Collocations for "stomach"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "stomach" in context.
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stomach
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- my stomach hurts
- my stomach is cramping
- have an upset stomach (from)
- gave me an upset stomach
- my stomach feels like I'm going to [throw up, vomit]
- made her feel sick to the stomach
- has a [fat, flat, fit, lean] stomach
- am jealous of your flat stomach
- a large stomach from pregnancy
- exercises to [slim, trim down] your stomach
- my stomach is getting (too) [fat, big]
- this [shirt, dress] makes my stomach look [fat]
- are [working, studying] on an empty stomach
- should never [work] on an empty stomach
- her stomach was [rumbling, roaring] with hunger
- punched him in the stomach
- took a punch in the stomach
- eat [cow, sheep] stomach
- have [cow] stomach for [dinner, lunch]
- had to have his stomach pumped
- examine the contents of the stomach
- had no stomach for the [fight, dinner, trip]
- have a stomach [ulcer, condition]
- have stomach cramps
- has stomach problems
- examine the stomach contents
- [can't, couldn't, able to] stomach [oysters, pickled onions, the food]
- stomach [violence, his nagging, the news]
- [tough, hard, difficult] to stomach
'stomach' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ache
- aliment
- bad
- bash
- belt
- bleed
- bloated
- block
- blow
- bulge
- butterfly
- cabbage
- calm
- cancer
- churn
- clench
- cramp
- creeping
- cum
- cure
- disorder
- dizzy
- ease
- elbow
- empty
- extract
- flat
- flip
- flutter
- full
- growl
- grumble
- heave
- hit
- hunger
- hurt
- internal
- kick
- knee
- knot
- lighter
- mist
- mosquito
- muscle
- needle
- ointment
- pain
- patient
- peg
- pit