Collocations for suit - noun
1. set of clothes
ADJ.
designer, elegant, immaculate, smart, well-cut | ill-fitting | off-the-peg | best, good
He wore his one good suit to the interview.
He wore his one good suit to the interview.
tailored | double-breasted, single-breasted | one-piece, three-piece, two-piece | pinstripe/pinstriped | linen, tweed, etc. | summer | business, dinner, evening, dress, formal, lounge, morning, safari | trouser | bathing, diving, wet | ski
SUIT + NOUN
jacket, trousers
PREP.
in a ~
Two men in suits came out of the hotel.
Two men in suits came out of the hotel.
PHRASES
a suit and tie
They won''t let you into the restaurant without a suit and tie.
They won''t let you into the restaurant without a suit and tie.
a suit of armour
The cavalry wore a suit of light armour and carried a shield.
The cavalry wore a suit of light armour and carried a shield.
a suit of clothes
We bought the baby a couple of suits of clothes.
We bought the baby a couple of suits of clothes.
2. of playing cards
ADJ.
trump
VERB + SUIT
follow
(= play the same suit as the previous player)
(= play the same suit as the previous player)
SUIT + VERB
be trumps
Which suit is trumps?
Which suit is trumps?
change
The suit changed to diamonds.
The suit changed to diamonds.
PREP.
from/in a/the ~
All the cards have to be from the same suit.
All the cards have to be from the same suit.