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Phrase(s): collect something from someone
1. to gather up something from someone; to gather money from someone. • I’m here to collect used clothing from you. • She is out collecting donations from the neighbors. 2. to take a medical specimen from a person. • I am here to collect a urine specimen from the patient. • The phlebotomist collected the specimen from Todd and left the room.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs