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Collocations for master - noun

1. person in charge

ADJ.

political
His political masters are all old right-wing politicians.

PREP.

~ of
He wants to be master of his own destiny.

2. person with skill

ADJ.

acknowledged, great
This portrait is the work of an acknowledged master.

MASTER + NOUN

builder, craftsman

PREP.

~ of
a master of disguise

PHRASES

be a past master at/in/of sth
(= to be very good at sth) He''s a past master at delaying meetings.

3. Master''s: university degree

VERB + MASTER

do, study for, take
He did a Master''s at Hull University.
get
She got her Master''s last year.

MASTER + NOUN

Master''s degree

PREP.

~ in
a Master''s in politics

Collocations for master - verb

ADV.

completely, entirely, fully, quite | quickly

VERB + MASTER

be difficult to
a technique that was surprisingly difficult to master
struggle to, try to
the challenge of trying to master a new language
fail to

PHRASES

master the art of sth
He never completely mastered the art of lip-reading.

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