friendly advice

collocation in English

meaningsoffriendlyandadvice

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friendly
adjective
uk
/ˈfrend.li/us
/ˈfrend.li/
behaving in a pleasant, kind way ...
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advice
noun[U]
uk
/ədˈvaɪs/us
/ədˈvaɪs/
an opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a ...
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(Definition offriendlyandadvicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A local focal point was needed to which people could turn forfriendlyadviceand help.
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They are not renowned for following the rule of law, and, indeed, they are not renowned for listening to evenfriendlyadvice.
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It is not a proposal for court action, but a proposal forfriendlyadvice.
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I am always pleased to havefriendlyadvicefrom behind me.
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Thefriendlyadvicethat she offered her noble friend was most interesting.
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Those farmers who were the victims of supervision welcomed it because they received a great deal of help,friendlyadviceand assistance.
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This officer knew him well, and had often given himfriendlyadviceand help, and they had an amicable understanding.
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Owner-occupiers, and particularly the elderly, living in, for example, small terraced houses, need assistance andfriendlyadvicefrom somebody who specialises in these matters.
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Friendlyadvice, co-operation, and help of various kinds is really of more value than the money itself.
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She is always there with an open ear andfriendlyadviceto people all over the country who have problems in the dog world.
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We can offerfriendlyadvice, and it is often effective.
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I give him a word offriendlyadvicebefore he jumps.
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I notice thefriendlyadviceabout lifebelts.
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In the old days those people would probably have lived in a street which contained accountants and solicitors whom they could consult forfriendlyadvicebefore turning to official advice.
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Most people who go to solicitors do not necessarily go for the purpose of litigation; they go forfriendlyadviceand help; and, generally speaking, get it.
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I offer that asfriendlyadvice.
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Some of these quite indescribable homes would not have got into that condition if the parents could have been given good andfriendlyadviceat an early stage.
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I have a littlefriendlyadvice.
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It is awfully difficult to discuss on equal terms and obtainfriendlyadvicewhen the person with whom one is talking has, in the last resort, authority over one.
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