Collocations for "topic"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "topic" in context.
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topic
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [hot, controversial, taboo, delicate, popular] topic
- a [favorite, simple, neutral, preferred] topic (of conversation)
- [pick, choose, select] a topic
- stray [from, off] the topic
- don't go off topic
- that is getting a little (bit) off topic
- try to stay on topic
- hate to [bring up, mention] the topic
- [bring up] the topic in [passing, conversation, the meeting]
- provide a topic of [discussion, conversation]
- [speak, talk] on the topic of
- discuss the topic of
- turning to other topics (in the news)
- is an expert on the topic
- the topic of [today's, tonight's, the] show is
- a topic of (much) [debate, argument, discussion]
- a topic in a [board, party, word] game
- a topic on a [game, quiz, TV] show
'topic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accord
- active
- anytime
- aside
- boil
- breathe
- bridge
- change
- charged
- choose
- come
- conversation
- crop
- current
- debate
- deep
- deeply
- difficulty
- disagree
- discuss
- discussion
- dissertation
- drift
- drop
- dwell
- essay
- exhaust
- explore
- favorite
- focus
- hijack
- hot
- insight
- intimate
- lately
- lead
- lecturer
- look
- mastery
- off
- organized
- poetry
- portray
- preach
- previous
- raise
- research
- revision
- select
- shine