Collocation
follow advice
to do what someone recommends or suggests you should do
Definition
'follow advice' is a common English collocation. to do what someone recommends or suggests you should do
follow + advice
“You should follow your doctor's advice and get more rest.”
Examples
- If you follow advice from experienced colleagues, you will learn faster.
- She followed advice from her coach and changed her training plan.
- It is hard to follow advice when you are stressed and tired.
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- He did not follow advice about backing up his files, and he lost everything.
- I always try to follow advice that is supported by evidence.
- They will follow advice from the engineer before making any changes to the bridge.
- Had you followed advice earlier, the repair would have been cheaper.
- The committee decided to follow advice from outside experts to avoid bias.
- To follow advice properly, write down the steps and check your progress each week.
More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- start work to begin working, especially at a job or on a task
- make money to earn money; to generate a profit or income
- make a request to ask formally for something, especially through an official process
- do business to conduct commercial activity; to buy, sell, or work with another company professionally