Collocations for veneer - noun
ADJ.
thin | false | civilized
VERB + VENEER
acquire | strip (off), strip sb/sth of
They havestripped the veneer of jingoismfrom the play, by showing war inits true horror.
They havestripped the veneer of jingoismfrom the play, by showing war inits true horror.
VENEER + VERB
disguise sth, hide sth, mask sth
He managed to acquire a thin veneer of knowledge to mask his real ignorance.
He managed to acquire a thin veneer of knowledge to mask his real ignorance.
crack
For the first time her veneer of politeness began to crack.
For the first time her veneer of politeness began to crack.
PREP.
behind/below/beneath/under a/the ~
They''re brutal peoplebehind their civilized veneer.
They''re brutal peoplebehind their civilized veneer.
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