Collocations for "terrible"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "terrible" in context.
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terrible
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- that's terrible!
- that is terrible news
- have a terrible feeling (about this)
- have a terrible [headache, pain in my back]
- [in, suffering] terrible pain
- suffering from terrible [indigestion, headaches, migraines, back pain]
- is terrible to [hear, think, say]
- is terrible that she [died, was fired]
- am terrible at [remembering, chess]
- what a terrible thing to [say, do]
- something terrible is about to happen
- something terrible has happened (here)
- what a terrible [tragedy, idea, day]
- had a terrible time [at the party, working]
- have made a terrible mistake
- was [really, absolutely] terrible
- that sounds [really] terrible
- that [movie, book, party] was terrible
- [tells, his] terrible jokes
- you look terrible (today)
- is a terrible [liar, flirt, tease]
- you really are the most terrible [liar]
'terrible' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
absolutely
- accident
- ache
- actor
- administration
- advice
- aim
- alternative
- annoying
- baker
- baking
- baseball
- batch
- beer
- bellow
- blow
- border
- businessman
- cast
- chemistry
- climbing
- cold
- condition
- counsel
- dad
- deal
- designer
- disaster
- district
- doctor
- dreadful
- driver
- driving
- each
- evaluation
- evoke
- explanation
- failings
- fighting
- finance
- fix
- flirt
- golf
- guess
- guide
- guy
- haircut
- hangover
- harassment
- harvest