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Collocations for tackle - noun

ADJ.

bad, crunching, ferocious, high, hard, late, scything, strong
Their captain was sent off for a high tackle on Cooper.
brave, skilful | cover, last-ditch
Only a last-ditch tackle by Song prevented Raul from scoring.
sliding | flying
A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.
rugby

VERB + TACKLE

execute, get in, go in for, make
I managed to get in a sliding tackle, but he scored anyway.

PREP.

~ from
a crunching tackle from her opponent
~ on
He was booked for a tackle from behind on Morris.
in a/the ~
She lost the ball in a tackle.

Collocations for tackle - verb

1. deal with sth difficult

ADV.

properly, seriously | directly, head-on
The drugs problem has to be tackled head-on.
effectively, successfully

VERB + TACKLE

attempt to, try to | help (to) | fail to
failing to tackle the key issues

PREP.

with
The problem is being tackled with a range of measures.

PHRASES

a way of tackling sth

2. in sport

ADV.

hard
He can run fast and tackle hard.

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