Collocations for commotion - noun
ADJ.
dreadful, great, terrible | sudden
VERB + COMMOTION
cause, make, set up
The people upstairs were making a great commotion. | The dogs set up a terrible commotion as we came near the house.
The people upstairs were making a great commotion. | The dogs set up a terrible commotion as we came near the house.
hear
COMMOTION + VERB
break out | die down
PREP.
in a/the ~
Lots of furniture had been knocked over in the commotion.
Lots of furniture had been knocked over in the commotion.
~ about/over
What''s all the commotion about?
What''s all the commotion about?