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Collocations for slippery - adj.

VERBS

be, feel, look
become, get
The concrete gets slippery when it's wet.
make sth
The oil made the ground slippery and treacherous to walk on.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
a little, slightly, etc.
Watch out—the floor's a little slippery.
notoriously
International law is notoriously slippery.

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PREPOSITION

with
rocks that were slippery with seaweed

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PHRASES

slippery when wet
Bathroom floors can become slippery when wet.
wet and slippery
The track was wet and slippery for the race.

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Slippery is used with these nouns:
road, rock, slide, surface

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