#4 Collocation

1. tabloid   (n.) 
    a newspaper with small pages (usually half the size of those in larger papers)
    tabloid ＋ report
    The tabloid reports that they met on Twitter and exchanged some flirty private messages and texts.


2. breach  (n.) 
    an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship
    security ＋ breach
    There have been serious security breaches.

3. leak  (v.) 
    (of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container
    leak ＋ out
    Oil leaked out of the car.

4. scapegoat  (n.) 
    a person who is blamed for something that someone else has done
    make ＋ scapegoat
    The captain was made a scapegoat for the team's failure.

5. scandal  (n.) 
    reports about actions or events that cause shock and disapproval
    scandal ＋ broke
    The scandal broke on the front pages of all the papers the next day.