noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a crumb of comfort (= a very small amount )
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‘You’re no worse than the rest,’ the football coach said, trying to offer me a crumb of comfort.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
bread
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Roll in bread crumbs and grill for half an hour.
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Sprinkle with the cheese, black pepper and bread crumbs .
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The swans in the Krasinski Garden were out on the lake and children were throwing bread crumbs to them.
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Dredge the fish in the bread crumb mixture, pressing crumbs on a bit to stick.
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Add white pepper and paprika, Corn Flakes or bread crumbs , parsley and whole egg and egg whites.
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The clams were mostly oil-drenched bread crumbs with a morsel of chopped clam buried at the bottom of the shell.
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Will the binder be potato, bread crumbs , mayo or a combination?
■ VERB
brush
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He had brushed the crumbs from his desk top into his wastebasket.
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The historian brushed crumbs from the tablecloth.
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Balor had unbuttoned his jerkin and brushed the crumbs from his front and was preparing to take a snooze.
pick
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Not far from her, on the stone sill, perched a redbreast, picking up the crumbs she had scattered.
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He was picking crumbs from the plate when a diminutive, slope-shouldered man with a fixed, wan smile entered the room.
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I can only pick up the linguistic crumbs .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Cameron quickly swallowed his coffee and bread, and wiped the crumbs from his mouth.
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Put a plate under your chin to catch the crumbs.
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She stood up and brushed some crumbs off her uniform.
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Top the mixture with the remaining bread crumbs.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A nearby tray was furnished with a mug and a large plate scattered with the crumbs of a large slice of cake.
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Gradually stir in melted margarine and mix until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
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I picked up the box and shook it as the crumbs fell out on the pavement.
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Remove from heat and add crumbs, coconut and nuts.
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Sprinkle with the cheese, black pepper and bread crumbs.
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The clams were mostly oil-drenched bread crumbs with a morsel of chopped clam buried at the bottom of the shell.
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The hacks need any crumb of information to help them have a stab at selecting their probable line-ups.