crash course
A quick, intense course of learning, especially one which is informal or hurried.
He got a crash course in babysitting when his sister dropped off his nephew for the afternoon.
crash
/kɹæʃ/
noun 6verb 5adj 1
Collocations
26(noun.) sudden loud noise
ADJ
almighty, deafening, great, loud, thunderous | distant
sickening, terrible
The terrible crash of the falling bookcase woke everyone in the house.
VERB + CRASH
hear
PREP
with a ~
The old gate swung shut with a loud crash that startled everyone in the yard.
~ of
The crash of waves against the rocks woke me early that morning.
PHRASES
a crash of thunder, the crash of the waves
(noun.) car/plane, etc. accident
ADJ
horrific, major, serious
The serious car crash on the highway closed both lanes for several hours.
fatal | head-on | high-speed | car, coach, helicopter, plane, train | air, motorway, rail, road
VERB + CRASH
cause
CRASH + VERB
happen, occur
involve sth
The accident involved three vehicles that crashed into each other on the highway.
kill sb
claim sth
The train accident claimed dozens of passengers in that terrible disaster last year.
CRASH + NOUN
victim | site | landing | barrier
PREP
in a/the ~
Three passengers were injured in the car crash on the highway yesterday.
(noun.) business failure
ADJ
financial
bank, property, stock market
The property crash in 2008 left many homeowners owing more than their houses were worth.
PREP
~ in
The stock market experienced a sudden crash in value last week.
Your note
not saved0 chars