I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a pair of boots
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I really need a new pair of boots this winter.
a pair of earrings
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I saw a lovely pair of earrings in the jeweller's on the High Street.
a pair of glasses
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She was wearing a new pair of glasses.
a pair of gloves
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Forbes pulled on a pair of black leather gloves.
a pair of shoes
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I need a new pair of shoes.
a pair of socks
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He had a spare pair of socks in his gym bag.
arrange sth in pairs/groups etc
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The children were arranged in lines according to height.
au pair
pair of handcuffs
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a pair of handcuffs
pair of pliers
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a pair of pliers
pair of scissors
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a pair of scissors
pair of secateurs
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a pair of secateurs
pair of slacks
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a pair of slacks
pair of trousers
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I need a new pair of trousers for work.
pair of tweezers
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She was plucking her eyebrows with a pair of tweezers .
pair of...shears
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Sam was trimming the hedge with a pair of garden shears .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
clean
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In a separate incident, Ferguson also showed Irvine a clean pair of heels.
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I put on a clean pair of socks.
extra
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The clinical teacher should be part of the ward team, but must resist becoming an extra pair of hands.
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The car was like an extra pair of legs, which they used just to go a few blocks.
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We could visit a theatre, and there would be an extra pair of hands in the garden.
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The extra pair of heads, now connected, traces the other half of the tape's width.
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But an extra pair of hands is still needed, especially during busy periods.
new
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And then they say - I want a new pair of shoes, Buck sweetie.
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She could not have bought a new pair of shoes since Brook Farm.
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Until I can afford a new pair of designer boxer shorts, I will go along with that.
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Ay, lady, the smokehouse is empty and baby needs a new pair of opera pumps.
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The riding breeches £30 and the new pair of riding boots £225.
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We repeat what we just did using this new pair: 924 goes once into 1365, with remainder 441.
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But he'd still much rather have a new pair of football boots at Christmas.
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If that come out I might buy me a new pair of shoes.
old
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An older pair tending their spawn.
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Ah, just what I was looking for: an old pair of pantyhose, useful as a filter in an emergency.
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The leather slip-ons were an old , comfortable pair .
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What to do with an old pair of sneakers?
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Football fever got to us and Brian fashioned a small ball out of an old pair of underpants and a defunct blindfold.
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Flaubert's housekeeper made Julio a coat out of an old pair of trousers.
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You can often answer these questions by closely examining an old pair of shoes to see the area of most wear.
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This time it was one shoe of an old pair .
■ VERB
buy
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I bought my first pair of those brown suede boots back in the early Sixties.
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She could not have bought a new pair of shoes since Brook Farm.
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The second method is to buy a pair that have already bred.
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If that come out I might buy me a new pair of shoes.
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If you are going to buy only one pair , I would recommend something around 7 × 50.
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And this equipment is not just something you go out and buy like a pair of shoes.
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If you want to buy a flamboyant pair of trousers, go ahead!
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She bought a pair of used high-heeled pumps from a friend for five dollars.
pull
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He had obviously taken off his wellington boots in the kitchen and not bothered to pull on a pair of shoes.
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Marta then pulls out a tiny pair of baby shoes.
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As she pulled on a pair of faded jeans and a sweatshirt, she made another decision.
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Tom said, adjusting the contrast as Jane Fonda pulled on a pair of nylon panty hose in Klute.
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Ask a practitioner more about it - sounds like something anyone who pulls on a pair of trainers should know about!
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Then he buttoned the top over his undershirt, and pulled on a pair of green socks.
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He has pulled on a pair of jeans and a sweater. ` What's up Dad?
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She had pulled on a pair of yellow rubber gauntlets. ` Spring cleaning.
put
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Perhaps she would put on another pair of socks.
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Meticulously she tied a scarf around her head and put on a pair of dark glasses.
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She didn't really know what she should be wearing, but that morning she put on an old pair of jeans.
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Then he put on the pair of brown leather cloves he had stuck into his overcoat pocket.
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He looked calmly around the yard, then put on a pair of mirrored sunglasses before slamming the car door shut.
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You could also spend an exhausting day at Squaw Valley and never put on a pair of skis.
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Come here, put a pair of trousers on or something.
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She put on a pair of sunglasses.
wear
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This kitchen is unheated, and underneath the cloth he's only wearing a pair of underpants.
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He would wear a pair of shoes until they almost fell apart.
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He wears nothing but a pair of shorts.
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He wears a pair of black gloves.
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He was wearing a pair of steel-rimmed spectacles.
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He was wearing a very attractive pair of black tassel loafers.
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The boots were very comfortable from new even when wearing a single pair of walking socks.
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Cynthia arrived, wearing a pair of blue oven mitts and carrying a large stew pot.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a safe pair of hands
show (sb) a clean pair of heels
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a pair of clip-on earrings
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a pair of socks
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Bill and his brother were a rather odd-looking pair .
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Do the next exercise in pairs.
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I've got three pairs.
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I need a new pair of shoes.
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If you wear glasses, take an extra pair when you go on vacation.
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Stein and his business partner are a rather unusual pair .
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They felt like a pair of burglars, enjoying themselves in someone else's house while the owner was away.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Downstairs he found Beryl at the table with the newspaper, her coffee and a pair of scissors.
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Have each pair average the number of drops the penny holds.
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In one later incarnation, she is depicted as severe, with a scalpel and a large pair of pincers.
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Make a right pair , you will.
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Norcross found that the acquisition of a button-pressing task proceeded more rapidly with the first pair of stimuli than with the second.
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The square was empty, except for a pair of winos sleeping it off under the statue.
II. verb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a safe pair of hands
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the third was also paired up and came home with me.
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He had been paired off with Whitlock.
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If a conditioned response occurs, you will begin alternating escape scenes and pairing scenes.
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Strong optimism paired with strong anxiety.
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Well, by the time things had sorted themselves out, Johnny Miller was nearest to us and we were paired with him.
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You can have your menu paired with wines for an additional $ 45.