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Collocations for rubbish - noun

1. (esp. BrE) waste material

ADJECTIVE

domestic, household
garden

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… OF RUBBISH

bag, pile
tons

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VERB + rubbish

put out
I forgot to put the rubbish out last night.
collect, remove, take away
The rubbish is collected on Tuesdays.
clear, clear out, dispose of, dump, throw, throw away, throw out
He's clearing rubbish out of the attic.
Someone had dumped their rubbish by the road.
Throw the rubbish in the bin.
leave
Don't leave your rubbish on the bus.
strew, strew around (both usually passive)
There was rubbish strewn around everywhere.
pick up

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rubbish + VERB

decay, rot

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rubbish + NOUN

bag, bin, skip
dump, heap, tip
collection, disposal
chute

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2. (BrE) sth that you think is bad/silly/wrong

ADJECTIVE

absolute, complete, total, utter
The film was absolute rubbish.
worthless
Many critics see the paintings as worthless rubbish.
old
The antique shop was just full of old rubbish.

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VERB + rubbish

talk
Don't talk such rubbish!

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PREPOSITION

rubbish about
the usual rubbish about his undiscovered talents

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PHRASES

a load of rubbish
What he said was just a load of old rubbish.
what rubbish!

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