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Collocations for "a little"

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

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a little

n

a little (bit) scared
can I have a little more?
spend a little (more) time [working, studying, cleaning]
a little over [half]
give them a little [extra, help]
would it kill you to [help out, clean up] a little?
reminds me a little of
[just, not even] a little

additional examples

a little (bit) scared
[have, like] a little [brandy, coffee, cake]
can I have a little more?
[add, use] a little [sugar, flour, baking soda]
spend a little (more) time [working, studying, cleaning]
a little [time, money, patience]
a little over [half]
a little more [patience]
give them a little [extra, help]
a little bit [more, less] than
would it kill you to [help out, clean up] a little?
a little bit of [cake]
reminds me a little of
for (just) a little while
[just, not even] a little
a little [late, lazy, big, short, long]
a little [further, higher, lower]
is a little [old, young] (for)
[just, not even] a little
live a little!

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

Moor - afraid - aim - ambitious - annoyed - application - apprehensive - ashamed - astray - backbone - backward - bird - bit - bite - bitter - bland - bounce - broad - bunny - cache - calm - challenge - change - chap - cheer - chubby - chuckle - clear - close - cloudy - clumsy - cocky - colloquial - colorful - comedy - conspicuous - context - corny - cough - coward - cozy - crazy - cuddle - darling - deep - different - dill - distraction - dodgy - doodle

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

...going to play a little bit - English Only forum
...with little in common, SAVE a desire to... - English Only forum
''quite'' vs ''a little bit'' - English Only forum
'A little'/ 'A bit'/ 'A little bit' - English Only forum
'I hope all is well. We all miss him' I wonder if this sentence is good enough, or is it a little intricate? - English Only forum
'If only I ___ a little more, I ____ to help you' - English Only forum
'Only a little on the small side' - English Only forum
“Fewer” “a few less” “a little less” or “a few fewer” here - English Only forum
“I’m a little foggy on it.” - English Only forum
(a little) beyond questioning - English Only forum
(A) little - English Only forum
(a) Little + Comparatives - English Only forum
(a) little chance of - English Only forum
(a) little more than a child? - English Only forum
(a) little or (a) few - English Only forum
(can't) speak a bit / a little of Italian - English Only forum
(far, way, a bit, a little, a few) + too many - English Only forum
(the) streets of a little town - English Only forum
[grammar] It's a little early to be drinking - English Only forum
[I'm not afraid] of dying but a little of this part I'm in - English Only forum
[Yet as little] could he endure that a son of his should be a poor man - English Only forum
2 minutes ago is equivalent to a little bit earlier - English Only forum
4 little things into a big one - English Only forum
a little accident - English Only forum
a big fish in a small pond / big frog in a little pond - English Only forum
a big little-old-girl - English Only forum
a bit ahead in one place and falling a little behind somewhere else - English Only forum
"A bit" and "a little" can only be used in front of an adjective when the adjective is being used after a verb such as be, but if a noun follows - English Only forum
a bit of vs. a little bit of - English Only forum
"A bit of water spilled" but not *"a little of water spilled" - English Only forum
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