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noun treatment/medicine ADJ. effective, good | correct | wrong | common | traditional | ancient, old | folk | home | herbal, homoeopathic, natural | cold The player insists that he merely took a cold remedy and not a banned substance. QUANT. dose One dose of the remedy is sufficient. VERB + REMEDY take, use | need | try | give sb The remedy was given in different strengths to a group of volunteers. | prescribe (sb) | prepare The remedies are all prepared from wild flowers. | find They're hoping to find a remedy for the condition. REMEDY + VERB be available | work She tried various remedies, but none of them worked. PREP. ~ for He took a herbal remedy for his hay fever. way of dealing with a problem ADJ. adequate, effective, good Your best remedy is to go to the small claims court. | appropriate, suitable | easy, simple There's no easy remedy for unemployment. | common, usual | alternative | desperate, drastic | proposed | civil (law), common/private/public law, contractual, judicial, legal, statutory VERB + REMEDY have | pursue, seek They will have to seek a judicial remedy for breach of contract. | resort to Desperate remedies were resorted to in the search for food. | exhaust They advised him to exhaust all other remedies before applying to court. | create | offer | afford (sb), grant sb, provide (sb with) remedies afforded to creditors by a bankruptcy order REMEDY + VERB be available | lie in sth When the reservoir becomes blocked, the only remedy lies in cleaning the entire system. PREP. ~ against The agreement states that he has a remedy against the subcontractor. | ~ for remedies for breach of contract | ~ in You have a remedy in civil law. PHRASES rights and remedies The Act created rights and remedies for consumers., verb ADV. easily This could easily be remedied if the authorities were willing. VERB + REMEDY attempt to, seek to, take steps to, try to The government should have taken steps to remedy the situation.
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remedy
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + remedy
a cold/cough/flu remedy
• Most cold remedies have little effect.
a herbal remedy
• He brought with him a bottle of his own herbal remedy for hayfever.
a natural remedy
• She began to look into alternative methods of treatment, such as natural remedies and hypnotherapy.
a home remedy
(= one that you make at home )
• Home remedies for colds include honey and lemon.
a traditional/folk remedy
• Fish oil has been used as a folk remedy since the eighteenth century.
verbs
take a remedy
• Have you tried taking herbal remedies?
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