Collocations for "tan"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "tan" in context.
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tan
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [an uneven, a dark, a slight] tan
- a [fake, spray-on] tan
- got a (great) tan [over vacation, on the beach]
- got a tan from the [beach, sunny weather]
- am (trying to) work on my tan
- I'm losing my tan
- my summer tan
- wow, you have a great tan!
- can never get a tan
- always has a great tan
- seems to have a [year-round, permanent] tan
- [painted, layered, finished] in tan
- available in [blue, red] and tan
- tanning in the sun
- tanning on the [beach, patio]
- tanning in the yard
- tanning at the [beach, pool]
- tanning by the [ocean, pool]
- [the woman, he] was tanning [nude, in the nude, naked]
- [her skin, she] has been tanned a golden brown
- tan [suede, leather]
- she tanned her [daughter, son]
- I'll tan [you, your hide, your backside]!
- tan [pants, clothes, cords, overalls, hose, pantyhose]
- the [pants] are tan colored
- tan [coloring, shade]
- [wearing, sporting, dressed in] tan [pants]
- [finished, decorated, painted] in tan
- she is getting so tan!
- got so tan [on vacation, at the beach]!
- has very tan skin
- has a very tan [face, complexion]
- tan lines (from)
'tan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):