COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
brought disgrace on
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His actions brought disgrace on the family.
brought out into the open
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All these concerns need to be brought out into the open .
brought shame on
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He’s brought shame on the whole family.
brought to a close (= ended )
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Finally the meeting was brought to a close .
brought to justice (= caught and punished )
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The killers will be brought to justice .
brought to the fore
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The case brought to the fore a lot of racial tensions.
brought...dishonour on
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You’ve brought enough dishonour on your family already without causing any more trouble.
brought...enjoyment
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Acting has brought me enormous enjoyment .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be brought low
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Many times he was brought low and felt near to death.
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The proud would be brought low and the humble exalted.
come into being/be brought into being
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New democracies have come into being since the end of the Cold War.
come to light/be brought to light
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It eventually came to light that the CIA had information about a security problem.
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But as Judge Priore's investigation continues, more mysteries come to light .
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Few such blemishes, given the secrecy of organizational practice, came to light .
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However, very interesting dynamics regarding the competition and market structure are coming to light .
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It is a complete mystery to everyone how the following gems came to light in 1989.
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The debate might have been clarified by study of the relevant Sanskrit texts: but these came to light only slowly.
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The problem came to light when an ambulance was delayed attending an emergency at Harwood-in-Teesdale, just before Christmas.
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The relationship came to light when a mysterious note was handed to a barrister at an earlier hearing.
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This came to light in the present century during widening and repair operations.
look like sth the cat dragged/brought in