Collocation
lower your voice
Definition
to speak more quietly
'lower your voice' is a common English collocation. to speak more quietly
lower + your + voice
“Could you please lower your voice? People are trying to work.”
Examples
- Please _____ your voice in the library.
- Could you _____ your voice a little? The baby is sleeping.
- The teacher asked the students to _____ their voices during the test.
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- He had to _____ his voice because everyone around him was whispering.
- If you _____ your voice, we can talk about this calmly.
- She _____ her voice when she realized someone was listening nearby.
- I’m not trying to argue—I’ll _____ my voice.
- The manager told him to _____ his voice in front of customers.
- They _____ their voices as they walked past the hospital rooms.
More verb + possessive determiner + nouns
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- check your phone to look at your phone for messages, calls, notifications, or information
- change your mind to decide differently; to reverse a decision or opinion