Collocations for ladder - noun
1. piece of equipment for climbing up sth
ADJ.
rickety | wooden | loft, rope
VERB + LADDER
ascend, clamber up, climb (up), mount, go up
He went up the ladder onto the deck.
He went up the ladder onto the deck.
come down, descend, go down | put up
We put up the ladder and went to get the paint.
We put up the ladder and went to get the paint.
fall off, step off
PREP.
on/up a/the ~
She was up a ladder mending the roof.
She was up a ladder mending the roof.
down a/the ~
I was standing lower down the ladder.
I was standing lower down the ladder.
~ to
the ladder to the gallery
the ladder to the gallery
PHRASES
the bottom/foot of a ladder, a rung/step of a ladder
Several of the ladder''s rungs were broken.
Several of the ladder''s rungs were broken.
the top of a ladder
2. levels in a system
ADJ.
evolutionary, social
the people at the top of the social ladder
the people at the top of the social ladder
career, corporate, housing, promotion
VERB + LADDER
ascend, climb, move up
She was anxious to move up the promotion ladder.
She was anxious to move up the promotion ladder.
get onto
PREP.
higher up the ~
creatures higher up the evolutionary ladder
creatures higher up the evolutionary ladder
lower down the ~ | ~ of
the ladder of fame
the ladder of fame
~ to
helping her on the ladder to success
helping her on the ladder to success
PHRASES
get/have one foot on the ladder
He finally managed to get one foot on the career ladder.
He finally managed to get one foot on the career ladder.
a rung/step on the ladder
the old problem of how to get onto the first step on the ladder
the old problem of how to get onto the first step on the ladder