Collocations for taste - noun
1. flavour
ADJ.
delicious, fresh, pleasant, refreshing | distinctive | pungent, rich, strong | bland, mild | foul, nasty, unpleasant | bitter, creamy, metallic, salty, sharp, smooth, sour, spicy, sweet | authentic
You need to use fresh herbs to get the authentic Italian taste.
You need to use fresh herbs to get the authentic Italian taste.
VERB + TASTE
have
The soup had a very salty taste.
The soup had a very salty taste.
leave
The drink left a bitter taste in his mouth. | (figurative) The whole business left a nasty taste in my mouth.
The drink left a bitter taste in his mouth. | (figurative) The whole business left a nasty taste in my mouth.
spoil
Don''t have a cigarette now - you''ll spoil the taste of your food!
Don''t have a cigarette now - you''ll spoil the taste of your food!
enhance, improve | enjoy, savour
She savoured the taste of the champagne.
She savoured the taste of the champagne.
disguise, take away
I had a strong coffee to take away the nasty taste of the food.
I had a strong coffee to take away the nasty taste of the food.
TASTE + NOUN
buds 2 a taste
small amount
small amount
ADJ.
little | real
That job gave me my first real taste of teaching.
That job gave me my first real taste of teaching.
first
VERB + TASTE
get, have
Have a taste of this cake.
Have a taste of this cake.
give sb, provide (sb with)
PREP.
~ of
This was her first taste of success.
This was her first taste of success.
PHRASES
a taste of things to come
The new appraisal scheme is only a taste of things to come.
The new appraisal scheme is only a taste of things to come.
3. liking
ADJ.
catholic, eclectic, varied, wide | modest, simple | advanced, cultured, educated, sophisticated | expensive, extravagant | eccentric, esoteric, strange | acquired, natural
Art is an acquired taste - no one is born knowing that Michelangelo is wonderful.
Art is an acquired taste - no one is born knowing that Michelangelo is wonderful.
natural | local, national | modern | personal, private | aesthetic, artistic, literary, musical, reading, sexual | audience, consumer, contemporary, popular, public, Western
Her msuic appeals to popular taste.
Her msuic appeals to popular taste.
VERB + TASTE
have
They have a taste for adventure.
They have a taste for adventure.
like, share
You obviously share her taste in reading.
You obviously share her taste in reading.
acquire, cultivate, develop, get | lose
I''ve lost my taste for travelling.
I''ve lost my taste for travelling.
indulge
Now he is retired he has time to indulge his tastes for writing and politics.
Now he is retired he has time to indulge his tastes for writing and politics.
demonstrate, display
Her choice of outfit demonstrated her taste for the outrageous.
Her choice of outfit demonstrated her taste for the outrageous.
appeal to, cater for, match, meet, satisfy, suit
a range of hotels to suit all tastes and budgets
a range of hotels to suit all tastes and budgets
TASTE + VERB
lie
It all depends on where your tastes lie.
It all depends on where your tastes lie.
change, differ, vary
Lifestyles differ and tastes vary.
Lifestyles differ and tastes vary.
PREP.
for your ~
The theatre was too modern for my taste.
The theatre was too modern for my taste.
to ~
(= according to how much of sth as you want) Add salt and pepper to taste.
(= according to how much of sth as you want) Add salt and pepper to taste.
to your ~
If fishing is not to your taste, there are many other leisure activities on offer.
If fishing is not to your taste, there are many other leisure activities on offer.
~ for
People with a taste for complex plots will enjoy this book.
People with a taste for complex plots will enjoy this book.
~ in
young people''s tastes in music
young people''s tastes in music
PHRASES
a man/woman of … tastes
a man of advanced tastes
a man of advanced tastes
a matter of (personal) taste
What type of bicycle you should buy is very much a matter of personal taste.
What type of bicycle you should buy is very much a matter of personal taste.
4. ability to make good choices
ADJ.
excellent, exquisite, good, great, impeccable
Her work is executed with impeccable taste.
Her work is executed with impeccable taste.
appalling, bad, deplorable, doubtful, dubious, poor, terrible
VERB + TASTE
reflect, show
The house reflected his taste.
The house reflected his taste.
exercise
The designer has exercised good taste in her use of different fonts.
The designer has exercised good taste in her use of different fonts.
PREP.
in … ~
That joke was in very poor taste.
That joke was in very poor taste.
with ~
The room had been decorated with great taste.
The room had been decorated with great taste.
~ in
She has terrible taste in clothing.
She has terrible taste in clothing.
PHRASES
an arbiter of taste
Contemporary arbiters of taste dismissed his paintings as rubbish.
Contemporary arbiters of taste dismissed his paintings as rubbish.
in the best/worst possible taste
The love scenes are all done in the best possible taste.
The love scenes are all done in the best possible taste.
a lack of taste
The remark showed a deplorable lack of taste.
The remark showed a deplorable lack of taste.
a man/woman of taste, taste and decency
The film was judged to offend against standards of public taste and decency.
The film was judged to offend against standards of public taste and decency.