{"id":18879,"date":"2021-03-14T19:58:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T00:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=18879"},"modified":"2023-05-23T11:47:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:47:08","slug":"20-confusing-english-collocations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/20-confusing-english-collocations\/","title":{"rendered":"20 confusing English collocations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GANOt5ow9wk?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\n<center><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/1000-collocations-in-10-minutes-a-day\/\"><strong>1000 Collocations E-Book<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/center><br \/>\nDo you know the difference between \u201cmaking trouble\u201d and \u201ctaking the trouble\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>What about \u201chaving fun\u201d and \u201cmaking fun\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>Today I\u2019m going to clarify some confusing collocations with the words have, make, and take. These are some of the most common verbs in English, and they\u2019re used in tons of collocations.<\/p>\n<p>The meaning often changes depending on which verb is used, so in this lesson we\u2019ll go through several pairs of collocations and learn when to use each one.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>have an advantage \/ take advantage<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If you <strong>have an advantage,<\/strong> it means you are in a better position when compared to someone else. If one job candidate has 7 years of work experience and another candidate has only 2 years, the one with more experience has an advantage, he is more likely to be hired.<\/p>\n<p>To <strong>take advantage<\/strong> means to take action so that you profit or benefit from a situation. This can be a good thing \u2013 if you get a scholarship to study abroad, you should take advantage of the opportunity, accept the opportunity for your benefit.<\/p>\n<p>Or it can be a bad thing, like sometimes during political protests, people take advantage of the chaos and the distracted police in order to steal things from stores.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>make an appointment \/ have an appointment<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Make an appointment<\/strong> refers to the action of setting or scheduling the appointment. If I need a checkup, I\u2019d call my doctor\u2019s office and make an appointment for next week; I\u2019m establishing the time and date of the future appointment.<\/p>\n<p>After the appointment is made, now I can say I <strong>have an appointment<\/strong> \u2013 meaning there is an appointment already scheduled. So when I walk into the doctor\u2019s office I might say \u201cI have an appointment for 10:30.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/calender-2389150_640-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/calender-2389150_640-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/calender-2389150_640-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/calender-2389150_640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>take a break \/ make a break<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>To <strong>take a break<\/strong> means to pause an activity or pause work so you can rest for a short time. In the middle of a 3-hour meeting, your boss might tell everyone to take a break for 10 minutes so people can use the bathroom, get some coffee, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>To <strong>make a break<\/strong> means something totally different \u2013 it\u2019s to run suddenly and try to escape. If I\u2019m walking my dog and I let him off his leash, he might make a break \u2013 run away from me \u2013 maybe he\u2019s going to go chase a cat. Make a break means to run away trying to escape.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>have a chance \/ take a chance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>To <strong>have a chance<\/strong> (or sometimes <strong>have the chance<\/strong>) simply means to have some time available to do something. If I call my sister and she\u2019s busy, I might leave a message saying \u201cCall me back when you have a chance\u201d \u2013 when you have time available.<\/p>\n<p>To <strong>take a chance<\/strong> means to try something risky or dangerous, or something that might not succeed. When a guy asks a girl out on a date, he\u2019s taking a chance \u2013 she might agree to go out, or she might reject him. There\u2019s a risk of failure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/married-couple-1232510_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/married-couple-1232510_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/married-couple-1232510_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>make a call \/ take a call<\/h4>\n<p>To <strong>make a phone call<\/strong> means you initiate the call, you call somebody.<\/p>\n<p>To<strong> take a call<\/strong> means you receive the call, somebody else calls you and you agree to answer. If you\u2019re going to be in a meeting with a client, you might tell your coworkers \u201cI can\u2019t take any calls this afternoon\u201d \u2013 meaning you\u2019re not available to receive calls.<\/p>\n<h4>make an exception \/ take exception<\/h4>\n<p>When you <strong>make an exception<\/strong>, it means you permit someone to do something against the rules or customs. Let\u2019s say a homework assignment is due on Thursday, but a student turns it in on Friday with apologies and says he was having problems with his computer, the teacher might make an exception and allow him to submit the assignment late.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take exception to<\/strong> something means to strongly disagree or be offended by it. If a reporter from a magazine interviews me, but then the published article twists my words and presents them completely out of context in order to make me look bad, I could say \u201cI take exception to the way my views were portrayed in that article\u201d \u2013 I disagree with it and I\u2019m offended by it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/girl-147105_640-210x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/girl-147105_640-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/girl-147105_640.png 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>have fun \/ make fun<\/h4>\n<p>When you\u2019re <strong>having fun<\/strong>, you\u2019re enjoying yourself. The kids are having fun at the birthday party. We had fun at the beach last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>To<strong> make fun of someone<\/strong> means to tease or mock the person, you are joking about them in a way that could be light and funny, but that could also hurt their feelings, depending on what exactly is said and the tone of voice.<\/p>\n<p>In college, my friends used to make fun of me for being short, and I used to laugh about it, too. But maybe in school some kids make fun of one child for being fat, or for having a strange name, and that would make the child feel bad.<\/p>\n<h4>have time \/ make time \/ take your time<\/h4>\n<p>If you <strong>have time<\/strong>, it means there is time available for you to use. For example, I have time to go to the bank after work.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if your schedule is very busy and you need to do one more activity, then you would need to <strong>make time<\/strong> for it \u2013 make time means to adjust your schedule, maybe by canceling or delaying something, in order to create the opportunity for the task.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, to <strong>take your time<\/strong> means to do something slowly and carefully, without rushing. For example, when you join a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/english-speaking-courses\/\"><strong>course at Espresso English<\/strong><\/a>, you can take your time \u2013 you can study at a nice and relaxed pace \u2013 because your access won\u2019t expire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/learn-2001940_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/learn-2001940_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/learn-2001940_640-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>have trouble \/ make trouble \/ take the trouble<\/h4>\n<p>If you <strong>have trouble,<\/strong> it means you have a problem or you have difficulty. I might tell my husband, I\u2019m having trouble getting this jar open, can you help me?<\/p>\n<p>When you <strong>make trouble<\/strong>, it means you\u2019re <em>causing <\/em>a problem or causing difficulty. If some kids in the classroom are talking loudly and behaving badly, they\u2019re making trouble, because they\u2019re causing it to be more difficult for everyone else to learn.<\/p>\n<p>And then when you <strong>take the trouble<\/strong> to do something, it means you make a special effort to do it, maybe you\u2019re doing something extra that a regular person might not normally do.<\/p>\n<p>For example, my dad helps a lot of people with their computer problems, and not only does he fix the problems, but he also takes the trouble to explain it to them \u2013 so he does the additional step of providing a patient and detailed explanation.<\/p>\n<h4>Different verbs, same meaning<\/h4>\n<p>Now there are a few collocations where different verbs are used but the meaning is the same \u2013 let me show you a couple of these:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>take a shower \/ have a shower<\/strong> \u2013 mean the same thing, to wash yourself in the shower. At least in American English, \u201ctake a shower\u201d is more common. Same for bath \u2013 you can take a bath or have a bath<\/li>\n<li><strong>take a nap \/ have a nap<\/strong> \u2013 these are the same. Or you could say take a rest \/ have a rest<\/li>\n<li><strong>take a look \/ have a look<\/strong> \u2013 both of these are informal ways to talk about looking at something with your eyes, often for the purposes of evaluating the thing. Your dentist might say \u201cLet me take a look at your teeth\u201d or a co-worker might say \u201cI had a look at the data.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-18885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dentist-4275389_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dentist-4275389_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dentist-4275389_640-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to remember these collocations better, I\u2019d encourage you to try writing your own example sentences using each one \u2013 this will help establish the differences in your memory.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn even more with my e-book, <a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/1000-collocations-in-10-minutes-a-day\/\"><strong>1000 Collocations in 10 Minutes a Day.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s full of quick lessons and quizzes that will teach you tons of common collocations, so that you can expand your vocabulary and be able to express yourself better in English \u2013 and also avoid mistakes with collocations, avoid putting words together in a way that sounds unnatural.<\/p>\n<p>I believe this is my most popular e-book; everyone loves how easy it is to complete the lessons.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for watching and I\u2019ll talk to you next time. 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