#4 Collocation

article from: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43532948
used dictionary: Linggle & Dictionary

take sth out
take the guesswork out
    • Or it will take problems out of the program.
    • In Missouri, the governor tried hard to take the state out of the Union.
    • Paul had a taxi take him out of the city and into the country.
take a bite out
    • Finally, can you imagine taking a bite out of Tyrannosaurus Rex?
    • But the recession took a bite out of charitable giving.
    • Especially from a big spider that can bite.
breach
1. the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
2. an infraction or violation, as of a law, trust, faith, or promise.

breach of contract


    • It can be a contract to purchase or a contract to sell shares of a stock in the future.
    • Both MasterCard and Visa say they immediately notified all card issuing banks of the breach.
tabloid
noun
1. a newspaper whose pages, usually five columns wide, are about one-half the size of a standard-sized newspaper page.
adjective
1. compressed or condensed in or as if in a tabloid.
ex: a tabloid article; a tabloid account of the adventure.

    • She agreed to meet with tabloid editors in New York City and take a lidetector test to back up her claims.
leak
leak in
    • Rashida Bee and Champa Devi Shukla were victims of the chemical leak in Bhopal, India, in nineteen-eighty-four.
    • They say stomach fluids could leak if the hole in the stomach wall is not closed completely.
    • They also leak a yellow liquid.
leak detection
    • They also leak a yellow liquid.
    • The water will leak out.
    • Some use online detection services.

 take step 
take step toward
    • Such damage is the first step toward developing cancer.
    • Saving money is a first step toward wealth.
    • He calls it a first step toward democracy.
take step to

    • The World Health Organization has a five-step program to guarantee that T-B patients take all their medicine.
    • The health agency has a five-step program to guarantee that TB patients take their medicine correctly.
    • The World Health Organization has a five-step program to guarantee that T-B patients take their medicine correctly.


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