I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a stomach upset (= when your stomach is affected by illness )
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The boy had a stomach upset after eating berries from the garden.
an upset stomach (= a stomach affected by illness )
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Debbie was at home because she had an upset stomach.
be alarmed/appalled/upset etc at the prospect (of sth)
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She was secretly appalled at the prospect of being looked after by her aunt.
disrupt/upset sb’s routine
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She disliked things that disrupted her routine.
tummy bug/upset British English (= an illness of the stomach that makes you vomit )
upset the arrangements (= cause problems which spoil the arrangements )
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I don’t want to upset your arrangements.
upset the balance (= make it less equal or correct )
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The move could upset the delicate balance of power in the Middle East.
visibly shaken/shocked/upset etc
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She was visibly shaken by the news.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
stomach
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Backache, headache, insomnia, upset stomach , irritability.
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He missed the 2-2 draw with Boro because of an upset stomach . and reserve Iain Jenkins is standing-by.
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Wainwright will play despite having returned from representing the Barbarians in the Hong Kong Sevens suffering from an upset stomach .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"What's the matter with Rod?" "I think he's still upset that we forgot his birthday."
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Don't be upset . I'm sure she didn't mean to be unkind.
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Liz is very upset about her uncle's death.
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Miss Hurley is too upset to speak to anyone at the moment.
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She's still upset about her uncle's death.
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The children were very upset when we told them that we wouldn't be going to Disneyland.
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The organizers were upset that so few people visited the exhibition.
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We'd better not tell Mum about what's happened. She'll only get upset .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Evidence of identification was given by the college chaplain who said he was too upset to talk about the death.
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Now Snyde's about to take over the control of copying and the Copy Master is upset about it.
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Orton wrote to Williams hoping he wasn't too upset .
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She had already started to retreat into eating when she felt upset .
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Snowy said she didn't mind, but Jane still felt upset .
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The monster after committing this atrocity felt upset .
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
deeply
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If she had discovered that Tina could have said much the same she would have been deeply upset .
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Friends and family members here who have spoken with Makharadze by telephone since the accident describe him as deeply upset .
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Mr Pollock's family are deeply upset by the claim, according to their minister, the Rev Trevor Gribben.
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This mollified investors but deeply upset employees.
particularly
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Despite the squeal she didn't seem particularly upset .
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They called themselves the Clamshell Alliance after the local clam fishers, who had been particularly upset by the plan.
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What particularly upset them, in some cases, was the negative tone, as they saw it, of assessments.
visibly
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Gretzky was visibly upset after skating over to check on his wife.
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He gets visibly upset when talking about the transplants, saying they needlessly subject children to harrowing side effects.
■ NOUN
apple
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As I said, you could have upset the apple cart badly.
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Our specific role in the political milieu is to upset the apple cart, which is precisely what happened in Florida.
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Just when you think you have got your finances whipped into shape something or some one comes along to upset the apple cart.
balance
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The proposed law would upset that balance in favor of property owners.
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The finish is also more permanent and does not upset the float's balance .
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She has upset the natural balance of the world, including the ecology of Earth and Heaven.
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In general landowners were expected to work the land and to increase productivity, but not to upset the ecological balance .
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Critics say the law upsets the balance of power by delegating legislative authority to the executive branch.
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The chemicals upset the balance of the environment and killed not only the whitefly but also other wildlife including the bumble bee.
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They upset the delicate balance of interests on which high organizational performance is so often based.
cart
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As I said, you could have upset the apple cart badly.
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Our specific role in the political milieu is to upset the apple cart , which is precisely what happened in Florida.
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Just when you think you have got your finances whipped into shape something or some one comes along to upset the apple cart .
father
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When I fought against it, the resulting unpleasantness always upset my father .
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She was upset my father would think it could affect her feelings.
parent
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The girl did not like her father and was upset when her divorced parents got back together.
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But her study of them and conclusions are likely to upset many parents whose children have been classified as such.
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This is not a dangerous complication, has no aftereffects, and requires no treatments, but it does upset parents .
people
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He hated to upset people , especially his own children.
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We had some pretty upset people .
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Odd then that we are still at liberty to buy foreign cars, even though this might upset people in Birmingham.
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Since some of that art is protest art, it inevitably upsets some people .
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It's not blasphemous, it's not going to upset people .
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That could be fatal, she said, and would upset a lot of people .
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This cosy arrangement upset a lot of people and an angry crowd gathered outside the palace.
plan
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She'd only been annoyed because it upset all her work plans .
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They called themselves the Clamshell Alliance after the local clam fishers, who had been particularly upset by the plan .
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Iconoclasts, however, can upset the best laid plans of stereotyped one-day skippers.
stomach
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If you had a stomach upset you were sent to Mrs. Sutton who sold you a powder for tuppence.
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The cold symptoms, the stomach upset , the fevers all pointed to flu.
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Additionally, many people report stomach upsets , ear infections and rashes after coming into contact with the lake water.
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John King makes a late shuffle after Neil McNab goes down with a stomach upset .
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Symptoms can include stomach upsets , headaches, sore throats, asthma and tiredness.
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A less severe cough, cold, throat or stomach upset etc. may need a dose 2 or 3 times a day.
■ VERB
become
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Kristina became very upset with Dennis for not being able to solve the program problem.
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Sometimes, high producers become upset over the low productivity of others.
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Presently they begin to believe that these are their proper roles and become upset when challenged.
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They're likely to become emotionally upset .
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After an exchange with Bonin, Zimmer became so upset that he had to be restrained.
feel
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We feel it may have upset her mentally.
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If you feel upset by an apparent unfairness, pursue the matter through the grievance procedure.
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I felt pretty upset about six months ago when it all started.
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She felt on edge, upset by all the emotional ups and downs.
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As some one bereaved through the disease, I felt angry and upset by the flippancy with which you dealt with this subject.
get
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I get upset all the time on that show.
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You get upset in the most florid ways, the most extreme hyperbole.
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She sits around like a spider waiting for him to get upset so she can comfort him.
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Respond to personal attack by getting angry or upset .
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And the prime actors-the privileged few-could get very upset by this.
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He gets visibly upset when talking about the transplants, saying they needlessly subject children to harrowing side effects.
seem
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I took it off Uncle when he was doolally, because it seemed to upset him.
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But this time around, few others in Washington seem particularly surprised or upset , either.
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This seemed to upset Leslie disproportionately.
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You seem upset , Mr McMurphy.
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You seemed to have upset him rather.
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She seemed really upset , her voice trembling a little.
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Despite the squeal she didn't seem particularly upset .
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He seemed genuinely upset that the boy had been killed.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Why's he crying?" "I don't know - something must have upset him."
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France upset Brazil in the World Cup final.
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Her father died when she was ten, and it still upsets her to think about it.
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I'm sorry - I didn't mean to upset you.
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I'm sorry if I upset you - I didn't mean to.
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It still upsets me to think about my parents' divorce.
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One of the kids upset a bottle of water on the table.
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Recent bank failures threaten to upset the entire world economy.
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Rowan said this latest outbreak of violence could upset the peace talks.
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She was careful not to upset the bottle of nail polish on the bed.
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The closing of the plant threatens to upset the local economy.
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The idea of having to change school seemed to upset him more than we thought it would.
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Try not to upset your father. He's had a hard day.
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What upsets me most is the way she lied to me.
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Young children don't like anything which upsets their daily routine.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Football fans and coaches were outraged that their schedules were being upset .
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It used to upset me - really, you have no idea.
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Positions might have been changed and the precarious political balance upset by any intensification of the spiritual pollution campaign.
III. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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Unseating Gramm would be an even bigger upset .
emotional
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These two cases also illustrate the effect that emotional blocks or upsets can have on the overall health of the individual.
■ NOUN
stomach
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In general, children and adults should not be given too much milk to drink if they are recovering from a stomach upset .
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Some even insert caffeine suppositories before a race in an attempt to provide a sustained dose with no stomach upset .
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Carbon monoxide can cause headaches and stomach upsets or, at worse, be fatal.
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Kylie has felt the pace and has spent the past 24 hours in bed with a stomach upset .
■ VERB
cause
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Carbon monoxide can cause headaches and stomach upsets or, at worse, be fatal.
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Knowing your vulnerability Sometimes it is important to defend a principle even though it is controversial and will cause an upset .
pull
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For a while, after the polls closed, it looked as if Mr Reynolds might pull off a stunning upset .
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To their credit, South Alabama stuck with that nasty strategy and almost pulled off the upset .
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That theory was demonstrated as the Lakers nearly pulled off the upset in the closing seconds.
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They pulled a mild upset of eighth-seeded but nationally revered Duke in the first round.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Stephanie White led Purdue to an upset over No. 4-ranked Stanford.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And two years later, he skippered the side when they lost ingloriously to Sheffield Eagles in a monumental upset .
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But, like all professionals, Fisher is prone to the odd upset .
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It is possible that these symptoms are due to hormonal upsets, caused by anti-bodies affecting the ovaries.
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The trivial upsets of daily living assume importance but the big tragedies they take in their stride.