COME Flashcards
Come back
(RETURN)
to return to a place:
- I’ll come back and pick you up in half an hour.
- come back from We’ve just come back from Amsterdam.
(FASHION)
If a style or a fashion comes back, it becomes popular again after being unpopular for a period of time:
- Padded shoulders are coming back, apparently.
- come back into fashion Long hair on men seems to be coming back into fashion.
(REMEMBER)
to remember something you had previously forgotten:
- As soon as she entered the school, childhood memories came rushing back.
Come across
(come across something)
to find something by chance:
- He came across some of his old love letters in his wife’s desk.
(BEHAVE)
to behave in a way that makes people believe that you have a particular characteristic:
- She comes across really well (= creates a positive image) on television.
-come across as He comes across as a bit of a bore in interview.
(EXPRESS)
If an idea or emotion comes across in writing, film, music, or when someone is speaking, it is expressed clearly and people notice it:
- What comes across in his later poetry is a great sense of sadness.
Come down with
to start to suffer from an illness, especially one that is not serious:
- I think I’m coming down with flu.
- He came down with the flu over the weekend.
Come in
(ENTER)
to enter a room or building:
-Do you want to come in for a cup of tea?
- Hi, come in - great to see you!
(of a bus, train, plane, etc.) to arrive at a particular place:
- Hasn’t his train come in yet?
- Our flights came in within an hour of each other.
(AVAILABLE)
(of a product) to become available:
- We are waiting for new stock to come in.
- He has the book on order and expects it to come in next week.
(of a law, rule, or system) to be introduced and start to be used:
- Many thousands of people have given up smoking since this legislation came in.
- It will be several months before the new rules come in.
come in handy (also mainly UK come in useful)
to be useful for a particular purpose:
- Keep it, it might come in useful.
Come off
**To become detached **
-The handle came off the door.
(SUCCEED)
to happen as planned or to succeed:
- I thought the party came off really well.
(END UP)
to end up in a particular position:
- The team played hard and came off with a victory.
Come out
(BE PUBLISHED)
-Her new book is coming out next month.
-When does their new album come out?
(BECOME KNOWN)
If something comes out, it becomes known publicly after it has been kept secret:
- it comes out that After her death, it came out that she’d lied about her age.
- When the truth came out, there was public outrage.
Come through
come through (something)
to manage to get to the end of a difficult or dangerous situation:
- We’ve had some hard times, but we’ve come through.
- The payment finally came through.
Come up
(MOVE TOWARDS)
to move towards someone:
- come up to A young girl came up to me and asked for money.
- A small child came up and asked me for money.
(BE MENTIONED)
to be mentioned or talked about in conversation:
- What points came up at the meeting?
(HAPPEN)
to happen, usually unexpectedly:
- A new problem has come up at work.
Come up with
to suggest or think of an idea or plan:
- She’s come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.
