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Collocations for foil - verb

Foil is used with these nouns as the object:
attempt, coup, plan, plot, raid, robbery, scheme

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Collocations for foil - noun

1. metal in a thin sheet

ADJECTIVE

aluminium (BrE), aluminum (AmE), gold, silver, tin
kitchen (BrE)

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… OF FOIL

piece, sheet
roll

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VERB + foil

cover sth with, wrap sth in
I wrapped the sandwiches in foil.

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2. sth that shows off the qualities of sth else

ADJECTIVE

good, ideal (esp. BrE), perfect

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VERB + foil

be, provide

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PREPOSITION

as a foil
She has used mosses as a foil for the bright red flowers in the bed.
foil for, foil to
The couple provided the perfect foil for one another.

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