I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
road
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Panic among the troops spread to the civilian refugees, who soon clogged the roads .
street
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Approximately 100,000 cars clog the narrow streets each day and exhaust gases are eroding the city's ancient monuments.
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Finding a place to put the tons of snow now sitting on already clogged urban streets is perhaps the biggest challenge.
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Too much traffic clogging the streets , too many high-rise buildings, too little greenery.
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Fiats and mopeds clog the streets of Palermo, Ragusa, and the smaller cities.
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Sewers are clogged and streets a mess.
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Rows of engines clogged the streets , red lights pulsing like strobes in a disco.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
clever clogs/dick
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I don't claim to be an expert and I certainly don't consider myself a clever clogs.
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Next time just stay at home and switch on the telly, clever clogs.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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An increased number of arrests has clogged the court system.
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Don't pour that grease down the drain, or the sink will clog up again.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A utilitarian concrete block clogged with book kiosks and leftist murals, it draws its 17,000 students from six northern provinces.
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Electricity poles come down, telephone lines sag, and the streets become clogged with mud.
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From both sides of Market, traffic will be so clogged up people will be put off....
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Magee could feel it clogging his nostrils.
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The roads were more clogged than earlier in the day.
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We tend to pursue goals that weaken our will and clog up our view.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
pop
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The only way a girl gets stuff is if her dad pops his clogs and leaves her a few bob.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
clever clogs/dick
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I don't claim to be an expert and I certainly don't consider myself a clever clogs.
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Next time just stay at home and switch on the telly, clever clogs.
pop your clogs
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The only way a girl gets stuff is if her dad pops his clogs and leaves her a few bob.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Gene tells me that the citizens hold a tulip festival every year and that they also manufacture clogs.
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I washed and combed and plaited my hair and rubbed my clogs, then I went round and knocked on the door.
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On my feet are wooden clogs.
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They carried parasols and held them against the driving snow as they minced along in three-inch clogs.
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They march in ranks of five, in their wooden clogs.
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They were crisscrossed by canvas straps, were shod with hinged wooden clogs.