chase

chase
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noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ long, short
▪ high-speed
▪ car
▪

The film ends with a long car chase.

▪ police
▪ wild goose
▪

He sent us on a wild goose chase (= a search for sth that cannot be found).

VERB + CHASE
▪ give (esp. BrE), take up
▪

The old lady shouted for help and then gave chase.

▪

A police officer arrived on the scene and took up the chase.

▪ give up
▪

Exhausted and hungry, the hunters finally gave up the chase.

▪ join, join in
▪

Several children joined in the chase.

CHASE + NOUN
▪ scene, sequence
▪

The movie opens with an exciting chase scene.

PHRASES
▪ the thrill of the chase
▪

What did he really want? Was it just the thrill of the chase?

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verb
Chase is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hound, ↑lion, ↑mob
Chase is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ball, ↑butterfly, ↑dream, ↑mirage, ↑mouse, ↑prey, ↑rabbit, ↑robber, ↑tail, ↑tornado

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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