Collocations for slant - noun
1. leaning position
VERB + SLANT
have | take on
Her chin took on a stubborn slant.
Her chin took on a stubborn slant.
PREP.
at a ~
They held their spears at a slant.
They held their spears at a slant.
on the ~
Cut the flower stems on the slant.
Cut the flower stems on the slant.
2. way of thinking about sth
ADJ.
different, new | feminist, left-wing, etc.
VERB + SLANT
give sth, put
He puts his own particular slant on everything.
He puts his own particular slant on everything.
PREP.
with a … ~
an article with a right-wing slant
an article with a right-wing slant
~ on
That''s a different slant on the causes of the First World War.
That''s a different slant on the causes of the First World War.
~ to
The story gives a new slant to his character.
The story gives a new slant to his character.