Collocation
miss a train
Definition
to arrive too late to catch a train before it departs
'miss a train' is a common English collocation. to arrive too late to catch a train before it departs
miss + a/the + train
“Hurry up, or we'll miss the train.”
Examples
- If we don't leave now, we'll _____ the train.
- She _____ the train because of heavy traffic.
- I always set two alarms so I don't _____ my train.
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- We nearly _____ the train, but the doors were still open.
- If you _____ the train, the next one isn't for an hour.
- He'd rather pay for a taxi than _____ the train again.
- By the time we reached the platform, we'd already _____ the train.
- Don't worry—if we _____ the train, we can rebook at the ticket office.
- They would've _____ the train if the conductor hadn't held the doors.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder
- do a job to perform a task or piece of work; to complete work that needs to be done