CollocationswithFriend!MyEnglishTeacher.

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1.GOOD,BEST,DEAR,GREATFRIEND
Tomsagoodfriend.Imsurehellbailyouout.
MybestfriendisapersonwhowillgivemeabookIhaventread.(AbrahamLincoln)
Hessuchadearfriend.HetookmetoDisneylandformybirthday.
EventhoughmypythonandIareverydifferent,wecanstillbegreatfriends.

2.CLOSE,INTIMATEFRIEND
Janetismyclosestfriend.Sheknowseverythingaboutme.
Weveonlyinvitedintimatefriendstoourwedding.

3.MUTUALFRIEND
afriendofyourswhoisalsoafriendofsomebodyelseyouknow
ItsashamethatRyanGoslingandIdonthaveanymutualfriends.

4.REAL,TRUEFRIEND
someonewhoisreallyyourfriend
Thankyouforputtingmeupforthenight.Dontmentionit.Anyrealfriendwouldhavedonethe
same.
NowthatImamillionaire,Imnotsurewhomytruefriendsareanymore.

5.FAITHFUL,LOYALFRIEND
afriendwhowillneverletyoudown
Faithfulfriendsarehardtofind.
Itseasytobealoyalfriend.Justbethereforyourfriendwheneverheneedsyou.

6.OLD,LIFELONGFRIEND
afriendyouvehadforalongtime,usuallysinceyouwerechildren
Oldfriendsacceptyouforwhoyouare,becausetheyveknownandlovedyouforaverylong
time.
Werelifelongfriends.Icouldntimaginemylifewithouther.

7.MALE,FEMALEFRIEND
Ivegotlotsofmalefriends.Wehangoutinthepubafterwork.
Peterswifeissojealous,hesnotallowedtohaveanyfemalefriends.

8.CHILDHOOD,SCHOOLFRIEND
Mychildhoodfriendsaresuchafunbunchofpeople.Ilovegoingoutwiththem.
Idontknowwhatmyschoolfriendsaredoingthesedays.Welosttouchwhenwewentto
university.

9.FAMILYFRIEND
afriendwhotakespartinfamilypartiesandevents
MymuminsiststhatIinviteAuntAudreytomybirthdayparty.Ugh!Ihatefamilyfriends.

10.BECOMEFRIENDS
startbeingfriends
LizzieandIbecamefriendsimmediatelywhenwerealizedwewerebothwearingSexPistolsT
shirts.

11.MAKEFRIENDS
becomefriendswithpeople
ImnotworriedaboutJoshstartingschool.Hemakesfriendseasily.

12.REMAIN,STAYFRIENDS
notstopbeingfriendswithsomeone
ImsurprisedthatGeorgeandSteveremainedfriendsafterwhatGeorgehaddone.
IvejustbrokenupwithSteve.Iaskedhimifwecouldstayfriends,buthesaidno.

13.WINFRIENDS
makepeoplesupportyourideasandbecomeyourfriends
Ifyouwanttowinfriendsaroundhere,justinvitethemforabarbecue.

14.ACIRCLEOFFRIENDS

acircleofpeoplewhoareconnectedthroughfriendship
Imnotsurewhattodo.MyexandIsharethesamecircleoffriends.HowcouldIavoidmeeting
him?

15.FAIRWEATHERFRIEND
afriendyoucantcountonwhenyouhaveproblems
NobodystoodbymewhenIgotarrested.Apparently,Ionlyhadfairweatherfriendsatthattime.

16.FALSEFRIEND
wordsthatsoundorlooksimilarintwolanguages,butmeandifferentthings
AnnoiatodoesntmeanannoyedinItalian,itsafalsefriend.Itmeansbored.

17.LEARNEDFRIEND
atitlesolicitorsandbarristersuseincourttoaddresseachother
Asyoumaysee,mylearnedfriendhasmadeseveralincorrectassumptions.

18.JUSTGOODFRIENDS
twopeoplewhoarenothavingaromanticrelationship
ZackandIarejustgoodfriends.So,howcomeyoutwowerekissingwhenIenteredthe
room?

19.AFRIENDOFMINE
referstooneofyourfriends
Iwenttothegymafterworkwithafriendofmine.

20.SPECIALFRIEND
averyclosefriend(oftenusedwhentalkingaboutafriendyouwouldliketogooutwith,butare
afraidtoask)
Lizzyismyspecialfriend.IcallheranytimeIneedsomehelpwithmyhomework.