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noun giving information ADJ. business, calling, visiting | appointment, invitation | identity, membership | index, record, report | flash (also flashcard) | swipe | smart PREP. on a/the ~ She wrote the main points of her speech on index cards. used to pay/get money ADJ. plastic He had a wallet full of plastic cards. | cash, charge, cheque (guarantee), credit, debit | phone | ration VERB + CARD pay by, put sth on, use She paid for her holiday by credit card. I'll put the meal on my card. | accept, take The restaurant accepts all major credit cards. | issue (sb with) The bank hasn't issued me with a cheque card yet. CARD + NOUN number | holder | fraud greetings card ADJ. greeting/greetings | birthday, Christmas, get-well, sympathy VERB + CARD give sb, send sb | sign, write Everyone at work signed a card for her. | get, receive used for a game ADJ. playing | winning | court, picture | trump (figurative) This defender's ability to score vital goals has often proved a trump card. | wild QUANT. deck, pack VERB + CARD cut, deal, shuffle | pick ‘Pick a card,’ said the conjurer. | hold (often figurative) The kidnappers hold all the cards (= are in control of the situation). CARD + NOUN game, player, table 5 cards game QUANT. game VERB + CARD play We play cards every Friday night. | lose/win at He always wins at cards. CARD + NOUN gameNOTEplaying cardstwo, three, etc. of ~s the four of heartsjack, queen, king, ace of ~s the ace of spadeshigh, low ~ a low clubblack, red ~ You can't put a red five on a red six.pick up, take ~ Why didn't you pick up the king?have, hold ~ He knew his opponents held only spades and diamonds.lay/put down, play ~ She put down a joker.lead ~ You should have led a high spade.draw ~ Use your ace and king to draw the trumps.trump ~ He trumped my ace!~ be trumps/wild/high Spades are trumps. Let's play again. This time twos are wild, aces high.~ trick (in games like bridge and whist) We needed to take three more spade tricks.on a/the ~ You can play either a nine or a jack on a ten.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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card
types of card
an identity/ID card
(= one that proves who you are )
• All US citizens must carry an identity card.
a membership card
• Do you have a library membership card?
a student card
• Entrance is free if you have a student card.
a medical card
(= one that proves who you are when you change doctors )
• You will need to bring your medical card.
an appointment card
(= one with your appointments on )
• The dentist gave me a new appointment card.
a swipe card
(= one that you slide through a machine in order to open a door )
• Swipe cards are used to enhance security.
a smart card
(= one with an electronic part that records information )
• Keeping medical records on small plastic smart cards seems to be a success.
a sim card
(= one in a mobile phone that allows you to use a network )
• You may need a new sim card when you travel abroad.
a donor card
(= one that shows you want your organs to be given to someone when you die )
• We want to encourage more people to carry a donor card.
verbs
carry a card
(= have one with you )
• Motorists could soon be forced to carry an ID card.
flash a card
(= show one very quickly )
• He flashed his ID card at the guard and walked straight in.
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types of card
a credit card
(= one you use to buy things and pay later )
• He had paid by credit card.
a debit card
( also check card American English ) (= one you use to pay for things directly from your account )
• The store only accepts debit cards.
a cash card
( also an ATM card especially American English ) (= one you use to get cash from a machine )
• You should report stolen cash cards immediately.
a bank/cheque card
British English (= one that you must show when you write a cheque )
• Always keep your cheque book and cheque card separately.
a charge/store card
(= one that allows you to buy things from a particular shop and pay for them later )
• Store cards often have high rates of interest.
a phone card
(= one that you can use in some public telephones )
• You can use this phone card in several countries.
card + NOUN
a card number
• What's your card number?
the card holder
(= the person that a card belongs to )
• 1 in 10 store card holders owes more than £500.
card fraud
(= the illegal use of other people’s cards )
• Many consumers are afraid of credit card fraud.
card details
(= the information that is on a card )
• Hackers stole hundreds of people's card details.
verbs
pay by card
• Is it all right if I pay by card?
put something on your card
(= pay by credit card )
• I’ll put the restaurant bill on my card.
use your card
• I don’t use a card if I can pay by cash.
accept/take a card
(= allow you to pay by card )
• Big hotels will accept most cards.
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Phrase(s): *a card
Fig. an entertaining and clever person who says or does funny things. (*Typically: act like ~; be ~.) • He is such a card. Always making jokes. • Mary is a card, and she has to learn to take things seriously sometimes.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idioms beginning with CARD, Also see HOLD ALL THE ACES (THE TRUMP CARD); HOUSE OF CARDS; IN THE CARDS; LAY ONE'S CARDS ON THE TABLE; PLAY ONE'S CARDS CLOSE TO ONE'S CHEST; PLAY ONE'S CARDS RIGHT; TRUMP CARD; WILD CARD.
American Heritage Idioms