away1 adverbaway2 adjective
awaya‧way1 /əˈweɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb 
WORD ORIGINaway1
Origin:
Old English onweg, aweg, from on + weg ‘way’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- All the water had boiled away.
- He's been working away on the deck all afternoon.
- He was standing three metres away from the bomb when it exploded.
- I'm sorry, Mrs. Parker is away this week.
- Put all your toys away now, please.
- The car quickly drove away.
- The Cubs are away in Los Angeles this week.
- The nearest village was about 20 miles away.
- The station is about two miles away from the city centre.
- The young lovers danced the night away.
- Toronto's only about an hour and a half away by car.
- And then, just as I was reaching for my battered copy of Einstein, Jon Snow gave away the secret.
- At times, Alvin turned away.
- But Thieu Tri declined to bargain and left Percival no choice but to free the dignitaries and sail away.
- He hurled himself away and tried to climb out.
- He tasted warm wetness on his tongue and touched his lip and took away a bloodied finger.
- Rose did it well; she was just young enough to get away with it.
- The heater had been adjusted to give a temperature of 76°F, and the filter was bubbling away nicely.
- Zanger said he retorted that he needed his glasses to drive away.
Longman Language Activatornot paying attention to what is happening
· What did the announcers just say? I wasn't paying attention.not pay attention to · When you're young, you don't pay attention to what your parents are saying half the time.
to not pay attention because you are thinking about pleasant things or imagining things that you would like to happen: · Blackthorne was sitting alone in a corner of the garden, daydreaming.daydream about: · Almost anyone who has ever read a good book has daydreamed about writing his or her own best-seller.
British informal to stop paying attention to something because you are bored, or to stop thinking about your work after you have finished in the evening and relax: · In the end I got sick of the conversation and switched off.· It's difficult for teachers to switch off when they go home at night.
British spoken to not be paying attention to anything or anyone around you and seem to be thinking about something very different: · Sorry, I was miles away. What did you say?· I don't mean to disturb you, you looked miles away -- but there's a call for you.
if your mind wanders you are no longer paying attention, usually because you are bored or because something is worrying you: · I tried hard to concentrate, but my mind kept wandering.your mind wanders to/from: · His mind wandered to the things he was trying not to think about.let your mind wander: · Corrinne let her mind wander back to the days when they first met.
someone who is inattentive does not pay attention to something when they are expected to: · Roger was hyperactive and inattentive as a child.· In spite of the inattentive servers and the bad decor, it's worth eating at Leon's for the great cheap food. inattentive to: · The government is still being accused of being inattentive to the plight of the Health Service.
if you lose your concentration , you stop being able to think carefully about what you are doing, for example because you are suddenly interrupted: · Sensing that the team was losing their concentration, Barret called a time out.· With too much homework, children may lose concentration and stop progressing.
the distance between one place or point and another how far it is from one place to another: distance from something to something: · What is the distance from New York to Miami?the distance between something and something: · Measure the distance between the window and the door.· the distance between the earth and the sun
use this to ask what the distance is between where you are and another place: · "How far is Newark?" "It's about 200 miles."how far is it to...?: · How far is it to the nearest gas station?
if one place is 10 kilometres/30 miles/20 minutes etc from another place, that is the distance between the two places, or the time it takes to get from one to the other: · Seattle is about 100 miles from the Canadian border.· The junior high school is five minutes from our house.· She was standing just a couple of metres from the edge of the cliff.
if a place or person is 10 kilometres/30 miles/20 minutes etc away , they are that distance from where you are, or it takes that amount of time to travel there: · The nearest village was about 20 miles away.· Toronto's only about an hour and a half away by car.away from: · The station is about two miles away from the city centre.· He was standing three metres away from the bomb when it exploded.
if something is 10 kilometres/30 metres etc off , that is how far it is from you or from the place you are talking about: · The nearest town is fifteen kilometres off.· The robbers must be a long way off by now.· We were still several miles off, but you could already see a glow in the sky from the lights of the city.
if two places, objects, or people are three miles, two centimetres etc apart , that is the distance between them: · The seeds should be planted a few inches apart.· The two towns are fifteen miles apart.· We were standing a few feet apart from each other.well apart (=wide apart): · Stand on the skis with your feet well apart.far apart (=a long way apart): · The National Weather Service is forecasting snow in cities as far apart as Atlanta, Boston, and Cleveland.
use this to say how far one place is from another or from where you are: a long/short way from: · California is a long way from Georgia.· Only a short way from the buildings is the impressive entrance to Bruntscar Cave.a long/short way away: · Oxford is just a short way away. You can make the drive in under an hour.
when something you can see or hear is far away if you can see or hear something in the distance , it is a long way from where you are, so it looks small or does not sound loud: · In the distance, he could see the tall chimneys of the factory.· Dogs were barking somewhere in the distance.
especially written a distant thing or noise is very far away, so that it looks small or sounds quiet: · By now, the plane was just a distant speck in the sky.· There was a flash of lightning and then the rumble of distant thunder.
at the place far away where the land or sea seems to meet the sky: · Another ship appeared on the horizon.· Storm clouds on the horizon were rapidly blowing in our direction.
from a place that is a fairly long way away: · From a distance, the two birds look similar.· He followed her at a distance, making sure she didn't see him.
in a place very far from where you are now, so that it is difficult to see or hear what is there: · Then, from a long way off, I heard high-pitched laughing.· There was a sound of a car backfiring far off in the night.· Far away, to the east, you can just see the spire of the cathedral.
American far from where you are: · He could hear voices from way off in another part of the house.· Way off in the distance I could see a light shining.
if you do something at long range , especially shoot someone or something, you do it from far away: · The police officer fired one shot at long range and hit the man.· The guns are not nearly as accurate at long range.
at a specific time in the future: an hour/10 years/2 weeks etc from now an hour, 10 years etc from the time when you are speaking: · The package should arrive a few days from now.· There may be no rainforest left 30 years from now.· A couple of months from now, you'll probably have forgotten all about him.
at a time in the future, that you have just mentioned: · I should be finished work by noon. Would you like to get together then?until then: · School starts in September, and until then I'll be staying with friends.· They're sending the results next week, so I won't know anything until then.by then: · Tell him he has two weeks to finish the job. If he's not finished by then, he's fired.
: 6 months/4 days/a week etc away/off if something that you know will happen is 6 months, 4 days, a week etc away or off , it will happen after 6 months, 4 days, a week etc have passed: · The next general elections are still two years away.· Mary was desperately looking forward to her retirement, which was less than a year off.· The wedding was more than a year away but she had already bought a dress for it.· The exams are still a few weeks off -- you've got plenty of time to prepare for them.
spoken say this when something will happen at a particular time in the future: · Come Monday, we'll be in our new house.· A mild winter is nice, but it means that come summer you're going to have a bug problem.
to not be here · How would she know what happened? She wasn't even here.· Why aren't the scissors here where they belong?· The supermarket hasn't been here long but it's already doing a lot of business.
if someone or something is not around they are not here or anywhere in this area, especially when they are needed: · If Julie isn't around, maybe Maria could help you.· Every time I want to talk to Ted, he's not around.· Why isn't there ever a taxi around when you need one?
to not be in your home, the place where you work etc for a short time, especially when someone wants to see you: · Sally phoned while you were out. I told her to phone back later.· Mr Rogers isn't in at the moment. Can I help you?· I'm going to be out all afternoon.· I'm so busy. If anyone calls for me, tell them I'm not in.
to not be at home, school, or work for several days or weeks, because you are travelling or staying somewhere else: · "We're taking a trip to California." "Oh, how long do you plan to be away?"be away from: · My job requires me to be away from home for five months of the year.be away on business: · While Kurt was away on business, his wife completely redecorated the house.
formal if someone is absent , they are not here, especially in school or the place where they work, because they are ill, on holiday etc: · According to the personnel department you have been absent twice this week already.be absent from: · James was absent from school again today.
informal if someone is off , they are not at work, usually because they are ill or on holiday. In British English you can also use this when someone is not at school: · I'll be off all next week, so I can do some of the yard work then.be off with: · Becky's been off for several days with a bad back.be off sick: · Chris has been off sick a lot lately.be off school/work British: · Jenkins isn't off school again, is he? What's his excuse this time?
a missing thing is lost and may have been stolen; a missing person cannot be found and may be in danger: · One of my earrings is missing - have you seen it?missing from: · Oh no! The last page is missing from the book!
to not be in your home especially spoken to not be in your home for a short period: · "Can I speak to Frank?'' "I'm sorry he's out right now.''· While they were out, someone broke in and stole their TV and VCR.
to not be in your home for several days, weeks, or months: · Who's going to look after your cats while you're away?be away from: · Jack worked as a pilot and was often away from home.
to not be there · She says the bottle is in the cupboard, but it just isn't there.· He was supposed to wait for me by the fountain, but he wasn't there when I arrived.
if someone or something is not around , they are not there, especially when you expect them to be somewhere nearby: · Maybe you should try talking to Michael when his wife isn't around.· According to Caroline, Larry isn't around much since he started traveling for work.
to be out of your home, the place where you work etc usually for a short time: · He wasn't in, so I left a message.· She told me not to stop by today - she'll be out most of the day running errands.
informal to not be at work, for example, because you are ill or on holiday. In British English you can also use this when someone is not at school: · After I've been away for a few days, there's always so much work waiting when I get back.· Selina's off today? Then can you ask her to phone me when she's back in the office ?be off work/school: · He's been off work ever since he hurt his back in a riding accident.
formal if something is absent , it is not where it is expected to be. If someone is absent from school, work etc, they are not there, for example because they are ill: · The virus develops most quickly when antibodies are absent.· If you're absent more than five times, you fail the course.· While the boss was absent everyone started taking very long lunchbreaks.absent from: · For some reason, Young's name was absent from the list.· The Adkinson children were absent from school about a dozen times last fall.
someone or something that is missing is not there, especially when you expect them to be there: · Some of the puzzle pieces are missing.· Can you spot the missing number in this series?· Suddenly he looked around and realized one of the children was missing.missing from: · Three buttons were missing from his shirt.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Geneva is about 20 miles away. The beach is only five minutes away (=it only takes five minutes to get there).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The crime crackdown is an attempt to divert attention from social problems. Can you drag yourself away from (=stop watching) the TV for a minute? Sally felt her anger drain away. The boats were drifting farther and farther apart. a resort town farther up the coast She lived farthest away from school of all of us. There is no getting away from this fact (=you cannot avoid or deny this fact). The look on his face gave the game away (=showed something that he was trying to keep secret). I don’t want to give the game away (=give information that should be secret) by saying too much. Liz lives in Cheltenham, which is a long way away. I’ll phone him right away (=immediately). I felt as if I was signing away my life. Get your work squared away before you leave. He has money stashed away in the Bahamas. Sandra took to it straight away.
Geneva is about 20 miles away. The beach is only five minutes away (=it only takes five minutes to get there). (=it stops)· I counted to ten and waited for my anger to go away.· His anger slowly subsided.
· The police ordered people to stay away from the area.
· The police car drove off at top speed.
(=not accept or use an opportunity)· Imagine throwing up a chance to go to America!
The crime crackdown is an attempt to divert attention from social problems. Can you drag yourself away from (=stop watching) the TV for a minute? Sally felt her anger drain away. (=fans visiting another team’s sports field)· Two sections of the ground had been allocated to away fans.
The boats were drifting farther and farther apart. a resort town farther up the coast She lived farthest away from school of all of us. (=played at an opposing team's sports field)· We didn't win any away games last season.
There is no getting away from this fact (=you cannot avoid or deny this fact). The look on his face gave the game away (=showed something that he was trying to keep secret). I don’t want to give the game away (=give information that should be secret) by saying too much. (=it stops)· I'd like to lie down for a bit to make my headache go away,
(=accidentally reveal it)· The thief gave away his identity by mistake.
(=to lose the lead)· Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead.
(also revoke somebody's licence formal)· The doctor had his license revoked after he was found to be on drugs.
Liz lives in Cheltenham, which is a long way away. (=played at the place where the opponent usually practises)· This is their last away match of the season.
· The village is not far away.
(also the pain subsides formal) (=becomes less severe)· He lay still until the pain had subsided to a dull ache.
(=take most of the paint off a surface using a tool)· Scrape off any loose or flaking paint and rub the surface with sandpaper.
I’ll phone him right away (=immediately). (=its surface is gradually removed because of the action of water, wind etc)· The rocks had eroded away over the years.
(=tell it to someone carelessly or by mistake)· I had to be careful not to give away any secrets.
I felt as if I was signing away my life. (=cook – used humorously)
(=stops gradually)· I listened until the sound had died away completely.
Get your work squared away before you leave. He has money stashed away in the Bahamas. Sandra took to it straight away. (=becomes quieter until you cannot hear it)· ‘It's just that … ’, his voice trailed away uncertainly.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► when the cat’s away (the mice will play)► get away!► put something ↔ away► put something ↔ away► put somebody away► put something ↔ away► put something ↔ away► put something ↔ away► your tongue runs away with you► a stone’s throw from something/away (from something)► sweep something ↔ away► sweep somebody away► turn somebody ↔ away► turn somebody ↔ away
1used to say that someone leaves a place or person, or stays some distance from a place or person: - I noticed that his hands were trembling slightly, and he seemed to be blinking back tears.
- She needed to blink away tears.
- Touching the welt, Howard tried to blink back tears before going inside.
- And if they don't take your breath away the scenery certainly will.
- Just a white-hot bonding with the words and feelings in the song, a raw purity that will take your breath away.
- Middle Earth took your breath away.
- She had taken his breath away when she appeared at the door.
- Some of it was charmingly primitive, some of it so exotically painted it took your breath away.
- The smoke took your breath away.
- The volatility of the top performers can take your breath away.
- There are sunsets in huge skies to take your breath away.
- But are we allowing ourselves to be carried away by false vanity?
- He must not get carried away in this place, he thought.
- He sometimes would get carried away and invite more than his allotted guests, which generated some irritation among members.
- I get carried away, but I must learn now it's the big league.
- It certainly seemed as if their brains got carried away when one type of receptive field was activated.
- Lets not get carried away with thoughts of another 18 years in the wilderness.
- So when we listen to music we should allow ourselves to be carried away into the musical paradise.
- The problem.solver gets carried away by the interest of the idea.
- It will blow the cobwebs away.
- Talk about blowing the cobwebs away!
- Across the world, or two doors down the corridor.
- Freda Berkeley misses her and another neighbour, the writer Patrick Kinross, who lived two doors away.
- He thanked the colonel for the interview and returned doggedly to his pistol lessons in the basement range two doors away.
- He tried the house opposite, and was told two doors down.
- I took the keenest pleasure in expelling Phetlock from my old office, two doors down from the Oval.
- Mr Potts and the matrons left them in the church and went to stay two doors away, in a hotel.
- The guest room's two doors down the corridor.
- The second was in another bin beside the Argos showroom two doors away.
- Coolness is by far and away the most important feature of a car these days.
- Don't mention Dad's birthday or you'll give the game away.
- Anyway, the number plate gives the game away.
- But Mr Penrice had given the game away.
- Cats merely have the instinct not to give the game away by revealing all that they are aware of.
- Certain anatomical shapes such as legs, arms, necks, feet or wings tend to give the game away.
- Not, of course, that there is much to give the game away.
- She had nearly given the game away there.
- They saw the mistake-prone Cavs almost give the game away.
- Unfortunately, Godwin's illustrative examples give the game away.
- Saucy Cecil Parkinson lets his fingers do the talking about the one that got away.
- Get away from it all in sunny Barbados.
- Coe, on the other hand, is getting away from it all with a weeks holiday in Helsinki.
- His parents let him get away with murder.
- She lets those kids get away with murder.
- But the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is angry that some other local authorities are letting agents get away with murder.
- He can get away with anything, he could get away with murder and my mom would still love him.
- I think the women of your time have been allowed to get away with murder.
- In those days people throughout the organization often got away with murder.
- Sorcerer thought he could get away with murder.
- They get away with murder because of their buying power.
- When we played them last week, the officials let Erik Williams get away with murder.
- Where are these men when, as you say, there are men literally getting away with murder?
- Also I don't want him to try to have it off with some one else.
- Dave Mellor did not have it away with that repellent tart.
- Rush round here every Wednesday afternoon, have it off with Angy and rush back.
- Was I going to have it off with this woman and a couple of goats?
- The Red Sox are a heartbeat away from the American League championship.
- The Red Sox are a heartbeat away from landing another blue-chip bullpen stopper.
- At other times he suffers periods of deep depression when he locks himself away and will speak to no-one for weeks.
- He ought to lock himself away from them.
- If Eisen was actually in New York, she had an added reason for locking herself away.
- It got to the stage where she would lock herself away and not talk to me, or else have endless arguments.
- Morrissey, in particular, would lock himself away behind a shield of management statements and subsequent verbal minders.
- I don't mean to disturb you, you looked miles away -- but there's a call for you.
- Sorry, I was miles away. What did you say?
- First, the man was miles away in London.
- For a moment there you seemed to be miles away.
- Given that the factory producing the chocolate is miles away, the resulting confections are really quite good.
- Her mind was miles away, focused on imaginary scenarios being played out between Piers and Nicole.
- I was miles away from the possibility of victory tonight.
- That was the image that occurred to me, but by the time I thought of it we were miles away.
- Their great protector was miles away, engrossed in Parcheesi.
- Whoever it was must be miles away by now.
- But the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is angry that some other local authorities are letting agents get away with murder.
- He can get away with anything, he could get away with murder and my mom would still love him.
- I think the women of your time have been allowed to get away with murder.
- In those days people throughout the organization often got away with murder.
- Sorcerer thought he could get away with murder.
- They get away with murder because of their buying power.
- When we played them last week, the officials let Erik Williams get away with murder.
- Where are these men when, as you say, there are men literally getting away with murder?
- She is finally able to relax with friends, away from prying eyes.
- Until the key is used, the contents of the message are locked away from prying eyes.
- I can't let my emotions run away with me.
- All right, my tongue ran away with me.
- But this time I really think his imagination has run away with him.
- He had let his imagination run away with him.
- His tongue and his ideas for altering performances often ran away with him.
- Newport looked poised to run away with it, but Bridgend refused to cave in.
- She had obviously enticed Patrick to run away with her - were they sleeping together, she wondered briefly?
- But don't run away with the idea it was all Jerusalem the Golden.
- The father, be he absentee or abusive, gets off scot-free.
- She shut herself away in her room to work on her novel.
- Adolph wouldn't want you shutting yourself away.
- And others were so deeply affected that they withdrew from the community, shutting themselves away in their homes.
- From there he moved on to Edinburgh, and finally shut himself away in his much embellished palace of Falkland to die.
- Not a good idea to shut yourself away like this once you got a bit older, thought Meredith.
- She should never have shut herself away in that dreadful place.
- You could shut yourself away in this garret all day and never come down.
- But Bokassa's family want to open the palace straight away.
- He didn't answer straight away.
- Loosen the pudding and turn it out to serve straight away.
- Please send your gift straight away.
- Unfortunately I couldn't get out here straight away.
- Unmould on to a hot plate and serve straight away.
- We can also cancel this policy straight away if you do not pay the premium or any instalment of the premium.
- Windeler came in straight away, Hennessy a moment after.
- Do you want that hamburger to eat here or to take away?
- And to give loss a reason is to take away hope.
- Employee advocates argue that the policies are an insidious way for companies to take away statutory rights that Congress granted workers.
- He was going to take away my friends.
- The clothes were actually going to take away from the scene.
- These are the things we believe in - the things they are trying to take away.
- They propose to take away the courts' most important sanction - the power to take over a union's assets.
- While Carradine slept, I tried to take away the taste of defeat and Kelly's coffee with a shot or fourteen.
- The view from the overlook will take your breath away.
- And if they don't take your breath away the scenery certainly will.
- His arrogance almost took her breath away.
- She had taken his breath away when she appeared at the door.
- Some of it was charmingly primitive, some of it so exotically painted it took your breath away.
- The audacity of it takes my breath away, the nerve of the man.
- The volatility of the top performers can take your breath away.
- This time it was not Ana who took her breath away.
- Nell's private letters were tucked away in a box in the attic.
- The campground is tucked away in a valley.
- About 50 kinds of nonalcoholic beverages are tucked away in the specially marked sections of liquor store coolers.
- Cappellini's elegant showroom was tucked away in Via Statuto.
- Foldaway slippers for the flight are tucked away in a holdall with disposable nappies and sick tablets.
- Grandmother's portrait had been there before but was tucked away now in an alcove in the dining-room.
- Great bolts of cloth are tucked away on ledges behind him, where they look just as snug as mummies.
- Oh yet, it was tucked away in a cupboard, and was immobile and almost unplayable!
- The stage is tucked away like a box in the wall.
- Tiny baskets of cherries are tucked away in the display, an idea popular in Victorian times.
- Frustration mounting, attention turned toward altercations away from the play.
- He knew exactly what he wanted and he had no intention of having anybody turn him away from his big ideals.
- I turn slightly away from her and count the balance of Haysoos's bills.
- I turned abruptly away from them, but I was now very low, heading for a stand of trees.
- Instead he slowed down even more and turned farther away from our course.
- Maxine says, turning her attention away from me.
- We will not let our anger turn us away from the pursuit of peace in the Middle East.
- What could have poisoned past happiness and turned its course away from our future?
- It's just a shame he was such an ugly old boiler, otherwise I'd be well away!
- Mathilda will be well away now.
- Let's while away the hours swapping stories.
- Such pessimists are wishing their life away.
- Adam closed the front door and stood there for a moment as if he could not wrench himself away.
- Claws snagged on the photographer's clothing, but he managed to wrench himself away.
- Without you white birds would wrench themselves free from my paintings and fly off dripping blood into the night.
Go away! Dinah was crying as she drove slowly away.away from Stay away from the fire.2towards a different direction: She turned away and stared out of the window. Charley blushed and looked away, embarrassed.3if someone is away from school, work, or home, they are not there SYN absent: Simon is away with flu. Kate is away on holiday.away from You must bring a note from your parents if you’ve been away from school.4used to say how far it is to a place or thingfive miles/ten feet etc away Geneva is about 20 miles away. There’s another hotel not far away.away from She was sitting ten feet away from the microphone.five minutes/two hours etc away The beach is only five minutes away (=it only takes five minutes to get there).5if an event is two days, three weeks etc away, it will happen after that period of time has passed: Christmas is only a month away.6used to say how close someone is to achieving something or experiencing somethingaway from At one stage, they were just two points away from victory.7into or in a safe or enclosed place: Put your money away, I’m paying. Thousands of archaeological treasures are being kept hidden away.8used to show that something disappears or is removed: The music died away. Ruben gave all his money away to charity. Support for the Democrats has dropped away. Cut away all the dead wood.9used to emphasize that an action continues: Sue was singing away to herself in the bath. They’ve been hammering away all day.10used to say that someone spends the whole of a period of time doing something: You can dance the night away in one of Benidorm’s many discos.11if a team is playing away, it is playing a game at its opponent’s field or sports hall OPP at home: Liverpool are playing away at Everton on Saturday. → far and away at far1(12), → right away at right2(2), → straight away at straight1(7)away1 adverbaway2 adjective
awayaway2 adjective [only before noun] EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- And so was the silence when, in the third minute, a cracking volley put the away side in command.
- I love going to away games.
- Plymouth have an appalling away record but they must be buoyant after their Roker Park win.
- The road was unforgiving, dealing the Lakers a whopping 10 losses in the first 13 away games.
- Wolves, unbeaten in seven games, had not conceded an away goal.
WORD SETS
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noundefence, noundefend, verbdefender, noundefensive, adjectivederby, noundisallow, verbdisqualify, verbdivision, noundivot, noundown, adverbdraft, noundraw, verbdraw, noundribble, verbdribble, noundrive, noundrop, verbdrop goal, noundropkick, noundrop shot, noundrubbing, noundugout, nouneleven, numberequalize, verbequalizer, nouneven, adjectiveevent, nounface, nounfast, adjectivefavourite, nounfeint, nounfield, verbfielder, nounfieldsman, nounfield sports, nounfight, verbfight, nounfighter, nounfinalist, nounfirst half, nounfirst-string, adjectivefixture, nounflat, adjectiveflip, nounfollow-through, nounfootball, nounfootwork, nounform, nounfoul, nounfoul line, nounfriendly, adjectivefull-court press, nounfull time, nounfumble, verbgala, noungame, noungame point, noungate, noungoal, noungoalie, noungoalkeeper, noungoalless, adjectivegoal line, noungoalmouth, noungoalpost, noungoaltender, noungold, noungold medal, noungrand slam, noungrandstand, nounground staff, noungym shoe, noungymslip, nounhalf, nounhalfback, nounhalf nelson, nounhalf-time, nounhammer, nounhandball, nounhand-eye co-ordination, nounhandicap, nounhandspring, nounhandstand, nounhat trick, nounhead start, nounheat, nounheavy, adjectivehiding, nounhome, adjectivein, adverbinfield, nouninjury time, nouninterference, nouninternational, nounjersey, nounjock, nounjockstrap, nounjogging suit, nounjump, nounjump ball, nounjumper, nounjumping jack, nounjump shot, nounjunior varsity, nounlane, nounleague table, nounletter, nounletter, verblevel, verblineman, nounlinesman, nounline-up, nounlocker, nounlocker room, nounluge, nounmallet, nounmanager, nounmark, verbmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmatch, nounmedal, nounmedallist, nounmeeting, nounMexican wave, nounmidfield, nounmisfield, verbmixed doubles, nounmotocross, nounmotor racing, nounmuff, verbmusclebound, adjectivemuscleman, nounnet, nounnet, verbnetball, nounnil, nounno ball, nounoarsman, nounoarswoman, nounobstruction, nounoffense, nounoffensive, adjectiveoffside, adjectiveOlympiad, nounOlympic, adjectiveOlympic Games, the, onside, adjectiveopener, nounopponent, nounout, adverbout, nounoutdistance, verboutsider, nounoverarm, adjectiveoverhand, adjectiveown goal, nounpacesetter, nounpass, verbpass, nounPE, nounpenalty, nounpep rally, nounperiod, nounphoto finish, nounphysical education, nounpitch, nounplace kick, nounplayable, adjectiveplay-by-play, nounplayer, nounplaying field, nounplay-off, nounpoint, nounpole, verbposition, nounpossession, nounpost, nounpreliminary, nounpro-am, nounprofessionalism, nounpromote, verbpromotion, nounPT, nounpull, verbpull-up, nounpummel, verbpunchbag, nounqualifier, nounqualify, verbquarter-final, nounrace, verbracetrack, nounracing, adjectiveracket, nounrain check, nounrally, nounrecord, nounrecord-holder, nounrecreation ground, nounref, nounreferee, nounreferee, verbregatta, nounrelay, nounrelay race, nounrelegate, verbreplay, verbreplay, nounrerun, verbreserve, nounretire, verbreturn, verbrevenge, nounringside, nounroll, nounrookie, nounround, nounround robin, nounrunner, nounrunner-up, nounrun-up, nounsave, verbsave, nounscore, nounscore, verbscorer, nounscratch, verbscratch, adjectivescreen, nounscrimmage, nounselector, nounsemi, nounsemi-final, nounsemi-finalist, nounsemi-professional, adjectiveserve, verbserve, nounserver, nounservice, nounset, nounshoot, verbshoot, nounshot, nounsideline, nounsilver, nounsilver medal, nounskate, nounskipper, nounslaughter, verbslice, verbslick, nounslump, nounsnowmobile, nounsnowshoe, nounsomersault, nounsouthpaw, nounspar, verbsparring partner, nounspectate, verbspectator, nounspectator sport, nounspin, nounsports centre, nounsports day, nounsportsmanship, nounsporty, adjectivespot, verbsprint, verbsquad, nounstadium, nounstagger, verbstart, nounstarter, nounstarting blocks, nounstayer, nounstick, nounstraight, nounstrip, nounstroke, nounstud, nounsub, nounsudden death, nounsweatband, nounsweatpants, nounsweat suit, nountackle, verbtackle, nountalent scout, nountarget, nounteam-mate, nounthree-legged race, nounthrow, nounthrust, verbtie, nountiebreaker, nountight, adjectivetime, verbtimekeeper, nountime out, nountitle, nountitle holder, nountopspin, nountoreador, nountour, nountournament, nountrack, nountrain, verbtransfer fee, nountrophy, nountryout, nounumpire, nounumpire, verbunbeatable, adjectiveundecided, adjectiveunderarm, adverbunderhand, adverbunplaced, adjectiveuppercut, nounvarsity, nounvolley, nounvolley, verbwalking, nounwarm-up, nounwet suit, nounwhippet, nounwhistle, verbwhistle, nounwin, nounwing, nounwinger, nounworkout, nounwristband, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The crime crackdown is an attempt to divert attention from social problems. Can you drag yourself away from (=stop watching) the TV for a minute? Sally felt her anger drain away. The boats were drifting farther and farther apart. a resort town farther up the coast She lived farthest away from school of all of us. There is no getting away from this fact (=you cannot avoid or deny this fact). The look on his face gave the game away (=showed something that he was trying to keep secret). I don’t want to give the game away (=give information that should be secret) by saying too much. Liz lives in Cheltenham, which is a long way away. I’ll phone him right away (=immediately). I felt as if I was signing away my life. Get your work squared away before you leave. He has money stashed away in the Bahamas. Sandra took to it straight away.
(=it stops)· I counted to ten and waited for my anger to go away.· His anger slowly subsided.
· The police ordered people to stay away from the area.
· The police car drove off at top speed.
(=not accept or use an opportunity)· Imagine throwing up a chance to go to America!
The crime crackdown is an attempt to divert attention from social problems. Can you drag yourself away from (=stop watching) the TV for a minute? Sally felt her anger drain away. (=fans visiting another team’s sports field)· Two sections of the ground had been allocated to away fans.
The boats were drifting farther and farther apart. a resort town farther up the coast She lived farthest away from school of all of us. (=played at an opposing team's sports field)· We didn't win any away games last season.
There is no getting away from this fact (=you cannot avoid or deny this fact). The look on his face gave the game away (=showed something that he was trying to keep secret). I don’t want to give the game away (=give information that should be secret) by saying too much. (=it stops)· I'd like to lie down for a bit to make my headache go away,
(=accidentally reveal it)· The thief gave away his identity by mistake.
(=to lose the lead)· Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead.
(also revoke somebody's licence formal)· The doctor had his license revoked after he was found to be on drugs.
Liz lives in Cheltenham, which is a long way away. (=played at the place where the opponent usually practises)· This is their last away match of the season.
· The village is not far away.
(also the pain subsides formal) (=becomes less severe)· He lay still until the pain had subsided to a dull ache.
(=take most of the paint off a surface using a tool)· Scrape off any loose or flaking paint and rub the surface with sandpaper.
I’ll phone him right away (=immediately). (=its surface is gradually removed because of the action of water, wind etc)· The rocks had eroded away over the years.
(=tell it to someone carelessly or by mistake)· I had to be careful not to give away any secrets.
I felt as if I was signing away my life. (=cook – used humorously)
(=stops gradually)· I listened until the sound had died away completely.
Get your work squared away before you leave. He has money stashed away in the Bahamas. Sandra took to it straight away. (=becomes quieter until you cannot hear it)· ‘It's just that … ’, his voice trailed away uncertainly.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· His side have stumbled recently at home but have won their last seven away games.· The road was unforgiving, dealing the Lakers a whopping 10 losses in the first 13 away games.· We never get to train there - it's just like playing an away game.· I love going to away games.· Boro began with a 4-5-1 formation which has been successful in recent away games.· The card is too expensive on the off-chance I could get in an away game during the season.· I find it strange that a new name is mentioned despite the fact that we've just won two away games.· Another innovation connected with transport was for travel to away games.
· His side have stumbled recently at home but have won their last seven away games.· The road was unforgiving, dealing the Lakers a whopping 10 losses in the first 13 away games.· Boro began with a 4-5-1 formation which has been successful in recent away games.· I love going to away games.· I find it strange that a new name is mentioned despite the fact that we've just won two away games.· Another innovation connected with transport was for travel to away games.· Popular away games will be members only, others will be open to one and all.
· Wolves, unbeaten in seven games, had not conceded an away goal.· Outstanding Spartak have proved themselves the masters of away goals and just one tonight will seriously jeopardise Liverpool's hopes.· Antwerp took the tie on the away goals rule, the first leg having ended in a goal-less draw.· Add to that a £60 bonus for each away goal and Glenavon left Clandeboye £1,360 richer.
· A service bus, number 58, will get you to Gosling for our last away match of the season.· He remembers a training session in Hyde Park when Boro were in London for an away match.
· Plymouth have an appalling away record but they must be buoyant after their Roker Park win.· They've got the best away record in the second division.· Darlington had only eight wins in 31 League games, with the worst defensive away record in the four divisions.· Last Saturday's exhibition against Hull City, a side with a pitiful away record, was inept and occasionally heartless.· United have the worst away record in the table; 2 wins in 12.
· Anglesey Aluminium knocked out former cup winners Amlwch winning their away tie by 23 runs.
· Swindon are long overdue an away victory.· Maybe he responds by pulling his car away Victory!· On this performance Leeds should record a few more away victories e.g. Swindon.· Last weekend Llandovery added a notable scalp to their belt with an away victory at Muirfield, 15-20.· As for Chelsea, Wise reckons they are inching ever closer to that elusive away victory.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► when the cat’s away (the mice will play)► get away!► put something ↔ away► put something ↔ away► put somebody away► put something ↔ away► put something ↔ away► put something ↔ away► your tongue runs away with you► a stone’s throw from something/away (from something)► sweep something ↔ away► sweep somebody away► turn somebody ↔ away► turn somebody ↔ away
an away game or match is played at your opponent’s field or sports hall OPP home- I noticed that his hands were trembling slightly, and he seemed to be blinking back tears.
- She needed to blink away tears.
- Touching the welt, Howard tried to blink back tears before going inside.
- And if they don't take your breath away the scenery certainly will.
- Just a white-hot bonding with the words and feelings in the song, a raw purity that will take your breath away.
- Middle Earth took your breath away.
- She had taken his breath away when she appeared at the door.
- Some of it was charmingly primitive, some of it so exotically painted it took your breath away.
- The smoke took your breath away.
- The volatility of the top performers can take your breath away.
- There are sunsets in huge skies to take your breath away.
- But are we allowing ourselves to be carried away by false vanity?
- He must not get carried away in this place, he thought.
- He sometimes would get carried away and invite more than his allotted guests, which generated some irritation among members.
- I get carried away, but I must learn now it's the big league.
- It certainly seemed as if their brains got carried away when one type of receptive field was activated.
- Lets not get carried away with thoughts of another 18 years in the wilderness.
- So when we listen to music we should allow ourselves to be carried away into the musical paradise.
- The problem.solver gets carried away by the interest of the idea.
- It will blow the cobwebs away.
- Talk about blowing the cobwebs away!
- Across the world, or two doors down the corridor.
- Freda Berkeley misses her and another neighbour, the writer Patrick Kinross, who lived two doors away.
- He thanked the colonel for the interview and returned doggedly to his pistol lessons in the basement range two doors away.
- He tried the house opposite, and was told two doors down.
- I took the keenest pleasure in expelling Phetlock from my old office, two doors down from the Oval.
- Mr Potts and the matrons left them in the church and went to stay two doors away, in a hotel.
- The guest room's two doors down the corridor.
- The second was in another bin beside the Argos showroom two doors away.
- Coolness is by far and away the most important feature of a car these days.
- Don't mention Dad's birthday or you'll give the game away.
- Anyway, the number plate gives the game away.
- But Mr Penrice had given the game away.
- Cats merely have the instinct not to give the game away by revealing all that they are aware of.
- Certain anatomical shapes such as legs, arms, necks, feet or wings tend to give the game away.
- Not, of course, that there is much to give the game away.
- She had nearly given the game away there.
- They saw the mistake-prone Cavs almost give the game away.
- Unfortunately, Godwin's illustrative examples give the game away.
- Saucy Cecil Parkinson lets his fingers do the talking about the one that got away.
- Get away from it all in sunny Barbados.
- Coe, on the other hand, is getting away from it all with a weeks holiday in Helsinki.
- His parents let him get away with murder.
- She lets those kids get away with murder.
- But the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is angry that some other local authorities are letting agents get away with murder.
- He can get away with anything, he could get away with murder and my mom would still love him.
- I think the women of your time have been allowed to get away with murder.
- In those days people throughout the organization often got away with murder.
- Sorcerer thought he could get away with murder.
- They get away with murder because of their buying power.
- When we played them last week, the officials let Erik Williams get away with murder.
- Where are these men when, as you say, there are men literally getting away with murder?
- Also I don't want him to try to have it off with some one else.
- Dave Mellor did not have it away with that repellent tart.
- Rush round here every Wednesday afternoon, have it off with Angy and rush back.
- Was I going to have it off with this woman and a couple of goats?
- The Red Sox are a heartbeat away from the American League championship.
- The Red Sox are a heartbeat away from landing another blue-chip bullpen stopper.
- At other times he suffers periods of deep depression when he locks himself away and will speak to no-one for weeks.
- He ought to lock himself away from them.
- If Eisen was actually in New York, she had an added reason for locking herself away.
- It got to the stage where she would lock herself away and not talk to me, or else have endless arguments.
- Morrissey, in particular, would lock himself away behind a shield of management statements and subsequent verbal minders.
- I don't mean to disturb you, you looked miles away -- but there's a call for you.
- Sorry, I was miles away. What did you say?
- First, the man was miles away in London.
- For a moment there you seemed to be miles away.
- Given that the factory producing the chocolate is miles away, the resulting confections are really quite good.
- Her mind was miles away, focused on imaginary scenarios being played out between Piers and Nicole.
- I was miles away from the possibility of victory tonight.
- That was the image that occurred to me, but by the time I thought of it we were miles away.
- Their great protector was miles away, engrossed in Parcheesi.
- Whoever it was must be miles away by now.
- But the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is angry that some other local authorities are letting agents get away with murder.
- He can get away with anything, he could get away with murder and my mom would still love him.
- I think the women of your time have been allowed to get away with murder.
- In those days people throughout the organization often got away with murder.
- Sorcerer thought he could get away with murder.
- They get away with murder because of their buying power.
- When we played them last week, the officials let Erik Williams get away with murder.
- Where are these men when, as you say, there are men literally getting away with murder?
- She is finally able to relax with friends, away from prying eyes.
- Until the key is used, the contents of the message are locked away from prying eyes.
- I can't let my emotions run away with me.
- All right, my tongue ran away with me.
- But this time I really think his imagination has run away with him.
- He had let his imagination run away with him.
- His tongue and his ideas for altering performances often ran away with him.
- Newport looked poised to run away with it, but Bridgend refused to cave in.
- She had obviously enticed Patrick to run away with her - were they sleeping together, she wondered briefly?
- But don't run away with the idea it was all Jerusalem the Golden.
- The father, be he absentee or abusive, gets off scot-free.
- She shut herself away in her room to work on her novel.
- Adolph wouldn't want you shutting yourself away.
- And others were so deeply affected that they withdrew from the community, shutting themselves away in their homes.
- From there he moved on to Edinburgh, and finally shut himself away in his much embellished palace of Falkland to die.
- Not a good idea to shut yourself away like this once you got a bit older, thought Meredith.
- She should never have shut herself away in that dreadful place.
- You could shut yourself away in this garret all day and never come down.
- But Bokassa's family want to open the palace straight away.
- He didn't answer straight away.
- Loosen the pudding and turn it out to serve straight away.
- Please send your gift straight away.
- Unfortunately I couldn't get out here straight away.
- Unmould on to a hot plate and serve straight away.
- We can also cancel this policy straight away if you do not pay the premium or any instalment of the premium.
- Windeler came in straight away, Hennessy a moment after.
- Do you want that hamburger to eat here or to take away?
- And to give loss a reason is to take away hope.
- Employee advocates argue that the policies are an insidious way for companies to take away statutory rights that Congress granted workers.
- He was going to take away my friends.
- The clothes were actually going to take away from the scene.
- These are the things we believe in - the things they are trying to take away.
- They propose to take away the courts' most important sanction - the power to take over a union's assets.
- While Carradine slept, I tried to take away the taste of defeat and Kelly's coffee with a shot or fourteen.
- The view from the overlook will take your breath away.
- And if they don't take your breath away the scenery certainly will.
- His arrogance almost took her breath away.
- She had taken his breath away when she appeared at the door.
- Some of it was charmingly primitive, some of it so exotically painted it took your breath away.
- The audacity of it takes my breath away, the nerve of the man.
- The volatility of the top performers can take your breath away.
- This time it was not Ana who took her breath away.
- Nell's private letters were tucked away in a box in the attic.
- The campground is tucked away in a valley.
- About 50 kinds of nonalcoholic beverages are tucked away in the specially marked sections of liquor store coolers.
- Cappellini's elegant showroom was tucked away in Via Statuto.
- Foldaway slippers for the flight are tucked away in a holdall with disposable nappies and sick tablets.
- Grandmother's portrait had been there before but was tucked away now in an alcove in the dining-room.
- Great bolts of cloth are tucked away on ledges behind him, where they look just as snug as mummies.
- Oh yet, it was tucked away in a cupboard, and was immobile and almost unplayable!
- The stage is tucked away like a box in the wall.
- Tiny baskets of cherries are tucked away in the display, an idea popular in Victorian times.
- Frustration mounting, attention turned toward altercations away from the play.
- He knew exactly what he wanted and he had no intention of having anybody turn him away from his big ideals.
- I turn slightly away from her and count the balance of Haysoos's bills.
- I turned abruptly away from them, but I was now very low, heading for a stand of trees.
- Instead he slowed down even more and turned farther away from our course.
- Maxine says, turning her attention away from me.
- We will not let our anger turn us away from the pursuit of peace in the Middle East.
- What could have poisoned past happiness and turned its course away from our future?
- It's just a shame he was such an ugly old boiler, otherwise I'd be well away!
- Mathilda will be well away now.
- Let's while away the hours swapping stories.
- Such pessimists are wishing their life away.
- Adam closed the front door and stood there for a moment as if he could not wrench himself away.
- Claws snagged on the photographer's clothing, but he managed to wrench himself away.
- Without you white birds would wrench themselves free from my paintings and fly off dripping blood into the night.