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clash with something

look unattractive together

To look unpleasant together because two colours, patterns, or styles do not match.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

What do you think of this jacket?

The colour clashes with your trousers a little.

Play the conversation

The bright curtains clash with the dark blue walls.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: That scarf clashes to your coat.

Say: That scarf clashes with your coat.

Use the preposition "with" after "clash" for colours or styles that do not match.

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How it fits in a sentence.

clash with something; something clashes with something

Your turn: say it out loud

The bright curtains clash with the dark blue walls.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

clash with something

look unattractive together

“The bright curtains clash with the dark blue walls.”

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