Common Collocations with BREAK, CATCH and PAY - AIRC120

In this episode we're going to help you with some common collocations with the verbs BREAK, CATCH & PAY

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BREAK - smash, fracture a bone, shatter, stop functioning, descansar, hacer pausa To physically break something: break a glass / break a limb (arm or leg) break someone's heart break a habit - to break a bad habit, replace it with a good one break a promise (make, keep a promise) break a record - Have we broken the record for the most podcasts recorded in 3 days? break the ice - What are your favourite 'ice-breakers'? break the law - Have you ever broken the law? break the news to someone break the rules 'Rules are made to be broken' break wind = to expel air via the anus (to fart)

CATCH coger, pillar (por sorpresa-he was caught stealing a car), atrapar, agarrar, pescar (to catch a fish), catch a ball - coger catch a bus/train - coger/tomar (in Argentina) catch a/the cold/flu/your death catch a thief catch fire catch sight of catch your breath - recuperar el aliento catch someone's eye/attention - a waiter in a restaurant catch someone red-handed/at it Where's the catch? - ¿Cuál es la trampa? There must be a catch here somewhere - Aquí debe de haber trampa (I'll) catch you later! (informal) ¡nos vemos! You can catch me at my office.

PAY Pay with money: pay a fine / pay the bill / pay cash/by credit card You can also pay a/the price (as a consequence of something) pay attention - presta atención pay someone a compliment - hacer cumplidos a algn (to return the compliment) pay someone a visit pay your respects (when someone dies / passes away) pay for your mistakes

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