A bar of chocolate if you match these nouns


Match a noun from the left to another from the right to make a well known collocation


  1. a grain
  2. pearls
  3. a load
  4. a slip
  5. a difference
  6. a heart
  7. a lapse
  8. a term
  9. the price
  10. (without) fear
  11. a question
  1. opinion
  2. endearment
  3. gold
  4. truth
  5. rubbish
  6. contradiction
  7. concentration
  8. wisdom
  9. tongue
  10. time
  11. failure

Example sentences


  1. a grain of truth
    There was more than a grain of truth in what he'd said.
  2. pearls of wisdom
    The media assembled to catch the minister's pearls of political wisdom.
  3. a load of rubbish
    Who said they were cheaper - what a load of rubbish!
  4. slip of the tongue
    I called her new boyfriend by her previous boyfriend's name - it was just a slip of the tongue.
  5. difference of opinion
    They had a difference of opinion about/over their child's education.
  6. a heart of gold
    She really has a heart of gold. Every time I need help, she is there.
  7. a lapse of concentration
    Sitting on the computer for hours often causes a lapse of concentration.
  8. a term of endearment
    Be careful when you want to address strangers in a nice way that you don't say to them "my dear friend", because this is a term of endearment.
  9. the price of failure
    We all pay the price for failure of our health care system
  10. (without) fear of contradiction
    I think I can say, without fear of contradiction, that tonight has been a real success.
  11. a question of time
    It's only a question of time till I can master English collocations.


Meanings


  1. be very kind
  2. a small amount of truth
  3. the consequence of not succeeding
  4. a slight disagreement
  5. when it is necessary to wait for something
  6. Something you say when you mean to say something else
  7. a way you address someone you love
  8. sure that no one else will say that you are wrong
  9. a short time when someone is careless or forgetful
  10. to say that something is complete nonsense or stupid
  11. wise remarks (often used sarcastically to mean remarks that are not at all useful)