I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
lucky dip
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
below
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If player salaries dipped below 50 percent of total revenues, then the tax would disappear.
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Rates are expected to dip below 30 percent in coming weeks.
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Since 1992, on the other hand, it has been less than 20 each year and has dipped below 17 twice.
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Once the dollar dips below 104 yen, it could fall close to 103 yen, Morikuni said.
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The rate has not dipped below 9 percent since 1990.
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Unemployment even dipped below 3 percent.
down
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Jay watched her go, dip down , dip up, over the edge of the guttering.
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After ten minutes the road curved west and dipped down into a shallow ravine.
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The south side of the cut dips down into a beautiful hollow of vines, all but the lowest locations being ideally situated.
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They walk on the street and dip down to take an angled shot up from ankle level.
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He made a pass across the small cluster of dwellings, wheeled and dipped down for a second pass.
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After a while the bucket dips down twenty feet into the vat for oil.
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Beyond the farm, track dips down to gate and bends left.
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The plane dipped down and its starboard wing hit the water, flinging off Mr Treweek.
in
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The wire leading to pin 3 is then dipped in to give a pulse.
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He dipped in and out of it and sometimes when he awoke he found his body had been moved.
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A huge and implausible fiction - yes, but I dipped in for cursory inspection.
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At his best he does not spin the ball sharply, or get it to dip in , la Warne.
sharply
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The flow of money into the 30-stock average dipped sharply in mid-December.
then
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He kissed her face, then dipped his head, lifting her hips with his hands.
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Dust onions with remaining 1 cup flour and then dip into the batter to coat thoroughly.
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Try smearing the spanner jaws with light oil, then dipping them in fine sand.
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The duck is then dipped in boiling water, and the skin is brushed with a syrup of malt sugar.
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The wire leading to pin 3 is then dipped in to give a pulse.
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Dip them diagonally in melted white chocolate, leave to dry, then dip the other way in plain.
■ NOUN
finger
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Move your hands gently away and dip your fingers into the oil.
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I dipped a finger into the empty water dish, then touched my tongue.
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An enamel pot arrived and we dipped our fingers in the sweet, gelatinous stuff.
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She dipped a finger in, licked it.
hand
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On leaving, Meredith dipped his hand into a basin of water and traced a cross on her forehead.
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They dip their hands in strange chemicals, for $ 5. 00 an hour, with no health insurance.
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Creed dipped a hand into his pocket and set the switch that would charge the Nikon's flash.
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Kirov dipped his hand into his pocket, pulling out the freshly stamped papers and looking at them in amazement.
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Casually, Kirov dipped his hand into the pocket, encountering the cold hardness of the gun.
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She dipped her hand into herself and shuddered, her eyes closing completely for a moment.
head
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Or are their blunt heads dipping to the bottom and sucking food from the sand or gravel?
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Place hands behind your head and dip chin to chest.
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Many investors do not mind this as it means they do not have to dip into their pockets to get the advice.
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Now we have to dip into our empty pockets where there is nothing.
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They merely induce wealthy collectors to dip into their pockets .
reserve
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The center already has dipped into its reserves and anticipates borrowing heavily from the city.
sheep
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And he blames sheep dip for his condition.
sun
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The murdering sun had dipped below the horizon, and this was the time when she could forage for food.
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The sun has dipped beneath the horizon, leaving behind a pink glow joined by a crescent moon.
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The topmost edge of the sun was about to dip beyond the North Water.
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She watched when the sun dipped away and let darkness come with its moon riding high and silver.
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The sun had dipped below the horizon, leaving only a soft golden glow in the air.
toe
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But here at Prima we're very happy to he dipping a toe in the internet waters in a very good cause.
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But dipping a toe into the contracting pond can be problematic.
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Best with which to dip your toes ?
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Tentatively, some dipped their toes to test the water.
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But companies are beginning to dip their toes into these turbid waters.
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So it's an excellent time to dip a toe into the ocean of investment opportunities.
water
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The white blades rose and trembled like wings over the water , dipped , and rose again, scattering drops of emerald.
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Note that clean clock pulses are once again needed and the water dipping method described earlier works fairly well.
year
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Two-#year note yields dipped 2 basis points to 5. 16 percent.
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Since 1992, on the other hand, it has been less than 20 each year and has dipped below 17 twice.
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Benchmark 30-#year bond yields dipped to 6. 15 percent from 6. 19 percent yesterday.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bob/dunk/dip for apples
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Children from Much Marcle Primary School will be demonstrating how to bob for apples .
put/dip a toe in the water
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Dip stale bread in egg and milk and fry it in butter to make French Toast.
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Emily dipped her toes in the water and squealed.
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The temperature may dip to -10 at some places near Tahoe tonight.
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The trail dipped into the dark rain forest.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Betty Crocker DunkAroos are animal cracker cookies meant to be dipped in the accompanying rainbow sprinkles frosting.
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Mike Yarwood's career dipped as Heath's and Wilson's did.
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Now dip a large spoon into the soup and take out some broth.
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On leaving, Meredith dipped his hand into a basin of water and traced a cross on her forehead.
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The flow of money into the 30-stock average dipped sharply in mid-December.
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The murdering sun had dipped below the horizon, and this was the time when she could forage for food.
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This morning he didn't dip his bread and butter into it, munch and gulp, as usual.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
lucky
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The pundits dip haphazardly into the lucky dip.
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A good lucky dip , to please the sixes and upwards.
■ VERB
take
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It was close enough to the cottage for her to take an early morning dip or a quick swim before dinner.
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Whenever the government releases a particularly bad inflation report, the bond market takes a dip .
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Terry won't be taking a dip in the waterworld either.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bob/dunk/dip for apples
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Children from Much Marcle Primary School will be demonstrating how to bob for apples .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The boy fell off his bicycle when he went over a dip in the road too fast.
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The sauce also works well as a dip for raw vegetables.
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There's a dip in the road at the bottom of the hill.
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There's been a dip in revenue because of the recession.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Figure 4-11 shows a geologic map with formations, strikes, and dips indicated.
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Given the circumstances of a cheese dip , it was cheering.
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I have to set out the dips and Tostitos.
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In one dip in the mountains, where the sun has just sunk, there is a red volcanic brilliance.
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Karlin relates the oppressive anti-Semitism his forebears endured in a vague, almost elliptical style with dips into the stream of consciousness.
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The Thames felt decidedly warmer the second time I went for a dip .
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There are terrifying hairpin bends, sharp dips and sudden ascents.
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They held the punch bowl at parties, the potato salad, chips and dips.