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Collocations for roadblock - noun

1. barrier across a road

ADJECTIVE

army, military, police

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VERB + roadblock

set up
Police set up a roadblock on the road to the capital.
remove

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PREPOSITION

at a/the roadblock
They were stopped at a roadblock leaving the city.
through a/the roadblock
The truck drove through the roadblock at 100 mph.

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2. (AmE) problem

ADJECTIVE

big, major
Funding has been a major roadblock.
potential
The proposed merger is already facing potential roadblocks.
political

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VERB + roadblock

remove
encounter, hit
The company hit its first roadblock last year.
face
create, put up, throw up
This bill would create a roadblock for women.
overcome

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PREPOSITION

up against a roadblock
No sooner had they celebrated their victory than they came up against a new roadblock.
roadblock in
I was hitting a roadblock in my personal work.
roadblock to
self-defeating beliefs and other roadblocks to happiness

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