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Collocations for twist - noun

1. act of twisting sth

ADJECTIVE

little, slight
quick, sharp
wry
‘You're brave’ she said, with a wry twist of the mouth.

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VERB + twist

give sth
Give the lid another twist.

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PREPOSITION

twist of
He finished him off with a quick twist of the knife.
twist to
a wry twist to her lips

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2. change/development

ADJECTIVE

final, latest
the latest twist in the saga of high-level corruption
added, extra, further
fresh, modern, new
The movie gives this old legend a real modern twist.
clever, interesting, intriguing, neat, nice
bizarre, curious, dramatic, ironic, odd, strange, surprise, surprising, unexpected, unique, unusual, weird
cruel, shocking, vicious
a cruel twist of fate
little, slight
That adds a slight twist to this battle
plot

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VERB + twist

give sth
The writer takes well-known fairy tales and gives them an ironic twist.
have, offer
The movie has some unexpected twists.
add
I added my own twist to the whole thing.
take
The scandal has taken a new twist this week.

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twist + NOUN

ending (esp. AmE)
horror movies with twist endings

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PREPOSITION

in a twist, with a twist
classic French dishes with a twist (= with a difference)
twist in
a twist in the plot
twist on
I thought it would be an interesting twist on the zombie movie.
twist to
In a bizarre twist to the evening the police came at eleven and arrested our host.

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PHRASES

a twist in the tale
I find this latest twist in the tale most intriguing.
The story has a twist in the tail.
a twist of fate
twists and turns
the twists and turns in the economy

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3. in a road, river, etc.

ADJECTIVE

sharp

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PREPOSITION

twist in
a sharp twist in the road

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PHRASES

twists and turns
the twists and turns of the river

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Collocations for twist - verb

ADVERB

slightly
She twisted slightly in her chair to look up at him.
gently
Gently twist off the green stalks.
quickly, slowly
She placed her hand on the doorknob and twisted slowly.
violently
She fired again and saw the creature twist violently.
badly (esp. BrE), painfully
She badly twisted her ankle on the high jump.
The boy's leg was twisted back painfully.
bitterly
His mouth twisted bitterly.
nervously
Amanda nervously twisted her hair.
away, off, together, up
Her black hair was twisted up into a knot on top of her head.
sideways
He twisted sideways to face her.

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PREPOSITION

around, round (esp. BrE)
I twisted the bandage around his leg.
into
My stomach twisted into knots.
Nicola's face twisted into a grimace of disgust.
with
His face was twisted with rage.

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PHRASES

twist and turn
The road twists and turns along the coast.
twist (yourself) free
He managed to twist himself free.
twist sth out of shape
Her mouth was twisted out of shape by grief.

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Twist is used with these nouns as the subject:
face, grimace, mouth, road, stomach

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Twist is used with these nouns as the object:
ankle, arm, dial, hip, knee, knife, knob, strand, truth, wire, word, wrist

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