I.
noun
1 metal in a thin sheet
ADJECTIVE
▪ aluminium ( BrE ), aluminum ( AmE ), gold , silver , tin
▪ kitchen ( BrE )
… OF FOIL
▪ piece , sheet
▪ roll
VERB + FOIL
▪ cover sth with , wrap sth in
▪
I wrapped the sandwiches in ~.
2 sth that shows off the qualities of sth else
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , ideal ( esp. BrE ), perfect
VERB + FOIL
▪ be , provide
PREPOSITION
▪ as a ~
▪
She has used mosses as a ~ for the bright red flowers in the bed.
▪ ~ for , ~ to
▪
The couple provided the perfect ~ for one another.
II.
verb
Foil is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ attempt , ↑ coup , ↑ plan , ↑ plot , ↑ raid , ↑ robbery , ↑ scheme