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Collocations for "swallow"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "swallow" in context.

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swallow

n

a swallow's nest
the swallows sitting in the [trees, bushes]
the swallow's [chirps, songs]
the chirps of a swallow
[flying, chirping] swallow
has a tattoo of a swallow
saw a swallow in (full) flight
saw swallows in the [marshes, delta, forest]
the swallow [circled, skimmed] the water
take a swallow of [coffee, his drink, whiskey]
a [deep, small] swallow
[drank, ate] [it] in one swallow
[drank] [it] in a single swallow
idiom: one swallow does not make a summer

n as adj

a swallow tattoo

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'swallow' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

beer - bitter - chew - giant - hurt - kite - pill - sore - water - watermelon

Forum discussions with the word(s) "swallow" in the title:

a flush of swallow light - English Only forum
A fool that will swallow flattery... - English Only forum
a taste of the frog / swallow the frog - English Only forum
at a swallow - English Only forum
Can I use "One swallow doesn't make a summer." in this case? - English Only forum
consume/eat/swallow - English Only forum
deep swallow - English Only forum
difficult pill to swallow - English Only forum
drowning = choke on / swallow / inhale water? - English Only forum
gobble up - too much work /swallow up, absorb/ - English Only forum
Hard to swallow - English Only forum
I swallow hard on that bit of insanity - English Only forum
I understand it is hard to swallow unfair treatment... - English Only forum
I will swallow your hilltops and fill them with settlements - English Only forum
just swallow ground glass - English Only forum
like the note of a swallow - English Only forum
"Make you swallow needles"? - English Only forum
Night of The Swallow - English Only forum
one swallow does not a summer make - English Only forum
shuttle-faced, swallow one's (oneself) face - English Only forum
Spit out! / Swallow! - English Only forum
Spread their cheeks or swallow - English Only forum
Swallow a watermelon!! - English Only forum
Swallow a lump in my throat - English Only forum
swallow a poker - English Only forum
swallow a poker - English Only forum
swallow a smile - English Only forum
swallow a thesaurus - English Only forum
Swallow a toad? - English Only forum
Swallow Cards - English Only forum
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