foil

verb 9noun 9name 1

Collocations

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1

(noun.) metal in a thin sheet

ADJ

aluminium, gold, silver, tin | kitchen

QUANT

piece, sheet | roll

VERB + FOIL

cover sth with, wrap sth in

She covered the leftover cake with foil to keep it fresh in the refrigerator.

2

(noun.) sth that shows off the qualities of sth else

ADJ

good, ideal, perfect

VERB + FOIL

be, provide

PREP

as a ~

The dark walls serve as a foil to make the white paintings stand out even more.

~ for/to

His serious personality was an excellent foil to her playful sense of humor.

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