collect (something) from (someone)

collect (something) from (someone)

1. To solicit or gather something, often money, from someone. There's a boy at the entrance collecting money from people for charity. They're doing a food drive at work, and they want to collect canned food from us.
2. To obtain a biological specimen from someone, as for medical testing. We'll need to collect a urine sample from you.
See also: collect
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

collect something from someone

 
1. to gather up something from someone; to gather money from someone. I'm here to collect used clothing from you. She is out collecting donations from the neighbors.
2. to take a medical specimen from a person. I am here to collect a urine specimen from the patient. The phlebotomist collected the specimen from Todd and left the room.
See also: collect
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • collect from
  • embezzle
  • embezzle (something) from (someone or something)
  • embezzle from
  • be made of money
  • budget
  • budget (something) for (something)
  • budget for
  • be burning a hole in (one's) pocket
  • be burning a hole in your pocket