Collocations for chest - noun
ADJ.
broad, manly, massive, muscular, muscled, powerful, strong | narrow, puny | flat
She wears loose clothes to hide her flat chest.
She wears loose clothes to hide her flat chest.
bare, naked | hairy, hairless | bad, weak, wheezy | lower, upper
VERB + CHEST
clutch (at)
Clutching his chest in agony, he fell to the ground.
Clutching his chest in agony, he fell to the ground.
thump
‘You''ve got to have courage, ’ he said, thumping his chest.
‘You''ve got to have courage, ’ he said, thumping his chest.
CHEST + VERB
expand, heave, rise and fall | puff (out/up), swell
His chest puffed out with indignation at the suggestion. | His chest swelled with pride as he accepted the award.
His chest puffed out with indignation at the suggestion. | His chest swelled with pride as he accepted the award.
tighten
Her chest tightened with fear.
Her chest tightened with fear.
ache
She ran until her chest ached.
She ran until her chest ached.
CHEST + NOUN
pain, tightness | injury | ailment, complaint, condition, disease, infection, problems, trouble | radiograph, X-ray | muscles | hair | cavity
PREP.
in the/your ~
She was hit in the chest by two of the bullets.
She was hit in the chest by two of the bullets.
on the/your ~
the hairs on his chest
the hairs on his chest
to the/your ~
He suffered burns to the chest and neck. | She clutched her baby tightly to her chest.
He suffered burns to the chest and neck. | She clutched her baby tightly to her chest.