10 English Collocations You Need When Making Decisions [573]

十种你做决定时需要的英语搭配 [573]

Speak Better English with Harry

2026-02-04

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  • Hi there, this is Harry.

  • Welcome back to Advanced English Lessons with Harry,

  • where I try to help you to get a better understanding of the English language.

  • And in today's lesson, we're looking specifically at co-locations.

  • And these co-locations are about decisions.

  • So,

  • co-locations are expressions that you use when talking about or wanting to talk about or wanting to make some sort of decision.

  • Let's start.

  • Number one.

  • To hit upon an idea so when you come up with an idea you hit upon an idea You also,

  • you could be, as I do,

  • you could be having a shower, you could be lying in bed,

  • you could be reading a book, and you suddenly hit upon an idea.

  • I often come up with an idea that would be good for one of our lessons to record.

  • So I hit upon an idea in some of the strangest places,

  • having a shower, reading a book in bed, whatever it might be.

  • So you can hit upon an idea when you're driving your car to work,

  • traveling up in the elevator from the car park to your office.

  • it might be, or even working out in the gym.

  • When you relax, this is when the ideas spring to mind and you hit upon an idea.