May, 29, 2020 Idioms 	
Making accusations (1)	
collocation	example	
face accusations - быть обвиненным 	A government minister is today facing accusations of taking bribes.	
heavy hints - серьёзные предпосылки	There have been heavy hints about this for some time. 
	
clearly implied- четко подразумевает

drop broad hints -ясно намекать	An article in The Moon last week clearly implied that a top political figure was involved in a scandal and dropped a number of broad hints as to who it was. 	
leaked document- утечка документов

make serious allegations -выдвинуть серьезные обвинения

openly accuse- открыто обвинять	A leaked document published in today’s Moon, however, makes a number of serious allegations, which openly accuse the Minister of corruption.
	
issue a statement - делать заявление

the claims are unfounded-претензии необоснованны	The Minister has issued a statement, saying the claims are
unfounded. 	
wrongly accused- несправедливо обвиненный

long-running battle -непрекращающийся бой	He claims that he has been wrongly accused by The Moon because of its long-running battle with the government.	
Putting forward a point of view (2)	
collocation	example	
put forward theory-выдвинуть теорию

back up argument-поддерживать, подкреплять аргументы	Jones puts forward an interesting theory of language learning, backing up his argument with thorough data. 	
fully accept-принять в полной мере

make the point -изложить точку зрения, высказать соображение	Fully accepting the fact that different learners find different methods useful, Jones makes the point that motivation is the key factor in most learners’ success. 	
widely acknowledged-широко признанный

state clearly- четко, прямо заявить

substantiating claim- доказывать справедливость утверждения	Although this has been widely acknowledged in general terms for some time, Jones is more precise than most, stating clearly that motivation is more important than all other factors, and substantiating this claim with impressive data.	
Denying (3)	
collocation	example	
strongly deny - решительно отрицать	The PM strongly denied claims of corruption made against him.	
deny charges / an accusation - отрицать обвинение	Despite the evidence against him, the accused denied the charges.	
deny a rumour / an allegation - опровергнуть слух / утверждение	The pop star has denied all the rumours about her marriage.	
disclaim responsibility - снимать с себя ответственность 	The hotel disclaims all responsibility for guests’ vehicles.	
reject an idea / a suggestion- отклонить идею / предложение	Ann rejected all Joe’s suggestions about how to decorate their flat.	
run contrary to - противоречить чему-л., идти вразрез с чем-л.,  л.; 	The research findings run contrary to popular belief.	
contradictory evidence/advice - противоречивые доказательства / советы	Contradictory evidence made it hard for the jury to reach a verdict.	
Exercise 1.  Complete the sentences, using collocations from 1.
1 A ................................................ provided the press with information about the government’s secret plans.
2 Management has been having a ................................................ with trade union representatives over a number of aspects of employees’ rights.
3 I’m going to get my son a racing bike for his birthday. He’s been dropping ................................................ about what he wants for some time.
4 At the end of the three-day meeting a spokesperson will ................................................ to inform the press
about any agreements that have been signed.
5 A front-page article in today’s paper is making some ................................................ about the behavior of
some top international bankers.
6 The article did not name anyone directly but it ................................................ who was involved.	
Exercise 2. Fill each gap in this extract from a scientific article.

In his latest article on the free market Milton King puts (1) .......................... some original theories. He (2) .......................... earlier ideas which up until now most economists have accepted without question. He (3) .......................... some fascinating points based on his own extensive research which is widely (4) .......................... as an important contribution to economic thought. The data from his research (5) .......................... up his theories and help to (6) .......................... his claim that modern  economies would benefit from major reforms.	
Все материалы из  книги "English Collocations in Use" by M. McCarthy, F. O'Dell.