collec Idiom

collect my thoughts

think calmly and clearly, organize my thoughts She was glad when the kids left so she could collect her thoughts.

collecting dust

not used for a long time, idle, gathering dust """Where's the silver tray?"" ""On the shelf, collecting dust."""

bill collecta

drug dealer

take up a collection

Idiom(s): take up a collection

Theme: COLLECT

to collect money for a specific project.
• We wanted to send Bill some flowers, so we took up a collection.
• The office staff took up a collection to pay for the office party.

Collect dust

If something is collecting dust, it isn't being used any more.

collective farm|collective|farm

n. A large government-run farm made by combining many small farms. The Russian farmers used to live on collective farms.

collector's item|collector|item

n. Something rare or valuable enough to collect or save. Jimmy's mother found an old wooden doll in the attic that turned out to be a collector's item.

collected

collected
see cool, calm, and collected.

collector's item

collector's item
An object of great interest, value, or rarity, as in This necklace is a collector's item. Originating in the early 1900s as collector's piece, a usage still common in Britain, the term in its present form is occasionally transferred to persons as well, as in The Beach Boys became a collector's item on the tour. [c. 1930]

cool, calm, and collected

cool, calm, and collected
Calm and composed, self-possessed. For example, No matter what the board decides, you have to appear cool, calm, and collected in front of the stockholders. This alliterative synonym for cool as a cucumber dates from the late 1800s.