Collocations for whim - noun
ADJ.
sudden | slightest
The bird''s nest is vulnerable to the slightest whim of the weather.
The bird''s nest is vulnerable to the slightest whim of the weather.
individual, personal | political
Funding is subject to political whim.
Funding is subject to political whim.
VERB + WHIM
indulge, pander to, satisfy | be subject to, be vulnerable to, depend on | suffer
For years she had suffered her husband''s whims.
For years she had suffered her husband''s whims.
PREP.
at (sb''s) ~
They seem to be able to change the rules of the game at whim. | Slaves could be bought and sold at the whim of their masters.
They seem to be able to change the rules of the game at whim. | Slaves could be bought and sold at the whim of their masters.
on a ~
He bought the jacket on a whim, having seen it by chance in a shop window.
He bought the jacket on a whim, having seen it by chance in a shop window.
PHRASES
your every whim
The child''s parents pandered to his every whim.
The child''s parents pandered to his every whim.