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Collocations for suit - noun

1. set of clothes

ADJECTIVE

designer, elegant, immaculate, smart (esp. BrE), well-cut (esp. BrE), well-tailored (esp. AmE)
ill-fitting
best, good
He wore his one good suit to the interview.
expensive
tailored
double-breasted, single-breasted
one-piece, two-piece, three-piece
pinstripe, pinstriped
linen, seersucker (esp. AmE), tweed, wool, etc.
summer
business, dinner (BrE), dress, formal, lounge (BrE), morning, safari, zoot
pant (usually pantsuit), trouser (BrE)
bathing, diving, swim (usually swimsuit), swimming (esp. AmE)
jogging (BrE), ski
leisure (AmE), shell (BrE), sweat (usually sweatsuit)
warm-up (AmE)
biohazard, boiler (esp. BrE), hazmat (AmE), protective
flying, pressure
clown, gorilla

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suit + NOUN

coat (AmE), jacket, pants (AmE), trousers (esp. BrE)

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PREPOSITION

in a suit
Two men in suits came out of the hotel.

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PHRASES

a suit and tie
They won't let you into the restaurant without a suit and tie.
a suit of armour/armor
The cavalry wore a suit of light armour/armor and carried a shield.
a suit of clothes (old-fashioned)
His parents had bought him a new suit of clothes for the occasion.
We bought the baby a couple of suits of clothes.

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Collocations for suit - verb

ADVERB

admirably (esp. BrE), fine, well
Try out the various rackets to find out which one suits you best.
It would suit me fine if I never have to see them again.
down to the ground (BrE,informal), perfectly
This arrangement suited me perfectly.
Country life suits me down to the ground!

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VERB + suit

seem to
adapt sth to, adjust sth to, be designed to, be tailored to
a shampoo designed to suit all hair types

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PHRASES

especially suited, ideally suited, particularly suited, uniquely suited
a car that's ideally suited for urban living

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Suit is used with these nouns as the object:
lifestyle, mood, need, palate, personality, preference, purpose, requirement, taste

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