Expressions using Themes (e.g. Collocations, IELTS, Business English)
Collocations are words that usually go together in English.
Here we are going to look at words that go with the word 'narrow' to make useful and popular expressions you will hear in social and professional contexts.
Narrow-minded
If you are 'narrow-minded', you are unwilling to accept new ideas or opinions different to your own.
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Narrow focus
When you 'narrow focus', you reduce - in extent or range - an area of interest or activity.
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Narrow (victory/majority/margin/defeat)
'Narrow' in this context refers to something that is only achieved (or not) or happens (or doesn't) by a small amount.
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Narrow vision
If you have 'narrow vision', you are limited in how you view, conceive, or imagine something.
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Narrow (something) down
When you 'narrow something down', you reduce the number of possibilities or choices.
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These are some of the collocations you can make with 'narrow'. Can you think of any others?