Episode

Big, Large, Great, Deep, Strong, or Heavy?

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Espresso English Podcast
Published
Feb 10, 2026
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319
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Summary

๐ŸŽ Download FREE lesson PDF ๐Ÿ“– 1000 Collocations E-Book โœจ Advanced Vocab & Collocations Course Don't say "I'll have a big coffee" Say "I'll have a large coffee" Don't say "It was a large success" Say "It was a great success" Don't say "I'm in heavy trouble" Say "I'm in deep trouble" Why do the first sentences sound strange, but the second ones sound natural? The answer is collocations! Collocations are two or more words that go together naturally. Learning them is essential for making your English sound fluent and natural! Today we'll learn 50 common English collocations with the words big, great, large, deep, strong, and heavy. These all seem rather similar, but they are used in DIFFERENT combinations of words.