Collocations for tide - noun
1. change in the level of the sea
ADJ.
big, strong | flood, incoming, rising | ebb, outgoing | full, high | low | neap, spring
VERB + TIDE
catch
(= to take advantage of a favourable tide) We have to get up early to catch the tide.
(= to take advantage of a favourable tide) We have to get up early to catch the tide.
TIDE + VERB
be in | be out | come/flow in, rise | ebb, fall, flow/go out, retreat | be on the turn, turn | occur
the time of day when the highest tides occur
the time of day when the highest tides occur
wash sb/sth up
The body was washed up by the tide the next day.
The body was washed up by the tide the next day.
PREP.
at … ~
Seals lie on the rocks at low tide.
Seals lie on the rocks at low tide.
on a/the ~
We went out to sea on the ebb tide.
We went out to sea on the ebb tide.
PHRASES
the ebb and flow of the tide
2. strong movement in favour of/against sth
ADJ.
growing, rising
the rising tide of crime
the rising tide of crime
shifting | political
He hasn''t the courage to swim against the political tide.
He hasn''t the courage to swim against the political tide.
VERB + TIDE
go with | go/swim against | stem, turn (back)
attempts to stem the tide of revolution
attempts to stem the tide of revolution
TIDE + VERB
run
Seeing the tide was now running in his direction, he renewed his campaign for reform.
Seeing the tide was now running in his direction, he renewed his campaign for reform.
carry sb/sth along | turn
The tide of public opinion seems to be turning at last.
The tide of public opinion seems to be turning at last.
PREP.
against a/the ~
It takes courage to speak out against the tide of public opinion.
It takes courage to speak out against the tide of public opinion.
on a ~
They were carried along on a tide of euphoria.
They were carried along on a tide of euphoria.
~ against, ~ in favour of
Civil liberties groups helped to turn the tide against industrial violence.
Civil liberties groups helped to turn the tide against industrial violence.
PHRASES
a tide of history
the shifting tides of history
the shifting tides of history
the turn of the tide
In the early 1990s there was a marked turn of the tide.
In the early 1990s there was a marked turn of the tide.