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Collocations for blush - noun

ADJ.

deep, fiery, hot, warm | faint

VERB + BLUSH

produce
His jokes produced blushes from the ladies.
hide
She tried to hide her fiery blush.

BLUSH + VERB

deepen | creep, rise, spread
A deep blush spread from her head to her neck.

PREP.

with/without a ~
She lowered her eyes with a deep blush.
~ of
a hot blush of embarrassment

PHRASES

a blush comes to sb''s cheeks/face, bring a blush to sb''s cheeks/face, save/spare sb''s blushes
(= to save sb from an embarrassing situation)

Collocations for blush - verb

ADV.

deeply, furiously, hotly | faintly, a little, slightly | readily
She blushed more readily when she was a teenager.
angrily, guiltily

VERB + BLUSH

make sb
Stop teasing him - you''re making him blush.

PREP.

at
He blushed at the mention of her name.
with
She blushed crimson with embarrassment.

PHRASES

blush crimson/scarlet

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