ADJ
- successful
- failed, unsuccessful
- desperate
- takeover
VERB + BID
- launch, make, mount
- A German firm launched a takeover bid for the company
- succeed in
- fail in
- They failed in their bid to buy the holiday company
PREP
- in a/the ~
- He attacked his guards in a desperate bid for freedom
- ~ by
- a bid by the president to boost his popularity
- ~ for
- This play was her last bid for recognition
PHRASES
- a bid for freedom/power, a bid to escape
VERB + BID
- make, put in, submit
- He made a cash bid for the company
- retract
- call for, invite
- They have invited bids for the property
- increase, raise
- accept
PREP
- ~ by/from
- a £24-million bid by a rival football club
- ~ for
- a bid for the chair
- ~ of
- a bid of £100
PREP
- against
- Two dealers bid against each other for the antique table
- for
- She bid £ 10,000 for the painting
PREP
- for
- We have successfully bid for the contract
