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noun for cooking ADJ. cooking VERB + POT scour | cover Cook gently in a covered pot for 3 to 4 hours. POT + VERB brim (over) with sth The waiter brought over a steaming pot brimming with seafood. | bubble, steam He could hear the pot bubbling on the stove. PREP. for the ~ Local people kill these animals for the pot (= to eat). | in/into a/the ~ Put all the ingredients in a large pot. | ~ of a pot of soup PHRASES pots and pans for tea/coffee ADJ. steaming | fresh | coffee, tea (also teapot) VERB + POT brew, make, put on I'll make a fresh pot of tea. | share | fill, refill, top up She refilled the teapot with boiling water. | empty PREP. in a/the ~ Is there any more tea in the pot? | ~ of container for storing/growing things, etc. ADJ. ceramic, clay, earthenware, glass, iron, pewter, plastic, terracotta | flower, plant | jam, paint, pepper, yogurt | chamber | chimney | lobster VERB + POT grow sth in, plant sth in POT + VERB be filled with sth, be full of sth, contain sth a clay pot full of oil POT + NOUN plant PREP. in/into a/the ~ Plants in pots require more water than you might think. | ~ of a pot of glue/jam
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idiom beginning with POT, Also see FISH OR CUT BAIT (SHIT OR GET OFF THE POT); GO TO POT; HIT THE JACKPOT; SWEETEN THE KITTY (POT); TAKE POTLUCK; TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT; WATCHED POT NEVER BOILS.
American Heritage Idioms