Collocation
study hard
Definition
to put a lot of effort and focus into studying in order to learn or get good results
'study hard' is a common English collocation. to put a lot of effort and focus into studying in order to learn or get good results
study + hard
“If you study hard, you'll do well on the exam.”
Examples
- I need to _____ hard tonight for tomorrow's test.
- She always _____ hard before big exams.
- We _____ hard all week, so we felt ready.
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- If you want a scholarship, you have to _____ hard.
- He didn't _____ hard last semester, and his grades dropped.
- They've been _____ hard for the final since Monday.
- I _____ hard, but I still find math challenging.
- She plans to _____ hard during the holidays to catch up.
- The teacher told us to _____ hard and ask questions when we're confused.
More verb + adverbs
- do well to be successful or achieve good results
- do badly to perform poorly; to have an unsatisfactory result (in a task, test, game, or situation)
- go abroad to travel to or live in a foreign country
- go wrong to fail, stop working correctly, or develop a problem; to happen in an unexpected bad way
- go smoothly to happen or progress without problems, delays, or difficulties