Collocations for "toy"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "toy" in context.
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toy
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- got a new toy for [Christmas, his birthday]
- is my favorite toy
- pick out a (new) toy (from)
- share your toys
- [clear, put] away the children's toys
- a [cat, dog] toy
- broke his toy
- a [wooden, plastic] toy
- wants a new toy
- I [fell, tripped] over one of her toys!
- [water, pool] toys
- the toy is not [fit, suitable] for
- played with a sex toy
- went home to try out his new toy
- threw her toys out the stroller
- in the toy box
- go to the toy store
- play with toy [soldiers, trains]
- is just a toy [gun, pistol]
- slang: she [wants, is looking for] a toy boy
- toy with [the cat, her food]
- toy with [him, his feelings, her affections]
- toying with the idea (of)
'toy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adult
- animal
- anywhere
- attachment
- baby
- bat
- battery
- boat
- box
- broken
- cart
- chest
- chew
- child
- clench
- clutch
- coax
- cool
- cuddle
- cuddly
- doll
- factory
- fang
- gift
- gum
- gun
- mechanical
- metal
- money
- novelty
- part
- plane
- plastic
- pleasure
- plush
- poodle
- popular
- reward
- room
- scale
- shovel
- show
- soldier
- speaking
- spinning
- store
- stuff
- stuffed
- talking
- trumpet