I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a computer starts up/boots up
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My computer takes ages to start up in the morning.
as tough as nails/as tough as old boots (= very tough )
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He’s as tough as nails – a good man to have on the team.
be shaking in your shoes/boots (= be very nervous )
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The President must be shaking in his shoes about Tuesday’s vote.
boot camp
boot sale
booted/sandalled feet (= wearing boots or sandals )
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He put down his rucksack and stretched out his booted feet.
car boot sale
combat boots
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The troops were issued with steel helmets and combat boots.
comfortable clothes/shoes/boots etc
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You’ll need comfortable shoes for walking around the city.
football boots
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He got some new football boots for his birthday.
moon boot
rubber boot
ski boot
start up/boot up a computer (= make it start working )
walking boots/shoes
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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Too big for his boots , as she'd always said.
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I walk real slow, feeling my body all heavy, like I got big boots on.
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For the grand narrative of History was always too big for its boots .
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A mouthful of chocolate passed for breakfast before we forsook big boots for sticky rubber.
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But it was the launch of the Plus 8 in September 1968 that shoved Morgan into the big boots league.
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The big boots , the gaudy anorak, the heavy rucsac.
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A mad headteacher in a huge blue suit and big leather boots .
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Several humans with official-looking trousers and big boots were standing at the bottom of the ramp.
heavy
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The man calmly walked all over the child's body with his heavy boots , and left her screaming on the ground.
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Two heavy farm boots were then heaved off.
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You are dressed in a heavy snowsuit and boots like two club feet.
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His feet are usually cocooned in two pairs of thick socks and heavy walking boots - even during hot weather!
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The scuff of heavy boots drew closer.
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More Nassauer infantry were running down the road, their heavy boots stirring a thick dust.
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The area had heated up considerably, without heavy boots the floor would burn.
high
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As she tried to pick her way over frozen puddles, she regretted her decision to wear high heels instead of boots .
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To work Ranieri wore black Johnny Unitas-style ankle-\#high boots and six-inch-wide neckties.
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Her lurex leggings, high suede boots and yellow sweatshirt are folded and tucked away with equal care.
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Guards in dark uniforms and high black boots hurried us along.
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These new short fashions make us all look like showgirls in the miniskirt and the high boots .
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I came upon a very old woman dressed from hat to woollen stockings and high boots in black.
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Instead of metal serving-dishes there was an officer's uniform laid out there, complete with peaked cap and well-shined high boots .
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I have seen her in hats, in high boots , in fishnets, in stilettos.
old
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But though Zen looks a wet little wimp he's as tough as old boots .
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The old boots were designed for the Army in 1951, and the sailors started wearing them in 1960.
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He wears old boots , sort of miniature Doc Martens, and he doesn't half kick with them too.
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Now old buckets, boots , broken chairs and even prams are a source of information.
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You're tough as an old boot .
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And she has shown already, beneath her frail exterior, Kylie is as tough as old boots .
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He's as tough as old boots , but playing with drugs is still a mug's game.
riding
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Look out for cheap seconds of new leather riding boots .
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He met us in the hacienda courtyard dressed in white shirt, white jodhpurs and black riding boots .
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He was in riding boots and a pair of immaculate white jodhpurs.
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The riding breeches £30 and the new pair of riding boots £225.
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She wore a well-used wax jacket over tight breeches and riding top boots .
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He wore riding boots and a monocle and his face was made shapeless by duelling scars.
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Mandeville and Southgate slouched on their horses, both dressed in leather quilted jackets, their feet encased in long riding boots .
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You may have noticed, a riding boot greatly eases my infirmity.
rubber
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They seemed surprised and told him that they had been burning their rubber boots .
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She dressed quickly, put on rubber boots and a waterproof, and set off along the footpath leading to Benbury Woods.
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These included a green wax jacket, walking and rubber boots , tapes and a rug.
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The rubber boot is to stop ingress of dirt, etc. into the splines, causing premature failure.
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At the time we were rushing from job to job repairing storm damage, and fortunately were both wearing rubber soled boots .
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Then a stomping noise came from behind the kids and I saw some massive black rubber boots coming slowly down the stairs.
tough
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Luckily, she was wearing tough boots , so the trap had not torn her leg.
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He has already taken over 12 million paces and worn out six pairs of tough walking boots .
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But though Zen looks a wet little wimp he's as tough as old boots .
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And she has shown already, beneath her frail exterior, Kylie is as tough as old boots .
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He's as tough as old boots , but playing with drugs is still a mug's game.
■ NOUN
ankle
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She was dressed casually in a pair of faded Levi jeans, brown ankle boots and a baggy white T-shirt.
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Snaffle loafers reduced from £61 to £49. Ankle boots £71 to £59.
camp
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In those days it was run like a boot camp-the army used to come and teach the girls formation marching.
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The men I worked with called it academic boot camp .
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Corps officials say initiation into their ranks is difficult enough without mixing men and women in boot camp .
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Beetle Bailey will go through boot camp again and again, never to be promoted above private.
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However, about 25 percent of those who finished boot camp have had problems while on parole.
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For Dunbar, 19, who cried during the ceremony, finishing boot camp was the high school graduation he missed.
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Navy doctors say the new shoes have cut blister problems in half since the boot camp started issuing them last July.
car
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Trading standards officer say the recent growth in car boot sales has provided a perfect outlet for the computer pirates.
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The remarks followed a court case in which a couple admitted selling counterfeit software at car boot sales.
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Market stalls, car boot sales and one-day sales are popular selling grounds.
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Voice over Anyone considering selling counterfeit goods at car boot sales could face two years in prison or unlimited fines.
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A car boot sale at Boxted Airfield has also been called off.
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Then he drove to tell police the murdered woman was in his car boot .
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In addition to car boot sales, officers had visited shops selling tobacco and drink.
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Bungee jumping, a fun fair, car boot , craft and charity stalls will be the order of the day.
combat
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Army surplus stores report a stream of buyers for gas masks, water-purification tablets, survival knives - even combat boots .
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Then I drove my combat boot on to his temple as Marius hit him again in the mouth.
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My fatigue pants were so baggy they almost concealed my combat boots .
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A barrage of ghosts wearing combat boots and carrying clubs surface from your subconscious.
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He heard her stomp across the floor as if she were wearing combat boots .
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May, who had denied any wrongdoing, hanged himself a week ago with the laces from his combat boots .
cowboy
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He took off his wellingtons and put on his cowboy boots .
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I remember a lot of tan parkas, a lot of cowboy boots .
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Barry is a modern parent in jeans and cowboy boots .
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A polyester pantsuit hung on her bones, and on her feet some one had stuck a pair of too-large cowboy boots .
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He wore a white ten-gallon hat and black cowboy boots decorated with swastikas and stars.
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Why is George Bush going about in one cowboy boot and one walking cast?
football
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But he'd still much rather have a new pair of football boots at Christmas.
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He took some football boots I'd never worn.
leather
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Skintight jeans tucked into a pair of brown leather boots and a terrific figure.
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I warned him, looking down at my brown leather boots .
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A head-on collision with a pair of black salt-stained leather boots .
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I wore it on cold days with soft leather boots , a mouton coat, and a large brimmed black felt hat.
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Tight denims clung to her legs and she wore knee-length leather boots .
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He paused at the intersection, fearful that a hard leather boot was waiting for him no matter which way he ran.
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Missing were expensive black leather boots , the white shoe polish, a jumbo jar of Nivea.
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The coarse cloth of his trousers, tucked into polished leather boots , is too thick.
sale
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The remarks followed a court case in which a couple admitted selling counterfeit software at car boot sales .
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Market stalls, car boot sales and one-day sales are popular selling grounds.
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Voice over Anyone considering selling counterfeit goods at car boot sales could face two years in prison or unlimited fines.
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But that law can't be used to stop people selling heaters at car boot sales .
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Overall complaints about car boot sales have risen from virtually nil to around ten a week in just two years.
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A car boot sale at Boxted Airfield has also been called off.
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Trading standards officer say the recent growth in car boot sales has provided a perfect outlet for the computer pirates.
ski
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Salomon's radically different Adventure 7 boots , using even more ski boot technology, are still eagerly awaited for test.
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This year, however, Lowa have produced a remarkable ski boot range.
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The concept of assessing foot volume instead of width to achieve a good fit is another idea borrowed from ski boot technology.
walking
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His feet are usually cocooned in two pairs of thick socks and heavy walking boots - even during hot weather!
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He has already taken over 12 million paces and worn out six pairs of tough walking boots .
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Notes Outdoor clothing is recommended, including walking boots or wellingtons.
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Various grades are available, and the best is generally used for top-quality mountain and walking boots .
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He wore an anorak over a wool sweater with a polo neck and he wore tough cord jeans and walking boots .
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Mars leather wax A wax treatment for waterproofing modern lightweight and waterproof leather walking boots .
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The man is dressed in walking boots , brown cords and a shirt and green hiking jacket.
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Stephen always kept an anorak and a pair of walking boots in the car.
wellington
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Rows of wellington boots and raincoats lined the inside porch.
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One of his feet found its way into an enormous wellington boot .
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Two men were discussing a brand-new opera in which the ladies of the chorus all wore wellington boots .
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Home and dry: use a hairdryer to dry the inside of wellington boots .
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After that he still chased me, firing away with wellington boots , sugar bowls and other unlikely weapons.
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Diana cut a nondescript figure in her checked shirt, her sister's anorak, cords and wellington boots .
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Andy has a pair of wellington boots .
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They could feel the chill of the water through the rubber of their Wellington boots .
■ VERB
clean
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I could not order you to clean your boots , for example; though I might recommend it.
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Hana looked at her husband with pride but wished he had cleaned his boots better.
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S: Jones. Clean your boots .
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S: Jones, I order you to clean your boots .
lace
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He sits on the grass lacing stiff boots into a wreath of effort and breath.
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With my eyes still shut, I laced the boots automatically, and minutes later I launched myself outside.
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When fate marks you down for immortality you'd just better bite the bullet and lace your boots up tight.
pull
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He pulled the boot down and slammed it.
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He pulled on his boots in silence.
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I got dressed, pulled on my boots and put on my coat and got ready to leave.
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I pulled off my boots , put the stick between my teeth and gently went down the rope into the water.
put
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He took off his wellingtons and put on his cowboy boots .
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When Moran eventually appeared he did not speak but fussed excessively as he put on socks and boots .
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I wouldn't like to be stuck down a dark alley at night with whoever put the boot in here.
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Glancing round Nutty saw some skinhead joker put out an enormous boot and trip Hoomey as he came by.
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Rog just kept on putting the boot into him.
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Léonie and Thérèse were down the other end, putting on their boots .
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I think they just sucked up to David, and began to put the boot in really, quite unnecessarily and unfairly.
wear
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Who, in passing, it might be noted, wore not boots nor shoes but canvas sneakers.
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They wore black boots , green military fatigues, had their faces covered with black ski masks and carried automatic weapons.
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As she tried to pick her way over frozen puddles, she regretted her decision to wear high heels instead of boots .
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Tight denims clung to her legs and she wore knee-length leather boots .
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You wore the same boots , the same fatigues.
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In places the path can be wet and slippery, so obviously wear your boots .
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He heard her stomp across the floor as if she were wearing combat boots .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
ankle socks/boots
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Her ankle boots she had picked up in an army surplus store, and were the most comfortable she had ever possessed.
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Scottie is mainly black, with a white chest and white ankle socks on black legs.
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She was dressed casually in a pair of faded Levi jeans, brown ankle boots and a baggy white T-shirt.
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She was wearing Ray-Bans, a pale blue sunsuit, and white ankle socks under ivory-colored high-heeled espadrilles.
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Snakeskin zip-up ankle boots with open toe and heel, $ 134. 95.
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The boys, meanwhile, were yanking on elastic-sided ankle boots; very hip, very Beatles.
be/get too big for your boots
hang up your hat/football boots/briefcase etc
lick sb's boots
quake in your boots
the tramp of feet/boots
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She glanced through the open gateway, her attention caught by the tramp of boots.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a pair of hiking boots
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Amelia, in boots, breeks, and leather jacket is smiling into the distance.
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Boxes of shoes and boots filled the corners of the room.
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But the re-organisation means the boot is now on the other foot as far as money is concerned.
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I swung my boots up on to the bed and stretched out full length.
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Skintight jeans tucked into a pair of brown leather boots and a terrific figure.
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The unit badge a pigeon wearing flying boots!
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Wes followed me and watched as I opened the boot and laid Duke gently on top of my black working coat.
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When they first made their appearance in this country, crag rats sported nailed boots and tweed plus-fours.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
out
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Lord Halifax and the other grand residents got us booted out at last.
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If booted out , he could portray himself as a martyr.
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Thornton exploded, and successfully demanded that Curran be booted out .
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But going home can be difficult when a member has been booted out of office.
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In recent years the defiantly right-on stance of the comedy circuit had been booted out by a brand of no-holds barred humour.
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Puck was one of only two Real World-ites to be booted out of the house, and we can see why.
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This arrangement lasted only a few weeks before Barrett was booted out of the band he had named and created.
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It was one of the great hongs, trading houses, that had been booted out by Mao after Liberation.
up
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Most distributions do this as standard when you boot up .
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When you try to boot up the game, it balks: The mouse driver is missing again.
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The A2 automatically boots up in individual mode.
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But complex swarm systems with rich hierarchies take time to boot up .
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I had an Amstrad 1640 machine which booted up every morning without a complaint.
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Most agents at headquarters still believed he would be fully operable once his parallel systems booted up and stopped the repetition.
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Loren Carpenter boots up the ancient video game of Pong on to the immense screen.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
ankle socks/boots
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Her ankle boots she had picked up in an army surplus store, and were the most comfortable she had ever possessed.
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Scottie is mainly black, with a white chest and white ankle socks on black legs.
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She was dressed casually in a pair of faded Levi jeans, brown ankle boots and a baggy white T-shirt.
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She was wearing Ray-Bans, a pale blue sunsuit, and white ankle socks under ivory-colored high-heeled espadrilles.
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Snakeskin zip-up ankle boots with open toe and heel, $ 134. 95.
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The boys, meanwhile, were yanking on elastic-sided ankle boots; very hip, very Beatles.
be/get too big for your boots
the tramp of feet/boots
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She glanced through the open gateway, her attention caught by the tramp of boots.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He booted the ball up to the other end of the playing field.
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If the usher caught you throwing popcorn, you were booted out of the theater.
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Jaeger booted a 37-yard field goal for the winning points.
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Suddenly this big heavy guy came up and booted me in the stomach.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Lord Halifax and the other grand residents got us booted out at last.
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Loren Carpenter boots up the ancient video game of Pong on to the immense screen.
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The lifters were tested three weeks ago and were booted out of the Olympics for taking Clenbuterol.
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This can be accessed even if the machine won't boot .