Collocations for genius - noun
1. very great and unusual ability
ADJ.
great, pure, real | natural
QUANT.
flash, stroke, touch
In a flash of pure genius, she realized the answer to the problem. | It was a stroke of genius on my part to avoid such awkward questions.
In a flash of pure genius, she realized the answer to the problem. | It was a stroke of genius on my part to avoid such awkward questions.
VERB + GENIUS
have
She has a genius for sorting things out.
She has a genius for sorting things out.
show
a work which shows real genius
a work which shows real genius
GENIUS + VERB
lie in sth
His genius lies in his ability to convey pure terror in his work.
His genius lies in his ability to convey pure terror in his work.
PREP.
of ~
a writer of genius
a writer of genius
~ for
his genius for pinpointing the absurd
his genius for pinpointing the absurd
2. person with great and unusual ability
ADJ.
great | natural | eccentric, wayward | artistic, comic, creative, literary, mathematical, military, musical, etc.