CPE (4B) Flashcards
be done for
to be in a very bad situation (die or suffer); to be certain to fail, be ruined, very tired
Ex: Unless we start making some sales, we’re done for.
come about (that)
to happen
Ex: Can you tell me how the accident came about?
come across
to meet or find somebody/something by chance
Ex: I came across children sleeping under bridges.
She came across some old photographs in a drawer.
come by
to receive/obtain something
Ex: A good boss is not so easy to come by.
It’s unclear how he came by his wealth.
come down to
If a situation or decision comes down to something, that is the thing that influences it most
Ex: What it all comes down to is your incredible insecurity.to depend on a single important point
to depend on a single important point
if something old has come down to you, it has been passed between people over a long period of time until you have it
come forward
step forward (to offer your help, services, etc)
Ex: No witnesses to the accident have come forward yet, despite the police appeal.
come in
to become fashionable
Ex: Long hair for men came in in the sixties.
come into
to be left money by somebody who has died, inherit
Ex: She came into a fortune when her uncle died.
come on
to improve or develop in the way you want (develop gradually, as an illness or a mood)
Ex: He felt one of his headaches coming on.
The project is coming on fine.
come out
to be produced or published
Ex: When is her new novel coming out?
(of news, the truth, etc.) to become known after it has been kept secret (it comes out that…)
Ex: The full story came out at the trial.
If information, results, etc. come out, they are given to people
Ex: The exam results come out in August.
come out in
(of a person) to become covered in spots, etc. on the skin
Ex: This heat has made me come out in an itchy red rash.
to develop
come over
to affect somebody (to be influenced suddenly and unexpectedly by a strange feeling)/to influence someone suddenly to behave in a particular way
Ex: I’m sorry! That was a stupid thing to say - I don’t know what came over me
(of a date or a regular event) to happen again
Ex: My birthday seems to come over more quickly every year.
come round to
to change your opinion of something, often influenced by another person’s opinion, be persuaded
Ex: He’ll come round to my point of view, given a bit of time.
come round/to/around
to become conscious again after an accident or operation
Ex: She hasn’t come round from the anaesthetic yet.
come through
to get better after a serious illness or to avoid serious injury/to continue to live after an accident or a difficult or dangerous situation
Ex: It was a miracle that he came through that car crash alive.
With such a weak heart she was lucky to come through the operation.
come to
to add up to something, amount to a total, to be a particular total when numbers or amounts are added together.
Ex: The bill came to $30.
come up
to appear above the soil, grow
Ex: The daffodils are just beginning to come up.
(of the sun) to rise
Ex: We watched the sun come up.
If a job or opportunity comes up, it becomes available
Ex: A position has come up in the accounts department.
to happen, usually unexpectedly
Ex: I’ve got to go - something has just come up at home and I’m needed there.
come up to
to reach as far as a particular point
Ex: The water came up to my neck.
to reach an acceptable level or standard
Ex: His performance didn’t really come up to his usual high standard.
come up with
to find or produce an answer, a sum of money, etc.
Ex: She came up with a new idea for increasing sales.
to suggest or think of an idea or plan
deal in
to buy and sell a particular product
Ex: The company deals in computer software.
He is chief operating officer for a company that deals in medical technology.
deal with
tackle a problem, deal with
Ex: Not all complaints are so easily dealt with.
How do you intend to deal with this problem?
do away with
to get rid of something or stop using something
Ex: These ridiculous rules and regulations should have been done away with years ago.
to stop doing or having something; to make something end
Ex: He thinks it’s time we did away with the monarchy
do down
to criticize somebody/something in order to make them feel ashamed or to make other people lose respect
Ex: The media is always doing British industry down.
She felt that everyone in the meeting was trying to do her down.
do out of
to unfairly prevent somebody from having what they ought to have/to stop someone from getting or keeping something, especially in a dishonest or unfair way
Ex: She was done out of her promotion.
Pensioners have been done out of millions of pounds as a result of the changes.
to cheat someone by preventing that person from obtaining or keeping something of value
Ex: Con man did him out of over $10,000 of his hard-earned money