"Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose." There are three types in this sentence.
"green 'house" means that
a house in green color
building with glass walls and roof for the cultivation
"face the music" means ...
enjoy the music
accept criticism or punishment for something you have done
play music with other people face to face
What are the differences between compound and free phrase?
lexical features
phonetic features
semantic features
grammatical features
Collocations are possibly reorganized as long as the contextual requirement is satisfied.