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adjectives
the top/bottom corner
• The ball flew straight into the top corner of the net.
the left/left-hand corner
• We followed the path to the left-hand corner of the field.
the right/right-hand corner
• Put your address in the top right-hand corner of the page.
the southeast/northwest etc corner of something
• I was staying in the southwest corner of the island.
the four corners of something
• Each team was based in one of the four corners of the pool.
the far/opposite corner of something
(= furthest from where you are )
• Something was moving in the far right corner of the garden.
a quiet corner
• He sat on his own in a quiet corner of the library.
a shady corner
(= protected from the sun - used about outdoor places )
• Plant the herbs in a shady corner of the garden.
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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + corner
a tight/sharp corner
(= very curved and difficult to drive around )
• Go slowly because there’s a sharp corner up ahead.
a blind corner
(= one that you cannot see around )
• The car had come speeding around a blind corner much too fast.
a street corner
• There’s a newspaper shop on the street corner.
verbs
turn the corner
(= go around a corner )
• I walked on and turned the corner into Church Road.
come/go around a corner
• At that moment, a police car came around the corner.
round a corner
(= come around it )
• A tall good-looking man rounded the corner.
take a corner
(= go around a corner in a car )
• He took the corner too fast and crashed into a tree.
disappear around a corner
• We watched the two boys disappear around the corner.
cut a corner
(= not go all around the edge of a corner )
• I crashed into a motorcyclist who had cut the corner.
stand on a corner
• She stood on the corner saying goodnight to Michael.
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noun where two lines/edges meet ADJ. bottom, top | left/left-hand, right/right-hand | back, front | lower, upper | southern, south-western, etc. | external, outer, outside | inner, inside, internal | opposite | overhanging, projecting | sharp | rounded Smooth rounded corners make cleaning easier. | awkward Make sure the staircase is well lit, with no awkward corners. | extreme, far, very He parked in the far corner of the car park. CORNER + NOUN cupboard, seat, table The waiter led us to a corner table. PREP. in a/the ~ Put your address in the top right-hand corner of the page. of roads ADJ. street There were a lot of young men hanging about on street corners. | sharp, tight It's a rather sharp corner and she took it a little too fast. | blind I hate coming out of that lane because it's a blind corner. VERB + CORNER round, take, turn As they turned the corner all the parcels slid to one side. CORNER + NOUN shop the local corner shop PREP. around/round a/the ~ A white van came round the corner. | at a/the ~ at the corner of West Street and Park Street Turn right at the first corner. | on a/the ~ the shop on the corner of Mount Street place/region ADJ. quiet He found a quiet corner and got on with his work. | little, small, tiny Welcome to our little corner of Surrey. | distant, far, far-flung, remote a remote corner of Afghanistan | picturesque | dark, gloomy, shadowed, shadowy She sat in a dark corner of the room. | shady, sheltered a cool shady corner of the garden | forgotten, hidden, obscure, odd, secret The box had been tucked away in an odd corner of the attic. PREP. in a/the ~ She tucked herself away in a corner and read all day. PHRASES the corner of your mind (figurative) He pushed the thought back into the darkest corner of his mind. difficult situation ADJ. tight He was used to having to talk his way out of tight corners. VERB + CORNER back/drive/force sb into | get sb/yourself into They had got her in a corner and there was nothing she could do about it. PHRASES be in a bit of a corner I'm in a bit of a corner over finding staff for Friday evening. in sport ADJ. penalty | short VERB + CORNER award (sb) The referee awarded a corner. | take Beckham took the corner and Scholes headed it into the net. | force, win He put the goalkeeper under pressure and managed to force a corner. | concede James blocked the shot but conceded a corner. | miss | clear CORNER + NOUN kick
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idiom beginning with CORNER, Also see AROUND THE CORNER; CUT CORNERS; FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH; IN A TIGHT CORNER; OUT OF THE CORNER OF ONE'S EYE; PAINT ONESELF INTO A CORNER; TURN THE CORNER.
American Heritage Idioms