Collocation
solve a puzzle
to figure out the answer to a puzzle by thinking and using logic
Definition
'solve a puzzle' is a common English collocation. to figure out the answer to a puzzle by thinking and using logic
solve + a + puzzle
“It took me an hour to solve a puzzle in the newspaper.”
Examples
- Can you solve a puzzle this hard without any hints?
- She solved a puzzle on the train to pass the time.
- We often solve puzzles together after dinner.
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- He is trying to solve a puzzle that has no picture on the box.
- The kids quickly solved the puzzle and asked for another one.
- If you solve the puzzle, you will unlock the next level.
- After several failed attempts, I finally solved the puzzle by working backward.
- The detective needed more evidence to solve the puzzle of what really happened that night.
- Even with all the pieces in front of us, it was surprisingly difficult to solve the puzzle.
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
- join a meeting to enter and take part in a scheduled meeting, especially an online one
- 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