Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English, 2nd edition

drawback noun

adjective

big , main , major , real , serious , significant

minor , slight

obvious

possible , potential

verb + drawback

have (its, their, etc.) , suffer from

This strategy has its ~s.

The system suffers from two major ~s.

overcome

We have to find ways of overcoming these ~s.

outweigh

The benefits of this system far outweigh the ~s.

preposition

~   of

The ~s of this method are obvious.

~   to

Bad weather was the main ~ to camping in the north.

~   with

The one big ~ with the plan was its high cost.

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