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Collocations for "worm"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "worm" in context.

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worm

n

found worms in the [plants, flowers, petals, flowerbed]
(spray to) [avoid, prevent] plant worms
[crawling, wriggling] like a worm
[killed, dissected, cut, squished, stepped on] a worm
my [dog, cat] has worms
the [system, network] was infected by worms
idiom: the early bird gets the worm
idiom: even a worm will turn
idiom: the worm has turned!
slang: is a [dirty, cheating, drunken, two-faced, little] worm!
slang: don't [believe, trust] that worm!

v

wormed his way out of [the exam, the room, the cell]
worm (yourself) through [a tunnel, traffic, a tight space]
wormed his way in (through)
UK: worm the [dog, cat, baby]
UK: the [dog] was wormed
worm the [information, secret, truth, news] out of her
the [secret] was wormed out of her
worm around the [rules, law, regulations]

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'worm' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bait - miserable - slim - slime

Forum discussions with the word(s) "worm" in the title:

(to the worm) Here we go, and <got> you. Okay, buddy, you're free. - English Only forum
a worm hid in the petals of a rosebud - English Only forum
A worm moves segment by segment - English Only forum
attach a brackety thing to the side things, using a bunch of these little worm guys - English Only forum
because the smaller fish snaps at the ‘worm’ - English Only forum
bird <hones in> one worm [synonym?] - English Only forum
bud <bit> with an envious worm - English Only forum
ear worm [earworm] - English Only forum
Even tougher making with the yuks when you're worm food - English Only forum
first come first served & the early bird catches the worm - English Only forum
fish it like a jig or worm - English Only forum
For worm-like, then, oh! who would craven crawl to land! - English Only forum
get the worm - English Only forum
hallowed position atop the worm pile - English Only forum
has the worm turned ! - English Only forum
Henrietta worm that was in his apple [knock knock joke] - English Only forum
inch or worm - English Only forum
Non-Brit En speakers! "The early bird catches the worm." - English Only forum
not a worm but calls for our study - English Only forum
One who makes himself a <worm> - English Only forum
plain old worm - English Only forum
quenchless fire and deathless worm - English Only forum
squirm softer and softer, like a worm, and become more <dislocated> - English Only forum
Take a Worm for a Walk - English Only forum
Take pill to drop worm from our body - English Only forum
that hook has lost its worm - English Only forum
the early bird catches the worm vs. early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy wealthy and wise - English Only forum
<The> early bird catches <the> worm. - English Only forum
The early bird may catch the worm... - English Only forum
the worm feeds on the acetylcholine which floods our capacity to control violent behavior - English Only forum
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