Collocations for shop - noun
ADJ.
high-street | corner, local, village | busy | elegant, fine, exclusive, expensive, grand, high-class, posh, smart, stylish, sumptuous, upmarket | delightful, excellent, good, wonderful | well-stocked | trendy | old-fashioned, quaint, traditional | dingy, shabby | colourful | boarded up, disused, empty, vacant | butcher''s, greengrocer''s, etc. | gift, pet, shoe, etc. | electrical, photographic, etc. | specialist | duty-free
She bought 400 cigarettes at the airport duty-free shop.
She bought 400 cigarettes at the airport duty-free shop.
charity
I gave all my old books to a charity shop.
I gave all my old books to a charity shop.
junk | betting | mobile
Mobile shops are invaluable to people in rural areas.
Mobile shops are invaluable to people in rural areas.
retail | one-stop
This is your one-stop shop for all your holiday needs.
This is your one-stop shop for all your holiday needs.
QUANT.
parade, row
The post office is at the end of the row of shops.
The post office is at the end of the row of shops.
chain
The brothers opened a chain of electrical shops in the eighties.
The brothers opened a chain of electrical shops in the eighties.
VERB + SHOP
have, keep, own, run | open, set up
She opened a flower shop in the High Street. | (figurative) Some buskers had set up shop outside the station.
She opened a flower shop in the High Street. | (figurative) Some buskers had set up shop outside the station.
close, shut (up)
At 5.30 she shuts up shop and goes home.
At 5.30 she shuts up shop and goes home.
SHOP + VERB
sell sth | offer sth
The shop offers a large selection of leather goods at reasonable prices.
The shop offers a large selection of leather goods at reasonable prices.
specialize in sth | advertise sth | display sth | open | close, shut
SHOP + NOUN
assistant, manager, manageress, owner, staff, worker | counter, display, doorway, front, premises, shelves, sign, window | chain
a famous shoe shop chain
a famous shoe shop chain
PREP.
around/round a/the ~
I went around all the shops but I couldn''t find a present for him.
I went around all the shops but I couldn''t find a present for him.
at a/the ~
There was was a break-in at that new shop last night.
There was was a break-in at that new shop last night.
in a/the ~
She works part-time in a shop.
She works part-time in a shop.