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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a flight is bound for London/New York etc (= it is going there )
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Johnson boarded a flight bound for Caracas.
be bound by a vow (= to have promised seriously to do something )
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She told him she was bound by a vow not to tell any other person.
be bound by an agreement (= have to obey the conditions of an official agreement )
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India is bound by the agreements signed under the World Trade Organisation.
be bound by an oath (= have sworn an oath )
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These chiefs were bound to him by oaths of loyalty.
be bound by rules (= have to obey them )
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Solicitors are bound by strict rules that regulate their professional conduct.
be/feel honour bound to do sth (= feel that you should do something, because it is morally right or your duty to do it )
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My father felt honour bound to help his sister.
bound and gagged (= tied up and with something over their mouth that stops them speaking )
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He left his victim bound and gagged .
bound to happen
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This was bound to happen sooner or later.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be inextricably linked/bound up/mixed etc
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For in fact political theories, doctrines or ideologies, and political action are inextricably bound up with each other.
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In her mind the murder and the attack at the Chagall museum were inextricably bound up with the secret of the Durances.
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It makes you understand that you are inextricably bound up with each other and that your fortunes depend on one another.
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Within the workplace inequality and conflict are inextricably bound up, irrespective of the relationship between particular managements and workforces.
be/feel honour bound to do sth
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Don't you tell him either, because he'd feel honour bound to do something about it.
by/in leaps and bounds
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As the 1860s drew to a close, Kansas effectively put its violent heritage behind; change accelerated by leaps and bounds.
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Existing industries expanded in leaps and bounds.
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He has come on in leaps and bounds this season.
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In fact, vegetarianism is growing by leaps and bounds, particularly among the health-conscious.
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Meanwhile, California was now using up its entire entitlement and still growing by leaps and bounds.
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Meanwhile, Charles was recovering in leaps and bounds.
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Since Richard left for California last fall, my bank account has grown by leaps and bounds.
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The women's confidence increased by leaps and bounds.
homeward bound
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After months of travel, we were at last homeward bound.
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And then he's made it, horror shy, homeward bound.
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Day 16 Mombasa-London Depart Mombasa on a homeward bound flight, arriving in London early evening.
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Voice over Rob begins the homeward bound trip next week.
know no bounds
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And as you know , greed knows no bounds.
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As the men filed into Faneuil Hall, in solid columns, the enthusiasm knew no bounds....
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Faith in benign science knew no bounds.
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His business enterprise knew no bounds.
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It was once again proved that the credulity of trainees knew no bounds.
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Only in later centuries, when Constant Drachenfels' daring knew no bounds, did the famed, fabled horrors begin.
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Sarah's pride in her daughter knew no bounds.
overstep the limits/bounds/boundaries
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A military commander may overstep the bounds of constitutionality, and it is an incident.
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But there was a period in his life at which his suspicion and hostility to others overstepped the bounds of sanity.
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Does Dickens, for example, overstep the limits of grammar in beginning Bleak House with a series of sentences without main verbs?
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Individuals are required to perform their job to the full, but not to overstep the boundaries of their authority.
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
copy
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Most insist on between one and four bound copies being provided by the candidate being examined.
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Others require two bound copies , one each for the main university library and the departmental library.
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At Strathclyde, two bound copies are required, both of which are for deposit in the main library.
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At nine o'clock four thickly-bearded priests appeared holding an enormous bound copy of the Sikh scriptures, the Guru Granth Sahib.
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Ipswich abolitionists in 1828 circulated bound copies of the Reporter.
hand
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Not easy to do when she was bound hand and foot.
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You know, filed away in the archives, bound hand and foot with red tape.
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And it's awkward with bound hands .
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Grabbing her bound hands , he shoved her towards the gravestone.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All inward bound flights are being cancelled due to heavy fog.
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The London bound train leaves at 22.00 hours.
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We passed a ferry full of people bound for one of the outer islands.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At nine o'clock four thickly-bearded priests appeared holding an enormous bound copy of the Sikh scriptures, the Guru Granth Sahib.
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I had delivered myself over, bound head and foot, to the yahoos.
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Most insist on between one and four bound copies being provided by the candidate being examined.
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Since his tragic mishap, the former marathon runner has accomplished many projects including an outward bound course, abseiling and canoeing.
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Success or failure was in their own hands and the outward bound instructors acted only as safety supervisors.
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Voice over Rob begins the homeward bound trip next week.
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We also offer bound volumes of the magazine.
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Wells were coated as indicated and bound virus was detected by transfer of puromycin resistance to NIH3T3 cells.
III. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
feel
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It had been a solemn and impressive ceremony and, whatever my uncertainties, I felt bound to respond.
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Even as she felt bound to her family, she felt a childish need to rebel.
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Of course, he had to tell Ian, and Ian had felt bound to tell Joanna.
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In the short term the tour management may feel bound to stick with the hairline decision they took before the Galle Test.
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Nor has it felt bound by territorial or jurisdictional limits.
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However, in all the circumstances, I would have felt bound to refuse relief.
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Don't you tell him either, because he'd feel honour bound to do something about it.
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Conservationists claim that unless the deal is actually signed a new owner may not feel bound by it.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be inextricably linked/bound up/mixed etc
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For in fact political theories, doctrines or ideologies, and political action are inextricably bound up with each other.
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In her mind the murder and the attack at the Chagall museum were inextricably bound up with the secret of the Durances.
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It makes you understand that you are inextricably bound up with each other and that your fortunes depend on one another.
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Within the workplace inequality and conflict are inextricably bound up, irrespective of the relationship between particular managements and workforces.
be/feel honour bound to do sth
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Don't you tell him either, because he'd feel honour bound to do something about it.
by/in leaps and bounds
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As the 1860s drew to a close, Kansas effectively put its violent heritage behind; change accelerated by leaps and bounds.
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Existing industries expanded in leaps and bounds.
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He has come on in leaps and bounds this season.
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In fact, vegetarianism is growing by leaps and bounds, particularly among the health-conscious.
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Meanwhile, California was now using up its entire entitlement and still growing by leaps and bounds.
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Meanwhile, Charles was recovering in leaps and bounds.
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Since Richard left for California last fall, my bank account has grown by leaps and bounds.
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The women's confidence increased by leaps and bounds.
homeward bound
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After months of travel, we were at last homeward bound.
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And then he's made it, horror shy, homeward bound.
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Day 16 Mombasa-London Depart Mombasa on a homeward bound flight, arriving in London early evening.
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Voice over Rob begins the homeward bound trip next week.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A big black Alsatian dog came bounding up to her.
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There was a shout, and suddenly Adrian bounded into the room.
IV. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
go
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To suggest that all unproductive consumption is solely capitalist personal consumption is to go beyond the bounds of credibility.
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He said Mariucci also reminded him that he should have gone out of bounds .
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For a Christmas letter, this has gone beyond bounds .
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Both Grouse Shoot and Shooting Gallery provide a single target which must be hit before it goes out of bounds .
keep
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We keep the drawing-room out of bounds .
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The gang rivalries of the street were kept within bounds and out of the world of adult entertainment.
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If they keep within their bounds as they promise, they may be useful in the church.
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They will need little or no pruning beyond dead-heading and keeping them within bounds .
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Borrowing is looked upon as a natural part of everyday life so long as it is kept within bounds .
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The fledglings have grown and are learning fast, though still keep within the bounds of their parents' territory.
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Both could be kept within bounds by a severe pruning in early spring.
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The only hope now was to reach the hand-pump in the galley and see if he could keep the level within bounds .
know
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And as you know , greed knows no bounds .
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Neither his incurable curiosity nor his exotic imagination knew any bounds .
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Sarah's pride in her daughter knew no bounds .
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It was once again proved that the credulity of trainees knew no bounds .
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Only in later centuries, when Constant Drachenfels' daring knew no bounds , did the famed, fabled horrors begin.
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Faith in benign science knew no bounds .
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His business enterprise knew no bounds .
overstep
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But there was a period in his life at which his suspicion and hostility to others overstepped the bounds of sanity.
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A military commander may overstep the bounds of constitutionality, and it is an incident.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Superman can leap tall buildings in a single bound .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another time he was knocked out of bounds.
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Has he gone too far out of bounds to get back on course?
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How patterns emerge outside the bounds of cause and effect.
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These often reviled one another bitterly and openly attacked the government beyond the bounds of reason.
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This cave, also known as Diccan Pot, must be regarded as absolutely out of bounds for all but hardy and experienced cavers.
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With a sudden bark the Labrador pulled free of Robbie's too-gentle grip and in one bound made the towpath.