noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bacon and egg
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Joe always has bacon and egg for breakfast.
Canadian bacon
streaky bacon
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
fried
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He kept their backsides so warm you could have fried eggs and bacon on them!
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Sure enough I got mushrooms and fried bread as well as bacon and egg and tomato, and porridge beforehand.
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Aunt Edie served up a supper of fried eggs, bacon and tomatoes with bread and butter.
frying
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A faint smell of frying bacon drifted up from the kitchen.
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The kettle was boiling, and he could smell the bracing aroma of frying eggs and bacon .
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The smell of fresh coffee and frying bacon filled the kitchen.
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The smell of frying bacon must have woken Anna.
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She began frying bacon and eggs, then filled the kettle and sliced bread for toast.
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She was wakened by the smell of frying bacon , and a few moments later she heard Steven coming slowly up the stairs.
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A scientist may prefer frying bacon for paying customers.
streaky
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Smoked streaky bacon can be used instead of the chops.
■ NOUN
sandwich
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He scanned the newsprint greedily while his teeth sank into the bacon sandwich , the melted margarine dribbling over his fingers.
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The bacon sandwiches are as good as ever, but Sokha's smile is missing.
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Leaning back, they closed their eyes and thought of hot water and soap and bacon sandwiches and mugs of tea.
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I left two dollars and a half-eaten bacon sandwich on the table and walked out into the street.
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David's bacon sandwiches were becoming locally famous.
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Toasted bagel with Marmite or, occasionally; a bacon sandwich .
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Breakfast was simple - coffee, and a bacon sandwich .
■ VERB
add
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Heat margarine in a pan. Add bacon , carrots, broccoli and peas.
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Remove from the pan and add to the reserved bacon .
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Slice the mushrooms. Add the mushrooms and bacon to the pan and cook lightly for a few minutes.
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Remove and drain on paper towels. Add shallots to bacon drippings and saute until golden, about 10 minutes.
bring
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Local boys Hong Kong made good their pledge to bring home the bacon for retiring coach Jim Rowark.
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Stop for nothing. Bring home the bacon .
chop
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Remove any fat from the bacon and discard. Chop the bacon into pieces.
cook
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She went out into the garden, and when she returned he was preparing to cook toast and bacon .
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But have her wake up to the smell of cooking bacon , then serve her breakfast in bed.
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Gently cook the bacon strips in the olive oil.
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Back in her new kitchen he cooked a pound of bacon for his lunch.
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Grant's mum cooking sausages and bacon in the farmhouse.
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In a large ovenproof skillet, cook bacon over moderate heat until crisp, about 10 minutes.
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They cooked bacon and eggs, made hotcakes in the kitchens, eating them with sugar and molasses.
eat
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Under his critical gaze, Claudia ate scrambled eggs and bacon instead of her usual slice of toast.
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Penny was eating a piece of bacon off his plate.
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He was eating a bacon sandwich and hurled the crusts into the gutter as the car drove off.
fry
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Peel and quarter the bananas. Fry the bacon until crisp.
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Drain very dry. Fry bacon and onions together until onions are tender, about 10 minutes.
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Add water, salt, cloves, eggplant chunks, fried bacon and pepperoni.
put
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She put the bacon on to two warmed plates and placed the plates in front of them.
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She went into the kitchen, washed her hands, and began to put bacon on to the grill.
save
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But she also didn't see any way she could graciously say no after Nelson had just saved her bacon .
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And as demand for their meat grows, the breed looks as if it's been saved by its bacon .
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Then I worked for Jimmy Young for quite a long time ... he saved my bacon .
smoke
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The tuna tartare with chopped avocado, the clam chowder with smoked bacon and the giant Louisiana prawns were all a hit.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a side of beef/bacon etc
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I thought you meant I looked like a side of beef.
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The yield of a side Of beef in these cuts is approximately 26 percent.
bring home the bacon
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But, you know, we were the enemy, or something and he was out to bring home the bacon.
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Local boys Hong Kong made good their pledge to bring home the bacon for retiring coach Jim Rowark.
save sb's skin/neck/bacon
smoked salmon/bacon/sausage etc
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A practical nurse brought old red wine, a silver tray of smoked salmon, crumbled hard-boiled egg, capers and lemon.
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And then, there was the smoked salmon, last Friday's gift, brought to her flat just before suppertime.
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Eating smoked salmon while talking to Johnny Prescott had seemed to last a lifetime.
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Extrawurst or Fleischwurst is another lightly smoked sausage for eating cold but may also be poached or grilled.
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Hot-pressed sandwiches such as basil, mozzarella and tomato; lemon turkey; smoked salmon; and roast beef.
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It was even better than smoked salmon.
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The most interesting is Tramazzine, toasted pocket bread filled with smoked salmon or mushroom.
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Village wedding feasts may soon forsake smoked salmon canapés in favour of such things as Lincolnshire chine and Wiltshire porkies once again.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I want bacon and eggs for breakfast.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Allow bacon to overhang the terrine.
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Dry-fry the bacon in a non-stick pan until almost tender but without colour.
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Heat butter in Duromatic, sauté bacon with all the above.
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Jim ate the last piece of bacon and moved the bed tray from his lap.
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Remove any fat from the bacon and discard.
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She went out into the garden, and when she returned he was preparing to cook toast and bacon .
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What has burned his bacon is the utter shame of it.