studying collocation

For self study I got some useful collocations from one article whose link is following.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/oct/31/globaleconomy-japan

verb + noun


to prop up(support, maintain) the ailing stockmarket





to drag the global economy out of the quagmire





to be split straight(right) down the middle





others


a 25 basis-point=0.025=2.5%
capital eroded by the record falls







meaning of special word which are connected to my subject area


central bank=bank of government