Collocations for tactic - noun
ADJ.
subtle | legitimate
Some players see injuring their opponent as a legitimate tactic.
Some players see injuring their opponent as a legitimate tactic.
devious, dubious, underhand | aggressive, bully-boy, bullying, extreme, guerrilla, heavy-handed, militant, revolutionary, scare, shock, strong-arm, terror, violent | non-violent, softly-softly | psychological | smear | avoidance, delaying, diversionary, spoiling, stalling
Children are adept at delaying tactics.
Children are adept at delaying tactics.
negative, time-wasting
The coach was criticized for his negative tactics.
The coach was criticized for his negative tactics.
short-term | campaigning, marketing, negotiating, promotional | military, naval, parliamentary, police, political
VERB + TACTIC
decide on, discuss, plan, talk (about), work out
She decided on a stalling tactic.
She decided on a stalling tactic.
adopt, apply, deploy, employ, try, use
the temptation to use underhand tactics They were desperate enough to try shock tactics.
the temptation to use underhand tactics They were desperate enough to try shock tactics.
resort to, stoop to
I refuse to stoop to such bullying tactics.
I refuse to stoop to such bullying tactics.
change, rethink, switch
They would do well to switch tactics.
They would do well to switch tactics.
demand, require
Longer races demand different tactics.
Longer races demand different tactics.
TACTIC + VERB
pay off, succeed, work
His strong-arm tactics paid off.
His strong-arm tactics paid off.
fail
PREP.
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teaching parents tactics for dealing with aggressive children
teaching parents tactics for dealing with aggressive children