooth] hurts something [terrible]
'something' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accuse
- aching
- across
- admission
- affordable
- air
- akin
- altogether
- amount
- annoyed
- anytime
- appetite
- avoid
- awful
- background
- badly
- banter
- beef
- begin
- behold
- bland
- both
- bother
- bothered
- bound
- branch
- brush
- catch
- catchy
- certainly
- cheap
- cheer
- clarify
- clearly
- colorful
- come
- common
- compel
- confess
- consciousness
- consider
- contribute
- cook
- count
- crop
- curious
- darkness
- deepen
- discuss
- distract