Collocations for "wolves"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "wolves" in context.
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wolf
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [red, prairie, wild, Tasmanian] wolf
- a pack of wolves
- wolves hunt in packs
- [afraid, scared] of the big bad wolf
- [kill, hunt, trap] wolves
- saw a wolf in the [garden, yard, forest]
- the dog is [part, half] wolf
- [ravaged, attacked, mauled] by wolves
- heard a wolf howl in the [dark, night]
- informal: the [media, press] wolves
- has always been a lone wolf
- prefers to be a lone wolf
- idiom: keep the wolf from the door
- idiom: a wolf in sheep's clothing
- idiom: crying wolf
- slang: a wolf [on campus, in the bar, at the office]
- [made, gave] a wolf whistle
- played some wolf notes
- he wolfed (down) [the food, his dinner]
- wolfed the [food] down
'wolves' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):