Collocations for "weed"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "weed" in context.
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wee
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- UK, informal: a [long, short, quick, alleviating] wee
- UK, informal: it smells of [cat, dog] wee!
- UK, informal: [go for, have] a wee before leaving
- UK, informal: I'm [busting, bursting, desperate] for a wee
- UK, informal: I need to go for a wee
- UK, informal: just going for a wee
- UK, informal: had a wee by the [road, tree, bush]
- UK, informal: went for a wee behind the [bushes]
- UK, informal: did a wee in his [underwear, pants]
- UK, informal: mummy, I need to do a wee wee
- UK, informal: wee all over the [seat, floor, sheets]
- UK: a wee [slice, drop, serving, portion, quantity] (of)
- is (just) a wee (little) [boy, girl, child, kitten, puppy]
- UK: when I was a wee [lad, boy, lass, lassie, girl]
- UK: when I was wee
- UK: [have, pour, drink] a wee dram
- [partied, danced, chatted] til the wee hours (of the night)
- Can you open the [door, window] a wee bit?
- am a wee bit [worried, scared, nervous] (about)
- UK: for a wee while
'weed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):