I. adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Above all else (= more than any other things )
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Above all else she was seeking love.
above board
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His plans for opening a coffee shop are completely above board.
above expectations (= higher, better, or more successful than expected )
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Economic growth last month was above expectations.
above/below deck
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Peter stayed below deck.
above/below normal
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Car sales are still below normal for the time of year.
above/below the norm
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28% of children tested below the norm.
barely/hardly/scarcely above a whisper (= only a little louder than a whisper )
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'Not me', he said, in a voice barely above a whisper.
be above/beyond suspicion (= be so honest that you are never thought to have done something wrong )
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He regarded his friend Henry as being above suspicion.
ideas above her station (= higher than her social rank )
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Karen was definitely getting ideas above her station .
see above/below
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The results are shown in Table 7a (see below).
well above
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The school’s performance was well above average.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
average
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Again, both groups are above average in logical thinking, preferring to make decisions based on facts.
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An analyst at Merrill Lynch &038; Co. lowered the managed-care provider to hold from above average on an intermediate-term basis.
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The figures for black youngsters excluded indefinitely and for a fixed period were also above average .
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Pay above average within the industry and geographic area 2.
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He was a slight man, a little above average height, but by no means a. prime physical specimen.
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Similarly, most middle managers are average or above average in intelligence.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
above/below freezing
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Temperatures remained below freezing during the afternoon.
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And when the temperature goes much below freezing , the EV1 barely goes at all.
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It roots out vines, truffles for lemon trees painfully heated by charcoal to three degrees above freezing .
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It should show frost when outside temperatures are below freezing .
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Temperatures had, for several days, been near 00F at night, and it was well below freezing now.
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Thanks to the warming influence of the Gulf Stream, the climate is also mild, temperatures rarely dropping much below freezing .
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The snow may crust at night, due to outward radiation, even thought the air temperature remains well above freezing point.
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When she complained to a doctor that it was down below freezing she could not have been nearer the mark.
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Yet it was not really cold here; the temperature was well above freezing point.
above/beyond reproach
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Vernon's work in the community has been beyond reproach .
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But Jones' track record had always been above reproach .
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He had a steely streak but his morals and scruples were beyond reproach .
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He talked of her as a goddess beyond reproach who was being restrained against her will.
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His boxing skills are beyond reproach .
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Like Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Clinton is a strong individual whose public decorum is usually above reproach .
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Noah himself is beyond reproach , it is true.
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The Alumni Club typically enjoys a reputation beyond reproach .
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The motives were above reproach since a large sum was raised for deserving charities every year.
be a cut above sb/sth
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The lasagna at Bella Mia is a cut above other restaurants' versions.
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All were a cut above the Polynesian houses.
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Apparently this feller was a cut above the average.
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Cutting edge: A small Stockton hair salon is proving it is a cut above the rest in competitions.
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Morton was a cut above the average nob, that was for sure.
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She had quickly realized that he was a cut above the other men at the table.
be above the law
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A young man died, and nobody is above the law .
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But Democrats applauded, generally taking the pious view that the White House can never be above the law .
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County Administrator Wang thought he was above the law .
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Judges declare Jockey Club is above the law .
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One of the negative reminders of Watergate is that the highest officials of government often are above the law .
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The great judge Lord Denning in a historic judgment once said that no one, however mighty, was above the law .
be perched on/above etc sth
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By the end of the show, the contestants are perched on piles of pillows of varying heights.
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He was perched on top of a huge cage, looking at the visitors.
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He went straight into the bedroom, to the wall where the painted Asiatic doll was perched on the sideboard.
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It was perched on a small promontory to the east of the town, overlooking the bay.
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Rows of large silent birds are perched on the mountain ledges - vultures.
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Steph and Joe are perched on their seats, leaning forward, alternately yelling plays and screaming at the officials.
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The old medieval part is perched on a hilltop, the modern quarters, below.
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Their house was perched on the brink of a canyon.
be/stand head and shoulders above sb
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But the surgery has given him confidence to stand head and shoulders above the rest.
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Jackson stood head and shoulders above his confreres, and...
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The fourth, who stood head and shoulders above them, was older.
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Though short, he stands head and shoulders above most.
keep your head above water
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Although I've been out of a job for three months, I've managed to keep my head above water.
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I'm just a pensioner, trying to keep my head above water.
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I work full time, but we're still just keeping our heads above water.
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If I get this raise, we'll just about keep our heads above water until next year.
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Schools throughout the county are struggling to keep their heads above water.
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But that will provide small comfort to poor people struggling now to keep their heads above water.
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Coun Bergg, we are happy to report, is alive and well and keeping his head above water.
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In reality, Diana was struggling to keep her head above water, let alone undertake a radical management restructuring programme.
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It became increasingly difficult to keep his head above water.
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Pensioners already fighting to keep their heads above water are being asked to pay extra council tax to fund the refugee crisis.
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The wind and waves pushed me along as I struggled to keep my head above water.
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We all do, really, and we're keeping our heads above water most beautifully.
over and above
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The city has spent $2 million over and above budgeted funds for the new stadium.
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A second response has been the setting of separate targets for each field, over and above those for home students.
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By 1910 the inhabitants of Britain consumed a million tons of meat over and above home produce.
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Each year, industry spends at least £125 million on charitable activities over and above straight forward donations.
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In every site I visited, these funds were over and above the schools' routine costs of doing business.
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Proposals over and above the levels so indicated constitute new policy proposals.
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Rewards are offered to all participants on an equal basis and these rewards are over and above the normal sales compensation.
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The unpaid volunteers will not wear uniforms and will not have any special powers over and above those of ordinary citizens.
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We deserve to be punished because we considered ourselves over and above the deceased.
punch above your weight
put/stick your head above the parapet
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Big-screen TVs are defined as 27 inches or above .
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Christine Liddell, above , talks to Santa.
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None of the organizations mentioned above answered our inquiries.
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officers of the rank of Major and above
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See the rates listed above .
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students of above -average ability
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The cereal goes in the cabinet above .
II. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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City offices in the above counties will be closed Wednesday.
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The above diagram shows a diesel car engine.
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Write to the above address for more information.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Applicants for certificates must notify the Society if any of the above cases apply.
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Groscost has answers for all of the above .
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On receipt of the above recommendations, a special committee of the National Leprosy Fund was appointed to review the report.
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President Clinton does not support any of the above amendments.
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The above woman's reference number is 105375.
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To gain the award candidates must choose any one of the above sectors and also complete their 3 Business Administration units.
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What is clear is that, in the above passage, he is not making the objection against himself.