Collocations for martyr - noun
1. sb who is killed/suffers for what they believe
ADJ.
early | Christian
VERB + MARTYR
make sb
Killing him would only make him a martyr.
Killing him would only make him a martyr.
PREP.
~ to
a martyr to the cause
a martyr to the cause
PHRASES
a martyr''s death
2. sb who tries to gain sympathy
VERB + MARTYR
play
Stop playing the martyr.
Stop playing the martyr.
PHRASES
make a martyr of yourself