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Collocations for lapel - noun

ADJECTIVE

narrow, wide
a coat with wide lapels

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VERB + lapel

be pinned to
A brooch was pinned to her lapel.

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lapel + NOUN

badge (BrE), button (AmE), pin (esp. BrE)

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PREPOSITION

in the/your lapel
He was wearing a carnation in his lapel.
on the/your lapel
a jacket with a pin on the lapel

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PHRASES

grab sb by the lapels
He grabbed her by the lapels and shook her violently.

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