verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
bread
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With these hands I have blessed bread and wine, I have touched the leper and the blind.
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Hence, the blessing of bread on her feast day.
curse
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The challenge of the car, which has blessed humanity so much, is to stop that blessing turning into a curse .
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Aptitudes are both a blessing and a curse .
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Interesting times have been the proverbial blessing and a curse for Sassoon.
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This is both a blessing and a curse when it comes to cultivating long-term success.
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The spots proved to be a blessing and a curse for Christine.
disguise
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It might be a blessing in disguise .
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Well, maybe this is a blessing in disguise .
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The crash was a blessing in disguise for Schwab.
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But in a way that time lag, though it could be frustrating, was also a blessing in disguise .
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The great cattle freeze of the white winter had been, in retrospect, a blessing in disguise .
heart
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They love every minute of it, too, bless their hearts particularly the scandals.
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But, bless her heart , she was very understanding about the situation.
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It was preserved for posterity with David's Mum smiling away - bless her heart .
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He counts himself among the statistically blessed survivors of heart disease.
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And Cymbeline - bless her heart - is down by the fence, still busy making tea for the workers.
house
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She was born on Diwali-the Hindu festival of light-when the goddess of wealth blesses your house .
life
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Those with such an awakened spirit might be blessed in this life with divine dreams and revelations.
lord
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May the Lord bless you on your journey.
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The Lord has truly blessed me and I enjoy my life.
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Ask the Lord to bless and encourage them at this time and that they would not suffer from ill health.
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The Lord has truly blessed me with a lot of ability to excite people and make them happy.
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May the Lord bless the earth and may he bless our sharing and our work for justice.
marriage
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Now the happy couple plan a new ceremony to bless their marriage .
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But both Raquel and Freddie were at a celebration here last year to bless the marriage .
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There he not only blessed the marriage with his presence, but he turned the water into wine.
■ VERB
ask
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We thank you, too, for this food and ask a special blessing on the one who prepared it.
feel
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I really feel blessed and lucky.
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She felt this blessing now and kissed his temple, and then a corner of one salty eye.
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I feel very blessed that I have my family around me every day and that we all work so well together.
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Although they feel for their neighbors, other residents said they felt blessed to see their homes still intact.
give
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The Clinton administration has given its blessing to the force's creation.
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Guest John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO, gave his blessing .
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The Catholic Church, for one, is not about to give the operation its blessing .
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Clinton, while giving his blessing to the discussions, has carefully avoided endorsing any legislation.
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Novell Inc. has already given Java its blessing , and Apple could be next.
mix
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Economic globalisation -- entailing deregulated trade and investment -- is a mixed blessing for health.
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My celebrity was a mixed blessing .
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Such a prestigious credit was something of a mixed blessing .
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But the passenger pigeon, as we now know this bird, was a mixed blessing for the Pilgrims.
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Switching to College Prep was a mixed blessing .
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This is one of the reasons that programs that automatically save your work can be a mixed blessing .
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Working for Steve Jobs was a decidedly mixed blessing .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
God bless
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Good night and God bless.
God bless
a blessing in disguise
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The loss of fertilizer proved to be a blessing in disguise. It forced us to use compost, which is better for the soil and crops.
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Again, one may be forced to the conclusion that his departure was a blessing in disguise for him.
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Be positive, this could be a blessing in disguise, use the time gained wisely.
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But in a way that time lag, though it could be frustrating, was also a blessing in disguise.
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Poor Jonas' death was a blessing in disguise, though one could wish it had happened differently.
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The crash was a blessing in disguise for Schwab.
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The great cattle freeze of the white winter had been, in retrospect, a blessing in disguise.
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The Labour defeat was a disaster, but it might be a blessing in disguise.
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Well, maybe this is a blessing in disguise.
a mixed blessing
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Staying at home with the baby has been something of a mixed blessing for Pam.
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The color printer is a mixed blessing - it looks good, but it takes a long time to print.
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But the passenger pigeon, as we now know this bird, was a mixed blessing for the Pilgrims.
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Even that has been a mixed blessing .
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For voluntary organisations the budget was more of a mixed blessing .
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My celebrity was a mixed blessing .
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Such a prestigious credit was something of a mixed blessing .
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Switching to College Prep was a mixed blessing .
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The disintegration of the Takeshita faction was seen as a mixed blessing for Miyazawa.
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The sheer pace of accumulation was itself a mixed blessing .
a mixed blessing
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But the passenger pigeon, as we now know this bird, was a mixed blessing for the Pilgrims.
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Even that has been a mixed blessing.
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For voluntary organisations the budget was more of a mixed blessing.
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My celebrity was a mixed blessing.
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Such a prestigious credit was something of a mixed blessing.
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Switching to College Prep was a mixed blessing.
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The disintegration of the Takeshita faction was seen as a mixed blessing for Miyazawa.
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The sheer pace of accumulation was itself a mixed blessing.
bless my soul/upon my soul
this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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May God bless you and keep you safe from harm.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Here, she tells the story of Mud, an orphan member of an elephant tribe who is blessed with visionary powers.
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How essential it was to be able to work, and to be blessed with the will to work.
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Korb is blessed with a sunny vocal style, her phrasing both easygoing and all her own.
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The Bible not withstanding, peacemakers are targeted, not blessed, in today's Middle East.
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The challenge of the car, which has blessed humanity so much, is to stop that blessing turning into a curse.
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The cross was blessed two days after the crash by the Rev.