Collocations for proposition - noun
1. arrangement/offer/suggestion
ADJECTIVE
attractive,
tempting,
win-win
feasible, practical, viable
business, commercial, economic, paying
losing (esp. AmE)
feasible, practical, viable
business, commercial, economic, paying
losing (esp. AmE)
VERB + proposition
put to sb
Ring up your agent in New York and put your proposition to him.
Ring up your agent in New York and put your proposition to him.
consider
accept
reject
accept
reject
2. thing to be done
ADJECTIVE
difficult,
tough,
tricky
simple
Getting a job is not always a simple proposition.
simple
Getting a job is not always a simple proposition.
expensive
all-or-nothing (AmE)
dangerous, dicey (AmE), risky
different
Running the business was one thing. Getting it to make a profit was a different proposition altogether.
all-or-nothing (AmE)
dangerous, dicey (AmE), risky
different
Running the business was one thing. Getting it to make a profit was a different proposition altogether.
3. idea/opinion
ADJECTIVE
basic,
central,
fundamental
true
abstract, empirical, existential, general, theoretical
dubious
simple
true
abstract, empirical, existential, general, theoretical
dubious
simple
PREPOSITION
proposition about
The book puts forward a number of propositions about the nature of language.
The book puts forward a number of propositions about the nature of language.