Collocations for scales - noun
ADJ.
weighing | bathroom, kitchen
QUANT.
pair, set
a pair of kitchen scales
a pair of kitchen scales
VERB + SCALES
put sth on/onto, weigh sth on | get on/onto, stand on, step on/onto | tip
At birth, she tipped the scales at a healthy 7lb 9oz.
At birth, she tipped the scales at a healthy 7lb 9oz.
PREP.
on the ~
I had a shock when I stood on the scales.
I had a shock when I stood on the scales.