In this episode we're going to help you with some common collocations with the verbs BREAK, CATCH & PAY Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  Revise collocations with Make and Do in Episode 2: http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/01/30/aprender-ingles-con-reza-y-craig-2/  Listener Feedback: Hi excelente podcast, this is my first time writing, I know this podcast will help me to improve my English. Could you please help me with collocations. Thanks Adriana Salazar BREAK - smash, fracture a bone, shatter, stop functioning, descansar, hacer pausa To physically break something: break a glass / break a limb (arm or leg) break someone's heart break a habit - to break a bad habit, replace it with a good one break a promise (make, keep a promise) break a record - Have we broken the record for the most podcasts recorded in 3 days? break the ice - What are your favourite ‘ice-breakers’? break the law - Have you ever broken the law? break the news to someone break the rules ‘Rules are made to be broken’ break wind = to expel air via the anus (to fart) CATCH coger, pillar (por sorpresa-he was caught stealing a car), atrapar, agarrar, pescar (to catch a fish), catch a ball - coger catch a bus/train - coger/tomar (in Argentina) catch a/the cold/flu/your death catch a thief catch fire catch sight of catch your breath - recuperar el aliento catch someone's eye/attention - a waiter in a restaurant catch someone red-handed/at it Where's the catch? - ¿Cuál es la trampa? There must be a catch here somewhere - Aquí debe de haber trampa (I'll) catch you later! (informal) ¡nos vemos! You can catch me at my office. PAY Pay with money: pay a fine / pay the bill / pay cash/by credit card You can also pay a/the price (as a consequence of something) pay attention - presta atención pay someone a compliment - hacer cumplidos a algn (to return the compliment) pay someone a visit pay your respects (when someone dies / passes away) pay for your mistakes ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast  Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast  Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopéz Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona Carlos Garrido Manuel García Betegón On next week's episode: Common Collocations with KEEP, SAVE and GO The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'