flat battery

This page is about the collocation flat battery

collocation pattern: adjective + noun

Meaning

a battery that no longer works, or needs recharging

For example

  • How do you start a car with a flat battery?

  • If your phone isn't working, the battery could be flat.

Quick Quiz

If the battery's flat, you'll have to

a. blow it up

b. pump it up

c. recharge it
a) blow it up b) pump it up c) recharge it

Contributor: Matt Errey