Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with fight in American Collocation
fight
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/faɪt/
big
bloody
brutal
drunken
fair
real
vicious
A real fight is nothing like a kung-fu movie!
start a fight
pick
provoke
start
He tried to pick a fight with me for no reason.
have a fight
be in
have
Police were called following reports of two men having a fight.
become involved in a fight
engage in
get in
get into
get involved in
He was constantly getting into fights in his youth.
want a fight
be looking for
be spoiling for
want
stop a fight
break up
stop
She tried to stop the fight between the two men.
brave
courageous
desperate
gallant
good
spirited
valiant
When Alger served for the match it looked like Johnson’s brave fight was over.