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Collocation Use with Catch, Pay, Keep

Choose which one of the following three verbs goes with the expressions listed below

Catch Pay Keep
a cold

attention

a pet

a bus

control

the bill

a promise

interest

someone's attention

a ball

calm

the price

someone's place

by check

a thief

someone a vist

a fright

an appointment

by surprise

a salary

quiet

fire

cash

a secret

a diary

someone a compliment

someone's eye

a mouse

the change

wages

Combinations with Take, Have and Break

Combinations with Catch, Pay and Keep

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