BUSY STREET collocation | meaning and examples of use (original) (raw)
collocation in English
meanings of busy and street
busy
adjective
uk
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/ˈbɪz.i/us
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/ˈbɪz.i/
If you are busy, you are working hard, or giving your attention to a ...
street
uk
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/striːt/us
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/striːt/
a road in a city or town that has buildings that are usually close together along one or ...
Examples of busy street
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The recent discoveries of medical science show that a thousand perils, unsuspected a generation ago, swarm in the atmosphere of a busy street.
It is true that we are capable of performing some fairly demanding tasks nonconsciously - driving, for example, or walking down a busy street.
I recall standing with a handsome male colleague on a busy street corner.
None of us would allow a three or four year-old to run in a busy street without constant supervision.
Presumably wardens will operate at busy street junctions where traffic needs regulating.
What is the correct reaction when a dog runs across your front in a busy street?
A hoarding is put up facing a busy street.
To cross a busy street was a major operation in itself.
We all know that the property concerned is an almost square block, and there are lights to prevent traffic coming out at the wrong time into an exceedingly busy street.
For example, a busy street in my constituency, which is used morning and night as a commuter run, was dug up by one of the utilities.
It is an extremely busy street.
The majority of these charges stem from his loud campaigns at large public events and busy street corners.
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It serves as the market center and is a rather busy street.
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Midtbyen is characterized by narrow, winding, cobbled streets and a busy street life with many small squares, cafs and shops.
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A valid analogy is to imagine a busy street with people walking in the same direction past great places to eat.
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