Collocations for "struggle"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "struggle" in context.
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struggle
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [titanic, great, violent, major, mammoth] struggle
- a [power, survival] struggle
- a struggle for [power]
- the class struggle
- a [determined, hard-fought, patient] struggle
- were [engaged, caught up, mired] in a struggle
- a struggle to [reach, win, get, hear]
- a struggle to get [near, close]
- with a struggle, she [broke free, opened the window]
- it's [likely, bound, sure] to be a struggle
- was a struggle to [finish, make, do]
- a struggle with [kids, children, babies, students]
- a struggle against [racism, poverty, adversity]
- (no) [signs, indications, hint, suggestion] of a struggle
- struggle to [find, make, get, survive, keep, maintain, regain]
- struggle to [finish, complete, achieve]
- I'm struggling to [understand, remember]
- struggle to lose weight
- is struggling in [school, math class]
- struggle with the [idea, concept, theory] of
- struggle through [life, the day]
- struggled through the [storm, deep snow]
- struggled against the [blizzard, driving rain, heavy snowfall, wind]
- have struggled [for 10 years, all my life] (to)
'struggle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):